Maria Alm is the home of the Marco Polo timeshare and our home for our week in the Austrian Alps.
We spent one night our at the Lover Hotel in Sopron, Hungary prior to arriving at the Marco Polo timeshare.
The later pictures in this gallery show the Alps as we enter them from the East.
Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria, located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Saalfelden. The population (as of December 2005) is 2,076.
Maria Alm, especially known for winter tourism, is a member of Ski Amade, a network of 28 ski areas and towns that together make up the largest ski area in Europe.
Besides skiing, Maria Alm provides facilities for cross-country skiing, golf, mountainbiking, climbing, hiking and a toboggan run. Situated at the bottom of the alps, about 400 meters from the center of town, is the Sommerstein Pool with a 40 meter water slide, a current canal, and various swimming and play areas for kids. The grounds around the pool are grassy and open making it a great space for sunbathing. The pool also offers an indoor/outdoor snack bar and lockers with changing rooms.
The villages Aberg, Alm, Bachwinkl, Enterwinkl, Griesbachwinkl, Hintermoos, Hinterthal, Krallerwinkl, Schattberg, Schloßberg and Sonnberg belong to the municipality Maria Alm as well.
Maria Alm is also part of the High King Mountain Ski Area.