Innsbruck
Innsbruck Cultural Circuit — the Hofkirche, the Ferdinandeum & the Tyrolean Folk Museum
Innsbruck's cultural institutions form one of the most complete Habsburg and Alpine heritage circuits in Austria — the Hofkirche with the Maximilian tomb, the Ferdinandeum with the Tyrolean art collection, and the Folk Museum with the Alpine material culture all within 400m of each other.
Innsbruck Food & Drink — Tyrolean Cuisine, Alpine Markets & the South Tyrol Wine Connection
Tyrolean cuisine is the most robustly Alpine of the Austrian regional cooking traditions — the Tiroler Gröstl hash, the Speckknödel dumpling, and the Brettljause cold platter reflect the calorie requirements of the Alpine farmers and the mountain workers, while the South Tyrolean wine connection brings the Lagrein and the Gewürztraminer to the Innsbruck table.
Innsbruck Alpine Adventures — Skiing, Hiking & the Stubai Glacier Year-Round
Innsbruck's greatest asset is the immediate Alpine environment — the Nordkette rising from the city centre, the Stubai Glacier 35km south, and the Karwendel Nature Reserve 20km north provide year-round mountain sports from the centre of a functioning Austrian city.
Innsbruck — the Golden Roof, the Nordkette Alps & the Tyrol's Imperial and Alpine Capital
Innsbruck (the capital of the Austrian Tyrol, population 130,000, the city at the crossroads of the major Alpine passes — the Brenner Pass to Italy 35km south, the Arlberg Pass to Switzerland to the west — the city that twice hosted the Winter Olympics — 1964 and 1976 — the city where the Alps literally rise from the city centre to 2,334m in a single vertical wall, the most dramatically situated capital city in the Alps)
Innsbruck Day Trips — the Brenner Pass, South Tyrol, Bolzano & the Karwendel
Innsbruck's position at the crossroads of the Alpine passes makes it the ideal base for day trips into the most dramatic mountain landscapes in central Europe — the Brenner Pass to Italy, the Ötztal valley, and the Karwendel Nature Reserve all within 60 minutes.
Innsbruck Practical — Getting Around, Seasons, Culture & the Innsbruck Card
Innsbruck is the most practical Alpine city for the active visitor — the city centre walkable, the mountains accessible in 30 minutes, the Austrian Tyrol's cultural institutions concentrated within 1km of the Golden Roof.