Innsbruck Travel Guide

 
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  Great town full of nice old buildings, great bars and a wonderful skijumping event 


Con

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  getting VERY expensive --- too many tourists 


In a nutshell

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  Although Innsbruck is a rather small town it has some nice things to offer. Not to mention the nature around it... 

 

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Old Town

Old Town, Innsbruck

 57 Reviews  This building in the very centre of Innsbruck was between 1653 and 1765 the house of the family of the architects Gumpp, who were the most important architects of Innsbruck : Christoff Gumpp 1600 - 1672 Johann Martin Gumpp d. Ältere 1643 - 1720 Georg Anton Gumpp 1682 - 1754 Johann Martin Gumpp der... 

Swarovski Crystal

Swarovski Crystal, Innsbruck

 15 Reviews  The Swarovski Crystal Worlds are to your mind what the high seas were to Columbus, Magellan or Vasco da Gama. The place of origin of a voyage of discovery in which a sparkling sea of enlightenment awaits you. Baudelaire, García Lorca, Goethe and Shakespeare are your literary guides. The biggest and... 

Hotels  

Best Western Hotel Goldener Adler

 5 Reviews and 245 Opinions  I really cannot praise this hotel more highly. It stands in the heart of the old town just a few... 

Hotel Weisses Kreuz

 11 Reviews and 276 Opinions  The Weisses Kreuze hotel is in the center of the old town section of Innsbruck, just a stones throw... 

Restaurants  

Cafe im Turm (Panorama Cafe)

Cafe im Turm (Panorama Cafe), Innsbruck

 9 Reviews  What a great idea to build a panorama Cafe into the ski-jump on Bergisel . Cafe im Turm is certainly the best choice, when you like to have a perfect view on a nice and sunny day ! The restaurant is open daily untill 07.00p.m. upon reservation they even open the restaurant also for groups in the... 

McDonalds

McDonalds, Innsbruck

 3 Reviews  McDonalds's??? Well, yes, and what is it doing on the ground floor of this lovely baroque main street building? I'm just kidding. I collect pictures of McDonald's in bizarre places in Europe. Enjoy the anomaly. You don't have to eat there, and neither do I!!! 

Nightlife  

Irish Pubs

Irish Pubs, Innsbruck

 9 Reviews  Well kept and clean, grab a book to read from the bookcases, watch the four plasma tvs or enjoy the live music at night Mon - Friday 5pm - 1am Saturday 4pm - 2am Sunday and Public Holidays 4pm - 12pm 

Viaduktbogen

Viaduktbogen, Innsbruck

 6 Reviews  when out in Innsbruck and it's getting late, make sure you don't miss the Plateau which is is located on the "Viaduktbögen" street. people usually don't go there before 3.30 and if you hit Plateau around 4.30 you can be sure you'll have an amazing time of partying there! 

Transportation  

Trains

Trains, Innsbruck

 18 Reviews  Intercity Express trains run between Salzburg and Innsbruck in an hourly frequency. In 2009 April the journey used to take about 1 hour 50 minutes We pre-booked the tickets from ÖBB travel portal at a cost of 64 EUR on a single journey for me and my wife. The train compartment was of European... 

Public Transport

Public Transport, Innsbruck

 15 Reviews  As a small town transport in Innsbruck does not cause big problems. Connections with buses and city-trains on main routes are well established, except for late hours (esp after midnight); public transport to some remote parts of the town or of surrounding villages can be difficult, keep this in... 

Shopping  

Swarovski Crystal

Swarovski Crystal, Innsbruck

 7 Reviews  This Swarvoski shop is well worth a visit. The winter wonderland is full of sparkling crystals. The jewellery and trinkets are beautiful and although most of the things are expensive, they do have some competitive priced items Earrings are a good buy. 

Souvenirs

Souvenirs, Innsbruck

 7 Reviews  typical souvenirs of the tryol region, however the prices are killer and their return policy is not listed on their recipts. found them to be hostile and rude and particularly money grubbing sweaters are market up as you might expect in that sort of store where a tourist does not get value for... 

Local Customs  

Food and Drink

Food and Drink, Innsbruck

 7 Reviews  ... is another well-established Cafe-Konditorei in Innsbruck (the oldest in Innsbruck/Tyrol). Konditorei means pastry shop and you can expect self-made cakes and pastries. The Munding can be found in the old part of the town, leaving the Golden Roof behind you, heading to the... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Food and Drink

Food and Drink, Innsbruck

 6 Reviews  Harly Cafe Bar in Innsbruck - REVIEW (heads up - warning!) 0 stars My husband and I used to love the burgers a couple of years ago. We never forgot and couldn't wait to return. So we made a big effort to go across town to have our favorite burger in Innsbruck. What do we get? A cold-bun, PROCESSED... 

