University town: campus spreads all over town. During term 23,700 students live in Innsbruck
Olympic town: in 1964 and 1976 venue of Olympic winter games
Centrally located: 2 hrs by car to Munich (G) and Trento (I), 1 hr to Salzburg (A), 1.5 hrs to Bolzano (I); motorways A12 (Inntalautobahn) and A13 (Brennerautobahn) – train-station and airport with international connections
Focus on tourism: the ‘Innsbruck Tourismus’ tourist association represents Innsbruck as well as 25holiday villages in the town’s vicinity – approx. 2.2 million annual overnight stays – in Innsbruck alone approx. 5 million guests, incl. day visitors – summer and winter tourism, with a slight advantage on summer tourism
Tourism infrastructure: approx. total bed capacity in Innsbruck and its holiday villages is 15,800 beds, with about 6,400 in Innsbruck itself – ranging from a 5-star-hotel to every hotel category as well as youth hostels, campsites and farm stays – Austria’s second-largest congress and convention venue with Congress Innsbruck and Congresspark Igls.
Sports and leisure: multitude of summer sports (hiking, climbing, Nordic walking, running, cycling, mountain biking, golf, swimming lakes) and winter sports (downhill and Nordic skiing, glacier skiing on the Stubai glacier, snowboarding, snowshoeing, tobogganing, ice sports etc.) – guided hikes with ASI (Alpinschule Innsbruck) – 9 skiing and hiking areas serviced by chairlifts and cable-cars – free transport for skiers and hikers alike – free summer and winter activity programme for ALL guests of Innsbruck and its 25 holiday villages
Cultural highlights: annual events such as the Festival of Early Music, Summer Dance Festival, Easter Festival – sights: the Golden Roof, mediaeval historic quarter, Ambras castle with its Renaissance ‘Chamber of Art and Curiosities’, Imperial Palace and Church with the Renaissance cenotaph tomb of Emperor Maximilian I., Bergisel ski jump by Zaha Hadid, etc.
Traditions: Advent and Christmas customs such as Christmas Market, Nativity exhibitions, St. Nicholas and Christmas processions – carnival folklore and Easter tombs; in autumn: cattle processions and thanksgiving festivities.
A new architectural landmark for the capital of the Alps
Imagine having lunch in town, browse the shops, - and then change to a mountain restaurant for a leisurely afternoon coffee. In Innsbruck this is reality, thanks to a total make-over of the rail and cableways leading up to Nordpark, a Mecca for skiers, snowboarders, hikers right and tourists on Innsbruck’s doorstep. The ride from the city centre to an altitude of 2,000m takes just 20 minutes.
Music fit for an emperor
8 July until 2 August 2009: The Innsbruck promenade concerts
During the course of 26 days as many as 35 string and brass orchestras will present open-air performances, with a repertoire ranging from popular operetta and waltzes to famous military marches and symphonic pieces.
A season full of tradition and romantic beauty
Innsbruck’s christmas markets rank among the finest in the Alpine region
Imagine the lights of a huge Christmas tree rivalling with the glistening tiles of the Golden Roof, the aroma of freshly made ‘Kiachln’ (piping hot doughnuts laced with Sauerkraut or jam) wafting through the lanes and dusk slowly falling to the sound of Christmas carols drifting down from the alcove balcony of the Golden Roof.
One card – many faces
Innsbruck all inclusive: only the Innsbruck Card offers this. This great value card is your passport to all the most important sights in the city, including a number of interesting museums and galleries, such as the Imperial Palace, the Bell Museumadn the glittering Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens. The card also grants you access to the Alpine Zoo and the new Bergisel Ski Jump Stadium. The Innsbruck Card lets you travel free of charge on all public transport in the city, as far as Igls and Hall, including one return trip on each of Innsbruck’s six mountain cable cars.
