It is a special place and is called “the cradle of alpine skiing”. St. Anton has written so much winter sports history, but time has not stood still here either. The tourism offers are constantly being developed. St. Anton is one of the most modern and above all most beautiful ski resorts in Europe. With almost 1,000,000 overnight stays per year, it is indisputably a real tourist centre in the Alps, but when you stroll through the village, you still feel like you are back in the old, cosy days. Nice cafés invite you to have a “Verlängerten”, pubs and bars tap cold Tyrolean beer and the restaurants serve delicious specialities of the Alps. Ecological measures and projects ranging from alternative energy generation to sensible waste disposal and exemplary piste maintenance are only part of St. Anton am Arlberg’s environmental commitment. Artificial snow is produced without chemicals, 33 million kilowatt hours of electricity are produced by hydroelectric power at Cartel Lake, making the village independent of external power supply. Nust as importantly, the good connection to the international rail network is a significant contribution to environmental protection. Photo: Tirol Werbung/Josef Mallaun