A participant of the Wild Sau Dirt Run 2015 passes a mud barrier in Obertriesting, Lower Austria, Austria, Saturday, April 4, 2015. The Wild Sau Dirt Run is a cross country and steeplechase race for men and women over the distances of 5, 10 and 20 kilometers (3.1, 6.2 and 12.4 miles). (Photo by Ronald Zak/AP Photo)

Stefan Dobrovolny of Austria and Inigo Munoz Elorza of Spain (R) stand in front of a quad bike during a simulated Mars mission on Tyrolean glaciers in Kaunertal, Austria, August 7, 2015. The Austrian Space Forum is sending some of its researchers to practice weight-less walking in spacesuits on a glacier which resembles the terrain on Mars. (Photo by Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters)

A model takes photographs during the World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach, Austria, July 1, 2016. (Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters)

Competitors in costume cross a water obstacle during the Wildsau Dirt Run (Wild Boar Dirt Run) obstacle course fun race at Hellsklamm ravine in Obertriesting, Austria, October 22, 2016. (Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters)

Models, painted by bodypainting artist Alex Hansen from Brasil and Benoit Botella from Guadaloupe, pose for a picture at the 21st World Bodypainting Festival 2018 on July 14, 2018 in Klagenfurt, Austria. (Photo by Didier Messens/Getty Images)

A stone giant exhausted after his long travels decided to rest a while and drink from a pond far below. He lay down and started drinking from the crystal clear pond. So delicious was the water that he was unable to quench his thirst no matter how much he tried. Weeks have passed, months, years. The body of the stone giant became one with the hills and even his tongue has turned to water. This might seem like a fairy tale, yet you’ll be able to see this stone giant if you ever come to Wattens, Austria. He’s still there, guarding the entrance to Swarovski Kristallwelted, otherwise known as the Crystal Worlds. This is a one-of-a-kind theme park that was created by the people who first created Swarovski crystals.

A white lipizzaner Stallion performs during the Spanish Riding School of Vienna Gala Performance at Wembley Arena on November 24, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

These photographs appear to show a spectacular underwater world making it ideal for scuba divers – in central Europe. Twelve metres of water covers trees, footpaths, benches and bridges that are usually accessible throughout the year. Visitors to the Green Lake in Tragoess, Austria, that is normally only one metre deep, can leisurely stroll around the picturesque lagoon. Photo: A diver crossing a bridge in the flood water. (Photo by Solnet/The Grosby Group)