Lienz, the most important city of East Tyrol lies in the broad muzzle valley of the Isel into the Drava. The region was populated as early as 2,200 BC, later the Celts settled here.It experienced its first major upswing after the Romans had secured the northern border along the Danube by the Limes. Today Lienz […]
Hall in Tyrol
Hall in Tyrol, Austria is located about 6 km north-east of Innsbruck. Hall has the largest and best-preserved medieval Old Town of Tyrol. The name goes back to the Middle High German word “hal”, which means salt source. Already in 13th Century the life of the city was determined by salt mining. Due to the […]
Kitzbuehel in Tyrol – Austria
Kitzbuehel is well known for the Hahnenkamm race, the toughest downhill race of the world. The first ski race, organized by Franz Reisch, took place already in 1895. In 1935, the Crown Prince of England preferred the winter sports resort in Kitzbühel, thus making it attractive for the jet set. Here, the real estate properties […]
St Johann in Tyrol – New Year’s Eve
To celebrate New Year’s Eve in St Johann in Tyrol, Austria, is a special experience. A mixture of tense expectation of the evening and the hectic rush for the last purchases spreads over the picturesque town. Later, locals and visitors gather around the ski slopes. The scenery of the snow-covered slopes offers a wonderful stage […]
Harschbichl – the house mountain of St. Johann in Tyrol – Austria
The Harschbichl in St. Johann in Tyrol, Austria, is the house mountain of St. Johann. The station is located right on the edge of the village. You can reach the top station, just below the tip of the Kitzbühel Horn with chairlift or cable car. From here you have a beautiful view over the valley […]
Ski school St Johann in Tyrol
The ski school St Johann in Tyrol, Austria, offers a weekly show with many highlights. Young and old visitors wait impatiently for the start of the ski show. The lively hustle and bustle takes place between “Gasthof schone Aussicht” and the valley station of the cable car Harschbichl. Natives and international guests attend the show. […]
Horse racing track Laffererhof in St. Johann in Tyrol
The Lafferer horse racing track in St. Johann in Tyrol, Austria, is a regular venue for harness racing. The traditional Stephani race takes place every year on December 26th at 1:30 p.m. at the Laffererhof. On a sunny, cold winter’s day it is a special fun to watch a horse-drawn sleigh races in front of a […]
Hofkirche Innsbruck
The Hofkirche – Court Church – with the tomb of Maximilian I is in the center of Innsbruck, right on the outskirts of the old town. Emperor Maximilian I planned his own monuments already in his lifetime. His monument in the court church Innsbruck is one of the most important cultural monuments in Europe. When […]
Innsbruck – Austria
Innsbruck*, the capital of the federal state Tyrol is the fifth largest city in Austria with more than 121.300 inhabitants The first traces of settlements in the Innsbruck date back to the Neolithic.1420 Duke Frederick IV, nicknamed “with empty pockets”, made Innsbruck his residence and had the Hofgarten, a protected park, laid out. After the […]
Zugspitze – Germany and Austria
The Zugspitze, southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany, is with a height 9718 ft of height the highest mountain of Germany. The borderline between Germany and Austria runs across the western summit. The summit can be reached by three cableways, the Tyrolean Zugspitze Railway and the Eibsee Cable Car. You can also use the Bavarian […]
