l000m. HOHE TAUERN SOUTH holiday region. This wellvisited MOUNTAIN TOWN, Matrei is situated in the middle of Austria's HIGHEST MOUNTAIN RANGE and the HOHE TAUERN NATIONAL PARK on the SUNNY SOUTHERN SIDE OF THEALPS. Its landmark is WEISSENSTEIN CASTLE (ll00 approx. ) Bedded in a climatically FAVOURABLE hollow of the n. s. Iselvalley from which beautiful side valleys lead off e. g. Virnen and Defreggen valleys. Especially imposing is the splendidposition between Austria's two HIGHEST MOUNTAINS, the GROSSGLOCKNER (3798m) and the GROSSVENEDIGER (3674m) with their tremendous world of ice and glaciers. The idyllic village has a pretty centre with good restaurants, hotels, inns, cafes, shops and entertainment. And all this embedded in the green and varied countrysidewith its sweet, far reaching pastures, woods and proud mountain peaks. ANCIENT TYROLEAN REGION with ANCIENT CUL-TURE and TRADITIONS, characterised by its appreciation of art and by the sincere devotion of the friendly, charming LOCAL INHABITANTS. VARIED holiday program for the whole FAMILY, young and old. Lovely, easy walks in the val-]ey, 25Okm of signed mountain walks leading to rivers, babbling mountain streams, marshland, alpine pastures fullof flowers, steep cliffs, 45 mountain huts, to glaciers and peaks. Wellloved: Steiner Waterfall, Prosegg Gorge withthe last hermit's cave, glacier paths, Innergschlöß cliff chapel, Zedlacher natureparadise (giant larch trees), EUROPApanorama track (ascent) with Goldriedmountain railway, wide safe walks for children and the elderly with views of 603000m HIGH MOUNTAINS, TREKKING TOURS to old MINES, GROSSVENEDIG ADVENTURE with mountain guide. In village itself: cinema, dancing, entertainment, amusement, Klettergarten, torrents, hanggliding, openair pool, hotel indoor pool, saunas, in+outdoor tennis, indoor riding, concerts, slideshows, library, museum, shooting, bowling, minigolf, horsedrawn coach trips. Excursions: lakes, castles in Karnten, Italy/South Tyrol, Dolomites, winegrowing areas, Adriatic/Venice, Verona, Zell am See, Lienz. WINTER: Winter paradise. 2 sunny and sure of snow SKIING AREAS, Stenmark'straining place, 3 chairlifts, 7 T-bar lifts, skischool, crosscountry skiing, ski tours, walks, indoor tennis and riding, iceskating, tobogganing, kindergarten, hotel indoor pool, entertainment, dancing, disco.