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Annaberg im Lammertal; Dachstein West (including Annaberg im Lammertal, Gosau, and Rußbach am Paß Gschütt); Gasteinertal (Bad Gastein, Bad Hofgastein, Sportgastein, Dorfgastein, Großarl)
There are many snow ski areas and resorts around the world. At least 68 nations host snow-covered outdoor ski areas. [1] Indoor skiing on snow is available in more than 30 nations, including Egypt and UAE.
Ski resorts in the world by country. A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports.In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area–a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system.
The French Riviera contains the seaside resorts of Cap-d'Ail, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Cannes, and Theoule-sur-Mer. Riviera is an Italian word that originates from the ancient Ligurian territory of Italy, wedged between the Var and Magra rivers.
A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort .
In the 19th century, the town became a fashionable resort for the Russian aristocracy and gentry. Leo Tolstoy spent summers there and Anton Chekhov in 1898 bought a house (the White Dacha ) here, where he lived until 1902; Yalta is the setting for Chekhov's short story , " The Lady with the Dog ", and such prominent plays as The Three Sisters ...
A seaside resort is a city, town, village, or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of an official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements such as in the German Seebad. [a] Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort.
Resort architecture [1] (German: Bäderarchitektur) is an architectural style that is especially characteristic of spas and seaside resorts on the German Baltic coast. The style evolved since the foundation of Heiligendamm in 1793, and flourished especially around the year 1870, when resorts were connected to big cities via railway lines.