The views become clearer and clearer, the weather more stable, the trees are more colorful than you can imagine, and the summer harvest already brings an array of outstanding ingredients to our tables.

Autumn is one of the most beautiful times of year to go hiking, while Salzburg's annual  Harvest Festival celebrations promise a variety of special events such as farm festivals, farmers' markets, community hikes, as well as country fairs where sheep and cattle are paraded back to their homes in the valley.