Kitzbühel Austria - Solstice celebrations

Kitzbühel is a small Alpine town east of Innsbruck, in the western Austrian province of Tyrol. It's a fashionable winter resort known for the annual Hahnenkamm downhill race.  Tonight, a special solstice celebration took place despite  thunderstorms across the region.  The Gondola service is run until midnight enabling people to get to the top of the Hahnenkamm  to see the panoramic view of burning bonfires.  Towns and villages throughout theTirol partake in this tradition which dates back to the Middle Ages.