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lotharlerch Says: The idyllic corner at the first picture is called "Malerwinkel", a domination often given at touristic hotspots to idyllic places which attract numerous painters. It is just a few steps from the main street. When you are there you can spot a shaft of an elevator made of...
Nice views of the City from the Castle
lotharlerch Says: The walk up to the castle offers fine views of the city and its surroundings along the river Inn. And if you look at the roofs and the street in between them it reminds you sometimes a bit of the views down to Salzburg, Burghausen or Wasserburg. So you can notice even here...
lotharlerch Says: The castle above the walled city was abandoned around 1700 and is now a ruin. A park is today around the ruin which offers great vews of Rattenberg and the surrounding parts of the valley of the river Inn. The park with the ruin is a nice site for a Summer Theatre. There was...
lotharlerch Says: Stroll along the main street (virtually the only one real street here). It is comfortable because it is a pedestrian street. If you come by car you find spacious parking opportunities right outside the city walls just a few steps away.
Geoff_Wright Says: On entering Rattenberg, you will leave your car in the car park, and the first imposing building that you will see is the Handicraft Museum. Built into the cliff face, the building is one of the oldest in Rattenberg, dating back to the year 1148. The frames of the portals...
One of the many beautiful churches in Austria!
Roeffie Says: Pfarrkirche St. Virgil This nice church was built between 1473 and 1506 by Baumeister Christian Nickinger and completed by Jörg Steyrer.There must have been an older church on this place because the name is already mentioned in 1299.Style Late Gothic church.
Roeffie Says: NagelschmiedhäusernThis is a kind of Craftsmuseum in the so called Nagelschmiedhäusern. In the Museum you experience the original Stuben and bedrooms in all colors and details of the life of the people that lived here for many years. Many pictures, old furniture and works of...
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Bregman Says: Hacker Café serves great cakes and coffee since 1774. So many people can't be wrong... Come in and see for yourself. Cakes!!!
Dopolavoro: In memory of Mussolini - strange Restaurant name
lotharlerch Says: There are enough restaurants in Rattenberg to feed all tourists. And most of them are exactly that what you may expect at such a touristy place as Rattenberg is. But this restaurant is remarkable for its name. "Dopolavoro" is Italian and means simply "after work". Since it...
Brauhaus Rattenberg: The Best Brewpub in Tirol
lotharlerch Says: One of the best of the nowadays mushrooming brewpubs in Austria is here in Rattenberg. Since Rattenberg was Bavarian until to the 16th century there was far less restriction on the beer brewing and selling activities than in the old Tirol. Dont forget that Tirol again became...
Gasthaus Kanzler Biener Restaurant Café Bar: Fantastic Austrian Dumplings
mlbk888 Says: The menu is predominantly Austrian-German. During the day, most of its guests sit outside on the sidewalk tables: eating, drinking and people-watching - what an idyllic way to spend your day! Tyrolean Dumplings served with fresh green salad. This is Tyrol's answer to the...
Gasthof Platzbrau: Full of Local Charm!
Geoff_Wright Says: Gasthof Platzbrau is just one of many Restaurants and cafes in Rattenberg. There was no time for us to have a meal here, otherwise we would have had no time for exploring the rest of the town. Several restaurants and cafes have outside seating areas, and prices are very...
lotharscheer Says: Only slow trains stop in Rattenberg, every hour to Innsbruck and to Kufstein. Train sdtation is 100 meter from the town gate.
lotharlerch Says: Rattenberg is in the densely populated Lower Inn Valley and can easily be reached both by car or public transport. When coming by car you find spacious parking opportunities a few steps from the city. Parking is free of charge outside the business hours of the shops and...
Rattenberg is known for its glass manufacturing
lotharscheer Says: Every second shop in this tiny town is selling hand blown glas, a bit unpractical for travelling, but quite beautyfull.
lotharlerch Says: There are several shops along the main street selling local glass works of art. This are small manufacturers and have close to nothing todo with the big Tyrolean players in glass in the area, Swarowski in Wattens upstream and Riedel in Kufstein downsteam the river Inn.
Café Konditorei Hacker: Torte in Rattenberg
Roeffie Says: A very nice shop/café with lots of delicious pies and cakes to eat inside or on the terrace of to take away.A nice thing to have are some tea of coffee glasses.You can order them with your cake and coffee or tea.Visiting Austria without visiting a real Konditorei is not...
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The total absence of any sunshine in Rattenberg from November until February is due to the steep rocky Castle hill immediately south of the only one street of the city. This total shadow over such a long period makes many people to become depressive and therefore the population is steadily decreasing.
But there is a solution at the horizon. The village Kramsach at the other banks of the river Inn enjoys splendid sunshine even under the shortest days of the winter. Therefore it is planned to set up there - only about 500 meters from the tiny city - a system of heliostates, huge mirrors following the sun and the sunlight will be brought into the city by a sophisticated system of reflectors. The estimated cost for this is about two million Euro, corresponding quite exactly the total budget of the city of Rattenberg of a full year. The project is already elaborated, assessed by groups of international experts and has got even the EUREKA status.
It can be expected that in a few years the sun will shine in Rattenberg even in Winter.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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North of Kramsach at the sunny side of the Lower Inn Valley you pass first two small lakes (Reintaler lakes) and from there the road leads to the tiny remote village of Brandenberg. At the northern end of this village ends a nice and picturesque canyon. A hike of about two hours along the river shows you the most spectacular parts of it. At both ends of this walk you find convenient Gasthäuser. The path is well kept and only open from late spring into the autumn.
Written Jun 6, 2009
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Favorite thing: Rattenberg old town is a predentrian area, with no access for vehicles, so you can wander around from shop to shop withoug the hustle and bustle of the traffic. There are many interesting shops, mainly catering for the tourist. Naturally, there are many shops displaying the local glassware and crystal.
Updated Mar 13, 2007
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