Flowers along the way: Flowering plants on the Alps-Adriatic Trail - Book presentation

The Alpe-Adria-Trail is a long-distance hiking trail that leads from the Grossglockner via Slovenia to Muggia. Dr. Wilhelm Baier offers an exciting insight into the diverse flora along this popular long-distance hiking trail. Visitors learn about typical Alpine and Adriatic flora, from colorful Alpine flowers to rare flowering plants of the region. In his book "Blumen am Weg- Blütenplanzen, die man am Alpen-Adria-Trail sehen kann", he follows the trail in the opposite direction from the sea to the mountains.

Author Dr. Wilhelm Richard Baier studied biology, media studies, philosophy and linguistics at the University of Graz. He has been working as an adult educator at the URANIA in Graz since 1993. His main task is science-oriented educational work. He also organizes lectures on a wide range of topics and runs courses to help students catch up on their compulsory school-leaving qualifications. Since 1999, he has been the chairman of the URANIA choir, which he founded in the same year. In 2012, he was accredited as an adult educator at the Austrian Academy for Continuing Education.


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