Once the 'Monaco of the Alps', this forgotten spa town is poised for a comeback
Once the 'Monaco of the Alps', this forgotten spa town is poised for a comeback Bad Gastein, now eerily quiet, was a magnet for high society during the Austro-Hungarian Empire The mountain town of Bad Gastein Credit: Getty When I first came to Bad Gastein, a year ago, I could not believe that I had not only never been here before, but had never even heard of it. The vagaries of its notability in history are almost as cyclical as the rise and fall of stock markets. In February 2020, it seemed to me a classic bustling ski resort, with extraordinary, high-level skiing, comprising 200km of pis...