nature - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2001 - 7 Shilling

An aquatic gorge is one of the most beautiful nature has to offer. If such a natural monument at a length of 1300 m over 164 bridges and 51 ladders is walkable, one can well imagine how varied views offer the visitor. The new stamp gives the impression excellent again, of course, only unimaginable variety, they can not even hint. Because you get tired when walking over 2,500 sprouts on a trail that takes two hours, the inn "Zum Guten Hirten" is not far from the upper end for refreshment. Nature really offers everything you can expect: a 50m high, thundering waterfall, countless cascades, bizarre rock caves, niches, grooves, a dome of the rock, popularly called "Gigeritzkirchen", a real bear cave nearby and insights into 400 Millennial Earth and 100 Mill. Years of Human History. In the past, when the gorge could only be climbed by very experienced climbers, since 1901 a track designed by the then Alpine Club of Graz has made it possible not to walk with high heels, but with normal equipment. Today, the Austrian Alpine Club strives for the climb, a very elaborate and extremely costly task, because repeated destructions caused by flooding are practically unavoidable.