Austria's Alpine villages have the most incredible mountains . The architecture is  very traditional. And the hotels are predominantly family who runs establishments that have been handed down over the generations , giving a really homely and personal feel.

Expect to get a taste of the local culture too. Music, arts and traditional festivals are held all over the winter.

Don’t forget to try some of the national dishes of Austria. If you're sweet-toothed there’s a fine selection of mouth-watering pastries , best known are kaiserschmarren and strudel. If you prefer savoury dishes try out Wiener schnitzel, Tiroler gröstl and käsespätzl. 

The local breweries produce some of Central Europe’s finest beers and Austrian wines, mostly from the Eastern regions, are also very tasty. Plus, if you love a spot of après ski you can’t leave without trying the local schnapps or a warming Glühwein.

Competition:

 

The #smokedcheeseforchristmas challenge is about creating beautiful or funny christmas gift hampers including smoked cheese. The jury rates the creativity of all submissions with 1-3 points. The winner will receive a voucher for a skiing trip to Austria.

What do you have to do:

. Create your unique Christmas basket including smoked cheese

. Post on Instagram with the Hashtag #smokedcheeseforchristmas and #smokedcheeseforchristmas 

. Follow @RUPP_Smokedcheese

. mention @rupp_smokedcheese in your post 

. Nominate in your post at least one of your friends to participate in the challenge. 

. Send the Url link of your post to rupp@reachbird.io

Competition date

The competition starts on November 17th, 2016 at 0:00 am and closes on January 2th, 2016, 0:00 am.

 

Good luck!

By @healthy_fitmum