Drawn Towards The Mountains

Arriving at Semmering, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in a different world. The brightly lit windows of the villas and hotels on the Viennese magic mountain open like the pages of a fantassy calendar of the previous century. Sigmund Freud, Oskar Kokoschka, Arthur Schnitzler and Josephine Baker are just some of the famous people that withdrew to these tranquil natural surroundings. This documentary takes a spectacular journey through time, linking tragic and amusing episodes in European history with the culture of the summer resort, the birth of modern winter sports and the health-spa phenomenon.