Hermagor, Austria

Summer holidays of 2021 belonged to Hermagor, a small town in Austria and almost close to the Slovenian border. Thanks to Michael, my good German friend from Hamburg who invited us to join this beautiful location in Austria for the summer holidays. It’s a great Skiing destination in winter but apparently was a paradise even in summer. Pressegger See is a scenic lake on the foothills of the Alps in Hermagor and we could do swimming, boating, chill out in this beautiful spot. The cable car takes you to the top of Hermagor Mountains and we walked down on the other side of the mountain which takes to Italy and we had authentic lovely Pizza there. 

We had a chance to try Mountain E-Bike for the first time. It was a great experience to ride this mountain e-bike to get the panoramic view of the Austrian Alps. Anish had a lovely company with other kids of the same age – playing in the Trampoline, evening dinners, hiking, Table Tennis etc. The hotel we stayed in Hermagor was a scenic one in the midst of nowhere and totally connected with the nature. We had a chance to hike to Kohlroeslhuette which is around 1500 m high. The pathway to this peak was very challenging, very steep but the young guys Anish and Hannes motivated us to reach the top with ease. 

It was a great family vacation with Michael’s family, his father, mother and his uncle’s family even with the various lockdown restrictions. Michael has always been a great true friend who helped me to integrate in to German society right from the time I landed in Hamburg in 2005. Having lived in Swtizerland for a while, I must say Austria is really cheaper and a wonderful touristic destination in both summer and winter.

Cheers,

Sathish Kumar S