Thu, Aug 2: Drove the Grossglockner Road to Heiligenblut, Austria

Hotel (1 night):  Landhotel Post

We drove the Grossglockner Road ("longest and most splendid alpine highway in Europe").  It is Route 107, into Hohe Tauern National Park.   The road ascends to 8,490 feet, with 47 hairpin turns. 

We ate lunch overlooking the Alps, at the top of the pass. 

 

We stopped to view the Pasterze Glacier. 

It took 6 hours to travel 36 miles, including numerous (like every turnout) photo stops, some short walks, lunch, and a break at the Glacier.

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We arrived in Heiligenblut late afternoon, a very picturesque village in a narrow valley.

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