Central Europe Feature Articles

Feature Articles

Sledding
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Schruns, Austria
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Stunning natural surroundings frame one of the country’s premier religious pilgrimage sites.
Polish Delight
Not commonly listed in the annals of great European ski locales, Poland’s Zakopane begs to differ.
Welcome Back to Sarajevo
More than two decades after the Bosnian capital hosted the 14th Winter Olympics, the city known as the European Jerusalem proves it’s resilient to the core. (The skiing's pretty awesome, too!)
Balkan Surprise
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Welcome to Croatia, the melting pot of hot. Where East meets West, the old is new, the young are worldly-wise, the wilds are pristine, and the 20th-century shadows of war are giving way to a hip and happening 21st-century place to find peace.
Euro Stash
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Hahnenkamm, Austria
The Gemütlichkeit Glow
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Pull on your lederhosen and go looking for kicks in Mayrhofen, Austria's Tyrolean treasure
Adventure Travel in Tomaz Humar's Stomping Ground
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Pope on a Rope Tow
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Going deep in Poland's Tatra Mountains, where the forests are soulful, the slopes steep, and the trails most holy
Is Just Like Amerika!
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Sleep on ground. Fight angry pigs. Eat very special sausage. Tramp across land without vowels. Go east, American friend, and discover why hordes of weekend hobos, lawmen, cowboys, and Indians are searching for the Wild and Crazy West in the woods of the Czech Republic.