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Alwaves an adventure! Wave – Tyrol’s biggest adventure pool The Wave offers swimming fun for the whole family: Whether it’s the adventure pool, Isla Sola, Roman Sauna, mini-club or L2, the first double–loop water slide in the world – this is holiday at it’s best. TEXT: TINA AWTANI | PHOTOS: WÖRGLER WATER WORLD
Every year, L2, the first double–loop water slide in the world, attracts hundreds of thousands of adrenaline fans to the Wave in Wörgl, the most beautiful and biggest adventure pool in Tyrol. With an extensive outdoor area, a water slide, a tyre slide, a family flume, an adventure pool and the 25 m sports pool suitable for competitions, the Wave scores points among all water rats. And all this with a generous relax bonus: a 2,000 square-metre sauna landscape including one of Europe's largest sauna rooms and up to 14 sauna ceremonies every day. Enjoy floating relaxation in Tyrol's largest concentrated sole bath, Isla Sola, enriched with salt from the Dead Sea. The
Wave also offers water fans champagne massage jets, indoor & outdoor lagoons, the newly opened La Piazza restaurant and much more. All parents can take advantage of the free child supervision service offered by the Wave animation team – the numerous little and big attractions of the Wave ensure shining children's eyes every time. The spacious outdoor area with an outdoor pool, sunbathing areas, volleyball courts, ping-pong and much more offers sunbathing deluxe! www.woerglerwasserwelt.at www.facebook.com/woerglerwasserwelt
The silver mines of Schwaz – once Europe’s source of fortune Formerly Europe’s most significant treasure chest, the historic Schwaz silver and copper mines near Innsbruck are attracting thrill seekers and mining fans from all over the world. TEXT: TINA AWTANI | PHOTOS: PRESS IMAGES
A train ride down in the Tyrolean Falkenstein mining area, a mere 800 metres below the earth’s surface, brings visitors right into the heart of the heyday of medieval treasure hunting. Over 7,000 miners used to toil in the narrow tunnels under extreme working conditions. Around 1500, over 85% of the world’s silver supply came from mines in the Schwaz and Vienna areas. The miners from Schwaz were famous for their unparalleled expertise. Their sophisticated know-how led to a revolutionary new mining technology. The so-called “Schwazer Wasserkunst" (water wheel) re-
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placed 600 human water carriers, allowing digging even deeper and more safely into the earth’s body. The silver from Schwaz brought great fortune to the House of Hab-
Top: Come rain or shine, Wave is fun all the time. Middle: Relax in Tyrol’s most beautiful sauna on 2,000 sqm. Bottom: Extreme sliding: L2 at the Wave in Wörgl.
sburg and its Emperors Maximilian I and Karl V. The vast wealth required a reliable and easy to use currency, thus in 1486 the valuable “Taler“ was born in Schwaz. For many years to come the Taler was used all over Europe as a reliable and stable payment method. Since the 1990s the mines have been open to the public.The 90 minute train ride is a unique journey of discovery and brings history alive. Featuring a constant 12 degrees, the dark and humid labyrinth of tunnels is certainly an adventure not to be missed. www.silberbergwerk.at