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Chef Stefan Csar serves extraordinary regional 3-Toque cuisine on international level. The icing on the cake of every visit to the Ratschen restaurant are the unconventional Wachter Wiesler wines.

In my bag I have a surprise for leisure cyclists – a regional snack and a good Styrian wine. I won’t say when and where I show up with my picnic hamper.

The entire region is closely linked to wine – both in Blaufränkischland Mittelburgenland and in Rosalia, Austria’s only Rosé DAC region.

Creative dishes were created during the Mostviertel field experiments: feta cheese in ash with chive pesto, char served on a blood sausage and einkorn wheat risotto, and Traisen valley asparagus on nettles served with an Ötscher soil espuma.

Specialities from Grey cattle, ham from the water buffalo or bacon and spreads from the Mangalica pig as well as fresh bread from the local baker.

Slovenia uniquely combines numerous cultures in its compact region in Europe, and this diversity is also reflected in its culinary traditions. With 24 gastronomic regions, Slovenian cuisine has something to suit every taste.

Kaltern on the South Tyrolean Wine Road is considered one of the most traditional and beautiful wine villages in the world. One of the region’s signature wines is Kalterersee.

In the Entdeckerviertel, everything revolves around bread – from the art of baking to tradition. Gai drivers deliver it warm and fresh directly to your door.

The Schilcherland Styria is a Garden of Eden and hub of culinary powerhouses that can be experienced up close on the 40 km long Schilcher Wine Route.

The Aussee char is particularly tasty. A Styrian speciality with a fine, delicate note. The typical light-pink meat of this fish is simply delicious! The wonderful view is a dream! And how about accompanying it with a glass of white wine?

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee is the flavourful centre of the Alps-Adriatic region, where Austrian, Slovenian and Italian influences meet.

The sweet Schaffhausen speciality that no one can resist. Schlaatemer Rickli are a traditional Schaffhausen biscuit in the shape of a bow.

The Uhudler is a typical wine speciality from the Südburgenland. It is made from unprocessed grape varieties such as Ripatella, Delaware, Concordia and Elvira, which have been grown here for over 100 years.

The FoodTrail is a fun way to discover the Lake Constance region by e-bike. Various Thurgau specialities are sampled at six gourmet stations.

The Hofkellerei of the Prince of Liechtenstein in Vaduz is the perfect stopover for cyclists who want to combine enjoyment and exercise. Savour first-class wines from the princely vineyards.

Alpine pastures and village and farm dairies have characterised the landscape of the Upper Venosta Valley for centuries. This is how Vinschgau Alpine cheese was created, made by hand from pure Alpine milk and awarded numerous prizes every year.

Lukas Bernardi, master brewer and managing director, oversees the traditional and creative beer styles, ensuring the highest quality and a modern brewery charm. In Liechtenstein, where wine is not only passionately cultivated but also beer is brewed amidst the Alps.

Every potato that grows in the Lungau soil is called ‘Eachtling’. And Lungau’s Eachtling potatoes are much sought-after by locals and guests alike.

The names such as “LoRe-Habidere”, “LoRe BlueGin”, “STERN Tschin” and “Mühlviertel Highland Whisky” say it all! Aromatic spirits that encapture the special sense of the Mühlviertel region.

Love for Eastern Styria goes through the stomach: inns, wine taverns, Buchteln, apple strudel, Stollenkäse, ALMO beef, Hirschbirne & wine – pure delight!

When preparing his dishes, Toque-chef Michael Lohr places particular emphasis on regionality and seasonal products.

The Gewürztraminer effectively has taken root all over the world and is an undisputed icon here in Tramin, the place that gave the wine its name. And that’s exactly how it’s handled, this golden white wine that is believed to be so many things.

The Swiss stone pine invites you to savour it. In the Mur Valley you can taste, smell and feel this natural wonder.

The cheese dairy offers visitors the opportunity to look over the shoulders of the cheesemakers as they produce 25 different types of cheese. The different products can be sampled in the adjacent bistro.

The region’s biggest and sweetest treat is the Wiesener “strawberry”. The wonderful scent of the sun-ripened fruits and the sparkling Rosalia Frizzante rosé make your mouth water. If it were not a strawberry, you would have to address it like royalty.

The Grado specialities are full of flavours and culinary tradition that are passed on from one generation to the next – with freshly caught fish, wine and typical white asparagus. And don’t forget: the Santonego – a high quality grappa.

4-toque chef Richard Rauch has developed excellent alpine dishes for the Schladming-Dachstein region. Creative delicacies are conjured up together with the local innkeepers.

The Finkennest café is much more than just a normal café.

Ancient wine culture meets ultra-modern wineries, venerable customs meet elegant wine events, and the finest white wines meet the down-to-earth conviviality of the Heurigen.

This Bavarian specialty made of choux pastry is a classic! Super delicious and huge are these cream puffs in the mountain inn Almhütte with its own confectionery – rightly also called Windbeutelalm.

Wonderfully fresh, seasonal products can be found at the “HereinSpaziert” delicatessen shop in Steinfeld. So connoisseurs can look forward to finding some regional delicacies to treat their tastebuds.

The herb farm “Hauser” is a Puster Valley mountain farm located in the small village of Wielenberg. At an altitude of 1,150 meters, Josef and Brunhilde have been cultivating various herbs in a sunny location since 1997. These herbs are processed into essential oils, teas, spirits, or cosmetics.

As the only manufactory in Austria, the Mandlberggut combines two distilleries:
The Dachstein Distillery and Mountain Pine Distillery.

Every year at the end of September you can sample, buy and enjoy the best products and discover the taste of the region at the traditional Schmatz in Tatz gourmet market. Sampling the best wines, chatting with friends and experiencing living traditions – all under the motto “Slow down and relax”.

The “Tafernwirte in the Tölzer Land” represent genuine Bavarian hospitality, regional specialties, and creative cuisine, prepared with local ingredients and great passion – a living tradition that combines culinary delight and warmth.