Traffic

Traffic, Innsbruck

 4 Reviews  OK OK OK you can stop laughing now..... We had the best parking anyone could ever get in Innsbruck and it only cost me 21.00 euros. When we returned to our A-Class Mercedes it had a “Welcome to Austria” parking ticket on the window. Guess it was not too bad to pay 10.00 euros an hour to park in... 

Tourist Traps  

Swarovski Crystal

Swarovski Crystal, Innsbruck

 6 Reviews  The best part of the visit was the trip by the public bus from Innsbruck Railway Station to The Swarovski Crystal World, as one could enjoy the beautiful Innsbruck suburbs. We took the public bus as we had just missed the free shuttle and did not have time to wait for another shuttle which was after... 

What to Pack  

Winter

Winter, Innsbruck

 7 Reviews  During the winters,temperature can fall down to -10 at nights. So carry a lot of warm clothes. Gloves and a cap can always be purchased at the local markets. Carry a good pair of shoes..preferably leather as you can slip on ice with the regular keds. Gets pretty cold in the night..temperature can... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Mountains around Innsbruck

Mountains around Innsbruck, Innsbruck

 20 Reviews  What a place, and what a memory of climbing this particular place. OK, facts first. Sonnbendjoch is found in the Ursprungspass in the Tyrol overlooking the town of Kramsach. It's one of many stunning peaks, Sonnbendjoch being 1986metres above sea level, the highest being the Rofanspitze at... 

Outside Innsbruck

Outside Innsbruck, Innsbruck

 32 Reviews  Pronounced Hell im Tirol, the town is just 10kms east of Innsbruck. It's one of my favourite places in Tyrol. First settled in the 9th century, it developed as an important trading town in the 13th century due to the rise in the demand of salt/industries related to servicing salt works etc as well... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Skijumping

Skijumping, Innsbruck

 14 Reviews   Vierschanzen Tournee (Four Hills) is the second best-known ski jumping competition after the Winter Olympics. It was created in 1953 and has since been taking place every year. As the name suggests, Four Hills are made up of 4 individual competitions - Oberstdorf (29.12.), Garmisch-Partenkirchen... 

Favorites  

Mountains around Innsbruck

Mountains around Innsbruck, Innsbruck

 15 Reviews  There are several cable cars up into the mountains on either side of Innsbruck. At least two have cafes at the top. We walked up from this cable car to a viewing area and from it we could see the mountain deer, called chamois, but I have to admit that I needed the help of other tourists on the top... 

Old Town (Altstadt)

Old Town (Altstadt), Innsbruck

 17 Reviews  The city tower is situated in the old town, in the square where is Goldenes Dachl too. The tower was built in 1440. The roof was renovated in XVI century. It is possible to go upstairs and to see around. To be true I didn't do that. 

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Q:  Could you recommend me some day trips from Innsbruck, please? 

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A: At what time of the year? Taking the narrow gauge Zillertalbahn from nearby Jenbach to Mayrhofen is fun, and in the summer there is even a steam train with pub car. From... 

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Innsbruck is a lot more than just a golden roof

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Innsbruck. I'd love to share with you the 47 tips I've written, the 52 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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The Beautiful town of Innsbruck

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 The beautiful town of Innsbruck has been a surprise for me! The town is so beautiful!!!! I can suggest to visit the Hofburg where you can admire the state apartments. Very beautiful is also the... 

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Innsbruck +++ Lovely town and great skijumping :)

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 Bigs, Bea and I went to Innsbruck as kind of an emergency solution. We wanted to go to the Garmisch Partenkirchen skijumping competition on New Year's day and we couldn't find accommodation there. So... 

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Innsbruck - the capital city of Tirol

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  575 m Elevation 128000 Inhabitants let me take you on a tour through Innsbruck For a slideshow gallery, Visit my Webshots Innsbruck Gallery  

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INNSBRUCK

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 I was in Innsbruck over 3 days and the aim of my coming was to watch ski-jump competition (January 4, as a stage of 4-hills tournament. My impressions of Innsbruck is it is not big cosy city with... 

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