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Key Takeaways
- Innsbruck offers diversity with a vibrant city and rural villages.
- The region combines modest villages with majestic natural landscapes.
- Innsbruck is easily accessible by air, train, and car.
- Hotel Schwarzer Adler is recommended for its proximity to the Old Town.
- The Innsbruck Card provides convenient access to attractions and transport.
High mountains. Vibrant city. Charming region. The claim to diversity is not an empty boast. It’s based on the happy co-existence of a vibrant city and small villages with a rural character. Just take a 30 minute walk from the Golden Roof to the high alpine free riding paradise to experience this wonderful diversity.
City meets country
The Innsbruck region consists of Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian province of Tyrol, and the surrounding villages which lie on a sunny low mountain terrace with fantastic views of the city. To the west, in the Inn Valley, there’s a row of pretty villages extending as far as the entrance to the Ötztal valley. The combination of modest villages and majestic nature can also be found in the Sellraintal valley which ends in the Kühtai at an altitude of 2,020 metres. Finally, the region of Innsbruck also comprises the Mieminger Plateau with “Tyrol’s longest summer” and plenty of scenic attractions.
Man meets nature
Arriving Into Innsbruck is easy. Thanks to the well maintained and connected roads, railways and Airport network.
Innsbruck is just about 1 hour away from Vienna in a plane. Innsbruck airport is well connected to other major airports of the world. The other closest and biggest airport is Munich Airport which is less than 2 hours away from Innsbruck (via Train or by drive).
Arriving via train is no less convenient as it takes only 4 hours from Vienna and less than 2 hours from Munich. Trains are also available directly from Munich airport to Innsbruck Hbf.
Few people argue that exploring Austria in a car gives you more access to beauty and more liberty of stopping on a scenic place, and we can’t deny it! Roads are just too smooth, driving, for most parts, is very easy and takes about 5 and a half hours from Vienna and less than 2 hours from Munich.
Trains are really comfortable and efficient, roads are wonderful to drive on and Air plane is well, an Airplane.
STAY
Hotel Schwarzer Adler
So we know Innsbruck is beautiful, Historic and Adventurous. Staying somewhere other than close to the Old town would be doing injustice to its legacy. Which is why the best place to stay in Innsbruck is Hotel Schwarzer Adler. A perfect hotel for History buffs and, well, non history buffs too. Hotel Schwarzer Adler is just about 5 min walk away from the old town and close to all attractions. It is Beautiful, Historic, Heritage, comfortable and everything a visitor needs for enjoying Innsbruck. Hotel Schwarzer Adler has 500 years of tylorean history and perfect for families, couples and solo travelers.
Something also worth mentioning in my opinion is the hospitality here. The front desk staff are just very warm, helpful and accommodating to all needs. My experience here was really delightful.
Innsbruck is the most convenient city to tour, thanks to The Innsbruck Card!
The Innsbruck Card is an all-inclusive city card with a with a validity of either 24h, 48h or 72h and super convenient to use. I really mean it when I say all inclusive – it includes most (if not all) must see and attractions in Innsbruck, public transport (including night buses, buses towards cable cars, etc.), Hop-On-Hop Off bus, rides on Nordkette and other cable cars (right to the top), Svarovski Kristallwelten with shuttle transport and cycle hire (for 3 hours *subject to availability).
All in all it includes almost everything everything you require to enjoy Innsbruck, and all of this in addition to giving you great value for money.
All in all, miss Innsbruck at your own peril, It is one of a kind. Natural beauty at its best!
