If you are planning a vacation to the Austrian lands, you definitely need to stock up on sports uniforms and warm comfortable things. Tyrol (Austria) is a picturesque region famous for its landscapes, interesting sights, ski resorts and unusually beautiful nature.
Mostly tourists come here for extreme sports, but Tyrol is not only rich in this. There are a huge number of cultural monuments, cathedrals, castles and stately fortresses.
Holidays in Tyrol for active
Tyrol (Austria) is located high in the mountains. On its territory there are more than 600 mountain peaks up to 3000 m high. The most popular ski resort in the world is also located here. In total, the region has about 119 ski centers. The length of the ski trails is about 3, 500 km. Snowboarders can go to one of 32 specialized areas. In Tyrol, you can ski even in summer. And all because there are as many as five glaciers located high in the mountains. Mountain peaks, clean air, excellent infrastructure - all this is Austria, Tyrol. Ski resorts are equipped with modern ski lifts, cozy restaurants, cafes and bars, night clubs and other entertainment venues.
About a million tourists come here every winter in the winter.
What to see?
A large number of interesting places to visit can offer tourists Austria (Tyrol). Attractions are found at every step. For example, not far from Innsbruck is the village of Terfens, in which there is an unusual house where everything is turned upside down.
Swarovski Museum
Near Innsbruck there are also amazing mountain villages with their customs, holy temples and traditions. A huge number of tourists annually visit Wattens - an industrial town. And all because there is a unique Swarovski factory. The Crystal Museum in Austria is a whole maze with many halls, in which the best exhibits of Swarovski masters are located. It is here that the smallest crystal crystal, with a size of only 0.8 mm, is presented. The largest crystal of 310 thousand carats also rests within the walls of the museum. These exhibits are included in the Guinness Book of Records. No less interesting object of the Crystal Museum is the “leaking hours”. Crystal labyrinths, paths lined with mosaics, and even a whole hall in the form of a crystal with a wall lined with rhinestones, the height of which reaches 11 m - all this can be seen by every tourist in fairytale Austria, visiting the Swarovski Crystal Museum.
For those who do not like to travel too much, it will be enough to visit only the capital of Tirol - Innsbruck. There are lots of interesting sights and all kinds of entertainment.
For example, you can visit the Hofkirch monastery, a unique place of Hofburg, which once served as the residence of the rulers. Of particular interest is the church - the chapel of Maximilian II. In the residence of Ferdinand II, today is a gallery. Here you can get acquainted with numerous works of art. Children can visit the zoo.
East Tyrol
East Tyrol (Austria) is an isolated area surrounded by the mountains of the High Tauern on one side, and bordering Italy on the other. East Tyrol has good transport links to Quarantine. The region separated after the southern part of Tyrol was transferred to Italy in 1919. Then the region felt a powerful blow to all areas, which subsequently led to its almost complete isolation. The authorities partially decided to eliminate this situation by paving the Glosglockner road and the Felber tunnel in 1967.
This area is rich in majestic, picturesque mountain peaks, but at the same time, East Tyrol cannot compete with Tyrol in terms of tourism.
The untouched and wild nature of East Tyrol is often noted by tourists, but the locals are increasingly feeling the influence of civilization, which absorbs these beautiful places. Many people call this land "reserve Austria", as there are still untouched places, unusual traditions of the local population and huge potential for the development of tourism.
South tyrol
South Tyrol (Austria) is an autonomous province of Trentino in Italy. This territory has many names, including Bolzano, Bozen, Alto Adige, Zodtirol. All this for good reason. The fact is that South Tyrol has a rather complicated and even tragic history, which has become the life of many European nationalities. Traffic signs in several languages, restaurant menus in Italian and German, and even the media that broadcast simultaneously in two languages remind us of past events.
Most of the population of South Tyrol speaks German. In Italy there is no longer such a province. Other residents consider Italian or Ladin as their mother tongue.
South Tyrol is rich in attractions. There are many castles, ancient buildings, unusual architectural structures. In the valleys of the Alps are small villages with picturesque landscapes and centuries-old traditions. It is here that the main national park of Italy is located. The local nature is under the careful protection of the state. On the local slopes there are magnificent ski centers.
Connoisseurs of winter extreme entertainment love to visit the Dolomites, located on the border with Austria.
Ski resorts in Tyrol
Of the many ski centers, the most popular among tourists can be distinguished:
- Alberg. The ski slopes are about 440 km long. Equipped with 97 lifts. The height of the slopes is from 1000 to 2800 m. Here is one of the best resorts Anton.
- Zillertal Valley. Here are the famous resorts of Meirnhofen and Zell Am Ziller. The region has 148 ski lifts and ski runs for 461 km.
- Oberintal Sky is famous for the Fiss resort. Slopes up to 3160 m high.
