The whole Eastern Alps region is dramatic countryside, with breathtaking scenery and great winter sports opportunities. Here majestic peaks, many well over 9,750 feet, soar above glaciers that give way to sweeping Alpine meadows ablaze with flowers in spring and summer. The land is full of ice caves, salt mines, deep gorges, and hot springs; driving through it, every curve brings a new, exciting sight–-and it's a countryside to hike, too, and in the winter to ski.