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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 -...
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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...
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Maria Theresien Strasse Innsbruck
27 Reviews Maria-Theresien Strasse is Innsbruck's main street and a wonderful place to stroll around or sit at one of the side cafes and whatch the people go by. When we were there, they were getting ready for...
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Goldenes Dachl Innsbruck
61 Reviews from the 21 November till 6 january you will find the Christmas market on the square in front of the Golden Roof . As well as on Maria-Theresien street and Marktplatz. It's magnificent just to walk...
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Stadtturm (City Tower) Innsbruck
31 Reviews This tower was built between 1442 and 1450. Once it was a prison. When you're on the top of this tower you'll enjoy a wonderful landscape over the city center. You'll also see the houses on the river...
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Schloss Ambras Innsbruck
31 Reviews The archduke Ferdinand II when he was made the provincial sovereign of TYROL, ordered to turn the existing medieval fortress into a renaissance castle. This castle was used as the official residence...
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Hofburg Innsbruck
24 Reviews The most important museum of Innsbruck is The Imperial Palace (Hofburg) - the 15th century where the provincial royalties used to live. This is a must visit palace while in Innsbruck. The interiors,...
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Bergisel Innsbruck
36 Reviews This ski jump site is really interesting to visit, and when you are there, think about what a ski jumper feels when he is about to go... Bergiel can be reached using the bus number 1. The "Bergisel"...
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Triumphpforte Innsbruck
28 Reviews Triumphal Arch is located at end of Maria Theresienstrasse. This beautiful arch was built by Emprees Maria Theresien for commemorate the marriage of her son,Leopold II with Maria Ludovica from...
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Outside Innsbruck Innsbruck
13 Reviews if you have a car and want to experience the real mountain-feeling from first hand, visit the Stubai-Valley and the famous Stubai-Glacier! The Stubai-valley ("Stubaital") stretches from Innsbruck...
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Wilten Basilica Innsbruck
14 Reviews Not quite as colourful as the Collegiate Church opposite, the grand Wilten Basilica is still an impressive sight out here on the edge of Innsbruck. This is actually Wilten's parish church, as well as...
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Alpenzoo Innsbruck
13 Reviews One thing you will probably want to avoid is coming to the Alpenzoo when it is 35+ degrees centrigrade in Innsbruck. The zoo specialises in Alpine creatures, so when the heat gets too much they...
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Helblinghaus Innsbruck
21 Reviews The parade of fascinating Baroque façades of the town houses on Herzog Friedrich Strasse, mostly built in the 15h and 16th century, are surpassed by the salmon coloured Helblinghaus. The Rococo stucco...
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Nordkette Innsbruck
7 Reviews unspoilt by pollution,Nordkette is truly amazing.the view from atop is worth the time and effort in getting there(which is not too much of a trouble with the efficient austrian transport!)great...
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Hofkirche Innsbruck
18 Reviews The Hofkirche (Court Church) Innsbruck, Austria, is a Gothic church built 1553–1563 by Ferdinand I as a memorial to his grandfather Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459–1519),[1] whose cenotaph...
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At the river Inn Innsbruck
27 Reviews This is one really well taken care of river. It actually is green looking. They catch fish out of here and eat them, not like in US. Water flow from the mountains sustains the river level. I hope it...
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Domkirche Innsbruck
18 Reviews Remodified between 1717 and 1724 it contains the grave of Erzherzog Maximilian III by the german artist Caspar Graz 1620. One interesting detail are the ceiling paintings - there was a group with a...
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Hafelekar Innsbruck
4 Reviews You can't go to Innsbruck without going up the Hafelekar. From the peak, which is 2,334 metres high, you have awe-inspring views of the Alps (and of what now seems tiny Innsbruck). To go up there you...
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Annasäule Innsbruck
12 Reviews In anno 1703, under the rule of Max Emanuel of Bavaria - see Max Emanuel of Bavaria on Wikipedia an invasion was threatening Tirol. On the 26 july 1703, the name day of St Anne, Innsbruck was...
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Ottoburg Innsbruck
7 Reviews The tiny windows with white red covers of the Ottoburg make an interesting contrast with the surrounding buildings. Built in 1494 ,and used presently as a hotel it is a monument of the Tirolean fight...
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Wilten Collegiate Church Innsbruck
7 Reviews The abbey consists of the Collegiate Church (pictured) and the monastery. The first monastery on this site came about in 878AD. The legend is that a fight broke out between two giants, the local...
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Patscherkofel Innsbruck
3 Reviews Starting from the top of the mountain Patscherkofel you can walk along a very nice hiking track called the "Zirbenweg". It has its name from the trees you find along the way - the Swiss stone pine....
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Very close to Innsbruck , after driving a few kilometers on the Highway south to Brenner and Italy, on your right side by the village of Schönberg starts the valley of Stubai. It is a glacier valley, from where the entrance and exit tax, used to maintain in good condition the high alpine road leading to the Stubai glacier. If you are looking for picturesque views , green meadows, steep slopes, cows flowers , than look no further, because Stubai valley has it all and much more.
