The Doist retreat 2022 happened in Pertisau, so I had the chance to visit Austria for the first time 🇦🇹!

I really enjoyed the city. We got there in summer, and I heard it’s a totally different town in the winter. It’s quite cool to see how they adapt sports for the season. As an example of things I saw: they have Ski on winter, lake swimming and paragliding on summer.

Stay

I stayed in the Karlwirt hotel. The company booked some nearby hotels for us and I was selected to that one. Nothing to complain about my stay, it was great. I don’t really know the price though, so I can’t say about the cost x benefit.

The breakfast was great too.

Things we did

  • Museum: There’s a small museum right below the Piramid cafe with a bit of the story of the village and some local products. I enjoyed the visit. It’s nice to know more about the history of the place I’m visiting. :)
  • Fischergut - It was the old place where the fichers got together in the past. We used it as the central place to get everyone together for workshops, food, parties, and other company activities.
  • Fünfhaus am Achensee: We used the SPA service and it was a great experience. 💆‍♂️
  • Cable car: I don’t really remember the name of the place, but if you look for a cable car, you will probably get there. We took the cable car to get to the top of the mountain. The view was amazing. We had a drink and some food there. There’s a restaurant on top that seems to be called Erfurter Hütte.

Food & Drinks

  • Hike + Restaurant
  • Langlaufstüberl - Nice restaurant. Had a good meal and wine there. Would certainly recommend.
  • **Boat trip (Plälatenbuche): We did a boat trip and lunch around the lake. Great views and nice food. Totally recommended (even though I have motion sickness and it’s never that good for me 😅)
  • Fünfhaus am Achensee: We had a dinner there. It was a nice place with good food and drinks. I would recommend it.
  • Gramai Alm Alpengenuss & Natur Spa: We did a hiking to get there and had some amazing food. Both the main dish and desert were amazing.
  • Piramid cafe:
  • Restaurant by the lake (SPA?)

Transport

I arrived via bus with the Doist crew, so there’s not much to talk about it. While we were in the city, we did almost everything by foot, as the village is not that big. That was a huge bonus point for me. :)

My plan for the 2022 trip was to go to Italy 🇮🇹 afterwards, so I bought a train ticket on OBB from Jenback to Venice.

A friend of mine was kind enough to give me a ride to Jenback from Pertisau (~20min by car) when he was leaving, so the process was quite smooth.

It was a 5h trip to get to Venice, but things were quite simple to figure out, maybe because it’s not my first train trip on Europe.