To experience Lake Achensee in Tyrol with a mirror-smooth surface, you need to be lucky with the weather and catch a calm day. On the other hand, you also have to get up early to make the most of the time before the first fishermen, sailors and the start of boat traffic. By the time the Achensee-Schifffahrt ferries are out and about, the lake’s surface is criss-crossed with waves, making the reflections of the boats dance at first and finally causing the magic mirror to fade as the surface becomes choppy. Read more