What do you think? Is everyday life on the alpine pasture worth being in a book? Or the life of a lift attendant? Or even that of a mouse? Sepp Kahn has authored poems, short stories and even entire novels about this. And right now he is in the process of writing a new novel.

"You can pray well in Mariastein", says Pastor Matthias Oberascher. He has been the pilgrimage pastor in Mariastein since 1999 and is no doubt right, because Holy Mass has been celebrated for 640 years in the well-fortified walls of the pilgrimage church.

Hikers will find a different kind of refreshment at the Hundalm, 1.520 metres above sea level. Even in high summer it is always around zero degrees in the ice & dripstone cave. The natural jewel offers a fascinating underground experience.

The homecoming of the dairymaids and herdsmen from the alpine pastures with their cows has been a wonderful tradition in the Hohe Salve holiday region for decades.