The most famous sight of Innsbruck is without doubt the so-called "Goldenes Dachl" ( Golden Roof ) dating back to the year 1420. It was built as an extra balcony for the residence of Friedrich IV and Siegmund der Münzreiche ( Siegmund with the many coins).2657 gilded copper-tiles gave the name to this building, that is today the most famous sight of Innsbruck. In the frescos and reliefs you will see emperor Maximilian and both of his wifes and various coats of arms.The Goldenes Dachl is beautifully lighted all night and some of the fine details are best to be seen at night !The Goldenes Dachl is open daily for visitors :May - September : 10.00a.m. - 06.00p.m.October - April : 10.00a.m. - 05.00p.m.
HochZeiger is the skiing area of Jerzens located in the Pitztal. An small and pleasant skiing playground from 1500m to 2500m asl with 45km of slopes and 1 cable car, 3 chairlifs, 2 Tbarlifts and 3 skilifts for beginner. Don’t be surprised to meet the Olympian winner Benni Raich at bthe top as it is also his ski trainings area.My VT HochZeiger page...
Haflinger horses are a special breed - originated in Tyrol in 1874.They were only a local Tyrolean mountain horse until the beginning of the 20th century.After the end of the Second World War the Haflinger spread throughout the area of the Central Alps and was estimated at several thousand horses. After 1950 did the Haflinger spread to all continents. Today it is found in over 50 countries worldwide, with more than 250,000 Haflingers.Short in size and muscular - “Haflinger – the Golden Horse with the Golden Heart“ is its name in the book describing its origin and developpment.Founded in 1975 - the World Haflinger Federation now includes more than 20 member nations. Its registered office is located at the Fohlenhof Ebbs.Haflinger Pferdezuchtverband TirolSchloßallee 31, A-6341 EbbsTelefon +43 5373 42210Fax +43 5373 42150info@haflinger-tirol.com
Ellmau & Wilder Kaiser can be visited in combination with Kufstein or Kitzbühel and the "Wilder Kaiser" is a wonderful mountain-group that is really worth to go there as well, when you are spending some time in Kitzbühel. A funicular will take you uphill and you children will find a wonderful playground up there. Also the village of Ellmau is worth seeing, just take a look at my Ellmau-page !
Stanglwirt is one of the best-known hotel & restaurant of the area around Ellmau and Going and it was for purpose that I listed it here as a sight, and not as a restaurant or hoteltip, because the main building is a lovely old farmhouse in the local style and I think it is really worth seeing, even when you dont go to eat there !Going and the Stanglwirt is also a great halfday excursion from Kitzbühel. Stanglwirt is also a farm that you can visit, they have horses and a ridinghall and a lot more.Stangwirt is no cheap restaurant, but a great place to stop and have a look for some great rural architecture.
Schloss Ambras is a wonderfull palace in the outskirts of Innsbruck. Schloss Ambras has a great collection of medieval armouries and a giant hall with beautiful and ornate frescoes all over. What I liked very much about Schloss Ambrass is the fact, that photography is no problem at all there throughout the palace and its great gardens ! Calculate at least 1-2 hours for this castle, there is a guided tour or you do it on your own, both is possible !There is also a nice castle-restaurant in the innercourt of Schloss Ambras !
Burg Tratzberg in Stans is just a few km from Wattens and you will see it also when driving on the highway from Innsbruck towards Kufstein. The castle has wonderful frescoes in the innercourt and a really interesting interior with unique furniture of the 15th and 16th century.Unfortunately its not allowed to take any photos inside the rooms, but at least it was allowed to take pics in the innercourt. Almost every hour there is a guided tour and thats also the only way to see this castle's interior. There is a large carpark from where you can eighter walk abourt half an hour to the castle or you take the "road-train" to the castle, the price was just 2 euros p.p. return and it really saves you a lot of time and sweat.
Hall in Tirol is just about 9 km east of Innsbruck and this wonderful town will still show you a lot of medieval and baroque houses and large parts of the old townwalls. Hall in Tirol did produce for some centuries most of the silvercoins that were used in the austrian empire and there is an interesting museum about this in Hall nowadays. It is best to calculated about 2-3 hours in order to see the most interesting parts of this town.
Kristallwelten by Swarovski might be a good reason for some tourists to go to Wattens, a small town in the east of Innsbruck. Swarovski is not really "my cup of tea" and therefore I did not go inside the exhibition, but rather had a look over the fence in order to take a photo of the famous fountain there.There is a large carpark there for visitors of Kristallwelten, and the parking is free of charge !For some more details about exhibits etc. please take a look at their webpage below !My 2nd and 3rd picture: The Swarovski-mouse was obviously one of the first works of art made by Swarovski and you can see it next to the entrance of the Kristallwelten / Crystallworld.When I read that correctely, the production of the mouse was started in 1976 more as a joke by a technical illustrator named Max Schreck, who combined several loose crystal elements and that was the first of a long series of...
Best Western Hotel Goldener Adler Innsbruck
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 Edelweiss Kitzbühel
1 Review and 95 Opinions My hotel, Edelweiss, has been extremely nice, both for price and for warm Austrian hospitality! It...
Hotel Hochfilzer Ellmau
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Q: Dear All! I would appreciate an answer on the best way to get from Munich Airport in Germany to Mutters in Austria. The...
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