Further information:
INNSBRUCK TOURISMUS
Nicholas Boekdrukker
International Marketing & PR: UK & Ireland,
Eastern Europe, India, North America and Canada
Tel. +43.512.59850-148
n.boekdrukker@innsbruck.info
www.innsbruck.info
and
Silvana Giuliani
International Marketing & PR: France, Spain,
Portugal, Australia, Belgium, Switzerland, Press
Tel. +43.512.59850-123
s.giuliani@innsbruck.info
www.innsbruck.info
Olympic town: in 1964 and 1976 venue of Olympic winter games
Centrally located: 2 hrs by car to Munich (G) and Trento (I), 1 hr to Salzburg (A), 1.5 hrs to Bolzano (I); motorways A12 (Inntalautobahn) and A13 (Brennerautobahn) – train-station and airport with international connections
Focus on tourism: the ‘Innsbruck Tourismus’ tourist association represents Innsbruck as well as 25holiday villages in the town’s vicinity – approx. 2.2 million annual overnight stays – in Innsbruck alone approx. 5 million guests, incl. day visitors – summer and winter tourism, with a slight advantage on summer tourism
Tourism infrastructure: approx. total bed capacity in Innsbruck and its holiday villages is 15,800 beds, with about 6,400 in Innsbruck itself – ranging from a 5-star-hotel to every hotel category as well as youth hostels, campsites and farm stays – Austria’s second-largest congress and convention venue with Congress Innsbruck and Congresspark Igls.
Sports and leisure: multitude of summer sports (hiking, climbing, Nordic walking, running, cycling, mountain biking, golf, swimming lakes) and winter sports (downhill and Nordic skiing, glacier skiing on the Stubai glacier, snowboarding, snowshoeing, tobogganing, ice sports etc.) – guided hikes with ASI (Alpinschule Innsbruck) – 9 skiing and hiking areas serviced by chairlifts and cable-cars – free transport for skiers and hikers alike – free summer and winter activity programme for ALL guests of Innsbruck and its 25 holiday villages
Cultural highlights: annual events such as the Festival of Early Music, Summer Dance Festival, Easter Festival – sights: the Golden Roof, mediaeval historic quarter, Ambras castle with its Renaissance ‘Chamber of Art and Curiosities’, Imperial Palace and Church with the Renaissance cenotaph tomb of Emperor Maximilian I., Bergisel ski jump by Zaha Hadid, etc.
Traditions: Advent and Christmas customs such as Christmas Market, Nativity exhibitions, St. Nicholas and Christmas processions – carnival folklore and Easter tombs; in autumn: cattle processions and thanksgiving festivities.
A new architectural landmark for the capital of the Alps
Imagine having lunch in town, browse the shops, - and then change to a mountain restaurant for a leisurely afternoon coffee. In Innsbruck this is reality, thanks to a total make-over of the rail and cableways leading up to Nordpark, a Mecca for skiers, snowboarders, hikers right and tourists on Innsbruck’s doorstep. The ride from the city centre to an altitude of 2,000m takes just 20 minutes.
Music fit for an emperor
8 July until 2 August 2009: The Innsbruck promenade concerts
During the course of 26 days as many as 35 string and brass orchestras will present open-air performances, with a repertoire ranging from popular operetta and waltzes to famous military marches and symphonic pieces.
A season full of tradition and romantic beauty
Innsbruck’s christmas markets rank among the finest in the Alpine region
Imagine the lights of a huge Christmas tree rivalling with the glistening tiles of the Golden Roof, the aroma of freshly made ‘Kiachln’ (piping hot doughnuts laced with Sauerkraut or jam) wafting through the lanes and dusk slowly falling to the sound of Christmas carols drifting down from the alcove balcony of the Golden Roof.
One card – many faces
Innsbruck all inclusive: only the Innsbruck Card offers this. This great value card is your passport to all the most important sights in the city, including a number of interesting museums and galleries, such as the Imperial Palace, the Bell Museumadn the glittering Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens. The card also grants you access to the Alpine Zoo and the new Bergisel Ski Jump Stadium. The Innsbruck Card lets you travel free of charge on all public transport in the city, as far as Igls and Hall, including one return trip on each of Innsbruck’s six mountain cable cars.
Further information:
INNSBRUCK TOURISMUS
Nicholas Boekdrukker
International Marketing & PR: UK & Ireland,
Eastern Europe, India, North America and Canada
Tel. +43.512.59850-148
n.boekdrukker@innsbruck.info
www.innsbruck.info
and
Silvana Giuliani
International Marketing & PR: France, Spain,
Portugal, Australia, Belgium, Switzerland, Press
Tel. +43.512.59850-123
s.giuliani@innsbruck.info
www.innsbruck.info
Innsbruck and its Holiday Villages
Burggraben 3
6021 Innsbruck, Austria
Tel.: +43.512.59850
Fax: +43.512.59850-107
office@innsbruck.info
www.innsbruck.info
Burggraben 3
6021 Innsbruck, Austria
Tel.: +43.512.59850
Fax: +43.512.59850-107
office@innsbruck.info
www.innsbruck.info
