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As we proceeded on our drive through the Alps towards Austria we came upon a town almost by surprise and in seeing its name I remembered the woman back at our hotel recommending a visit. It was difficult to miss but we actually turned off the motorway looking for somewhere to eat and found this whole community almost hidden among the mountains. It is very heavily dominated by a mountain range clearly visible in these photos. The area is a major skiing resort in winter and once housed a major hotel, apparently one of the earliest in the Alps, from the 19th century, but it burnt down in 1989. I can't say the town looks too much worse for it.