Radstadt - in the center of the "SportsWorld Amadé"  and close to Obertauern:

Radstadt, a winter resort in the mountains !

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This medieval town lying at an altitude of a little less than 900 metres

is considered a place with lots of snow and sun.

The variety of activities opens a new dimension of experience to the tourist in all the winter's facets. Radstadt is just a skip away from Salzburg. In the heart of the SportsWorld Amadé, amidst the Top Tauern skiing area, between the Dachstein and the Radstädter Tauern mountain ranges, Radstadt offers an excellent ambience for a winter und summer holiday.

Carvers' paradise and fun park
Here carvers and boarders will find excellent conditions. Thanks to ski coaches, modern lifts

and modern snow-making facilities, snowless slopes or long waiting times are a thing of the past.

In view of the variety SportsWorld Amadé there is a total of 350 km of descents, more than 270 modern lift facilites and 220 km of cross-country tracks available.

854 kilometres on piste updated recently
Radstadt, the heart of the Top Tauern Region, is a good starting point for endless skiing fun. The entire area can be reached easily in just a few minutes by car or ski bus. This means that using the Super Ski Card, Austria's most extensive ski pass for 5-14 days, visitors have around 856 piste kilometres and more than 270 lift facilities between Salzburg and Styria at their feet; namely the SportsWorld Amadé, the Skiparadies Dachstein-Tauern, Obertauern and the Lungau skiing region. 

All inclusive for piste magic
The ski pass for the SportsWorld Amadé is available for 1 to 18 days  and, naturally, in the off-season at a reduced price. Moderately priced skiing packages from 3-14 days.

The centre of cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiers are spoiled here, because Radstadt can boast of certainly one of the largest and most beautiful cross-country areas of the SportsWorld Amadé. With 160 kilometres of prepared cross-country tracks (for classic-style as well as skating) at all difficulty levels, particularly the 50 km long Tauern track, Radstadt makes the cross-country skiers' heart not only beat faster, but also higher.

RADSTADT - SUMMER

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Close to nature, rooted in culture It is always a surprise to behold how much variety nature has provided Radstadt and its environs. Amidst the Radstädter Tauern range, on the sunny terrace of the Ennstal valley, the medieval town welcomes its visitors. A colloquy of the joy of living, expressing conviviality and tradition, cosiness and culture set in a background of the fascinating mountain world, to enhance your pleasure and the yearning for a vacation. Between the attraction of the city and the contemplation of nature, worlds open up for vacationers and families seeking carefree holidays and relaxation. Off the beaten tracks, Radstadt opens the gate to unique trips of discovery. Barely an hour away from the city of Mozart by car via the Tauern highway, Radstadt unfolds its unrivalled charm of a cheerful atmosphere and living tradition.

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Rad-Stadt, a bicycle city
Even if historians are still puzzled about the name of Radstadt and its historic roots today, one thing can be stated clearly: Radstadt is a city of the bicycle. Here legendary bicycle events take place: the internationally renowned Amadé bicycle marathon in May attracts up to 2000 participants to Radstadt each year.

The hundred kilometre long mountain bike and bicycle

network offers a selection of easy and difficult routes with many relaxation stations for families,

sophisticated bikers and endurance freaks.

Cooling down after an active day.

Water enthusiasts and hiking fans will find a great selection of offers.

In addition to hiking, biking and golf, Radstadt has an adequate answer to every other sports desire:

lots of bathing fun is provided by the heated alpine outdoor swimming pool with its 40 meter long giant slide. Nine tennis courts, a tennis pavilion, two riding stables with indoor riding arenas and tracks, minigolf, asphalt  curling and archery make it clear to everyone: it is in Radstadt that a perfect end of everyday hectics begins.

NEW: Therme Amadé Aqua Park, a water-based, sauna and leisure centre for all the family, will open in         October 2010.