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Extract from the Radstadt Travel Guides:
Midway between Bischofshofen and the Styrian ski resort of Schladming,
RADSTADT
was fortified by the archbishops of Salzburg in the sixteenth century to provide a bulwark against the Turks (who, in fact, never got this far) - partly moated walls punctuated by a series of impressive towers still encompass the town centre. With the Tauern ranged imperiously to the south, it's an undeniably pretty spot, and a popular base for winter sports, but unless you're in this part of Austria to ski it probably merits only a brief stop.
The obvious thing to do on arrival is to take the fifteen-minute walk around the town walls. M...
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