Sights...

Sehenswürdigkeiten von Innsbruck

Innsbruck offers a wide variety of activities. As a winter and summer resort, it hosted the Winter
Olympics in 1964 and 1976 and will appeal to anyone interested in Sports, Culture and Nature.



Historic City Centre of Innsbruck:

(about 1,5 km)

historic city centre of Innsbruck (distance from hotel about 1,5 km). Many historic buildings from 15th and 16th century are in the Citycentre. Interesting sights are the "Golden roof", the "Helblinghaus", "the Hofburg", "the city-tower", "the Ottoburg", "the dome of St. Jacob", the "Landestheater", "the Royal Church" and many more.

 
Altstadt von Innsbruck

Museums:

(all within 1 – 5 km)

A lot of different museums offer a perspective on history and art over the centuries up to the present (Museum of Tyrolean Folk Art , Maximilianeum, Tyrolean state Museum Ferdinandeum, Giant Panoramic Painting, Armoury Museum, Railway Museum, Bergisel Kaiserjägermuseum, Imperial Militia Museum, Museum of Classical Archeology, Anatomical Museum and Bell Museum)

  Ferdinandeum

Ambras Castle:

(about 15 minutes by car)

Medieval castle with the Spanish Room, the Cabinet of Curiosities, the armour collection and the Habsburg portrait gallery from 1400 – 1800.

  Schloß Ambras

City-Shopping-Galeries:

(about 30 minutes walking-distance)

Beside lots of sights Innsbruck offers excellent shopping facilities, in the historic city centre as well as in the area around the Maria-Theresien-Street, where especially the newly opened city-Galeries invite you to spend your time for shopping or relaxing in a nice bar or restaurant.

 
Rathausgalerien

Alpenzoo:

(about 5 minutes to walk to the Hungerburg cable car)

Highest zoo in Europe. Superb collection of fauna, past and present. 
More than 2000 animals and 150 species. 
It offers also a panoramic view over Innsbruck.

  Alpenzoo

Cable car to the Hafelekar (2334 m):

(about 5 minutes to walk)

First up to the Hungerburg, then with 2 further cable cars up to the Seegrube and then up to the Hafelekar (2334 m) where you will enjoy a unique view over the Alps surrounding Innsbruck, an unforgettable panorama.

 
Nordkettenbahn

Olympic buildings:

As a former Olympic town (1964 and 1976) there are a lot of impressive buildings in and around Innsbruck such as the Bergiselstadion
(ski jump), the Olympic bobsleigh (fun passenger rides available in summer and winter) and the Eisstadion (ice skating).

  Olympische Feuer am Bergisel

Swarovski Crystal Worlds:

(about 15 km )

Internationally renowned three dimensional adventure museum in Wattens with crystals, light and sound designs, created by the multi-media artist André Heller.

  Kristallwelten

King Ludwig’s Castles in Bavaria

(about 1.5 hours by car from Innsbruck)

Visit King Ludwig‘s Castles (Cinderella‘s Castle)
Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau and the village of Oberammergau.

  Schloß Neuschwanstein

Sport-entertainments

Skiing in summer and winter:

In winter you can enjoy skiing in Innsbruck at many different locations. The Stubaier Glacier offers you excellent skiing conditions also in summer (about 1 hour‘s drive from Innsbruck)

  Nordpark im Winter

Other sports:

You have a wide choice of sports here in Innsbruck all year round. In summer you can do wild water rafting, climbing, hiking, mountain-biking, summer bobsleigh, swimming. In winter preferred sports are skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, ice skating, bobsleigh and many more.

 
Mountainbiken auf die Höttinger Alm

 

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