Tyrol (Austria): attractions, descriptions, history and reviews

Going on vacation on Austrian land,it is necessary to stock up with sports outfits and warm comfortable things. Tyrol (Austria) - a picturesque region, famous for its landscapes, interesting sights, ski resorts and unusually beautiful nature.

Basically, tourists come here for extreme sports, but not only is this rich in Tyrol. Here there is a huge number of cultural monuments, cathedrals, castles and majestic fortresses.

Rest 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. Here is the most popular ski resort in the world. In total there are about 119 ski centers in the region. The length of the ski runs is about 3500 km. Snowboarders can go to one of the 32 specialized zones. 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 Austria, Tyrol. Ski resorts are equipped with modern lifts, cozy restaurants, cafes and bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues.

Every year in winter, about one million tourists come here.

What to see?

A large number of interesting places to visitcan offer tourists Austria (Tyrol). Sights here 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.

The Swarovski Museum

Near Innsbruck are also amazingMountain villages with their own customs, holy temples and traditions. A huge number of tourists annually visits Wattens - an industrial town. And all because there is a unique factory in Swarovski. The Crystal Museum in Austria is a whole labyrinth with many halls, in which are the best exhibits of the masters of Swarovski. It is here that the smallest crystal crystal is presented, just 0.8 mm in size. The largest crystal in 310 thousand carats, too, 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 are "leaking clocks". Crystal mazes, paths lined with mosaics, and even a whole room in the form of a crystal with a wall lined with rhinestones, the height of which reaches 11 m - all this every tourist can see in fairy Austria by visiting the Swarovski Crystal Museum.

For those who are not too fond of traveling, it will be enough to visit only the capital of Tyrol - Innsbruck. There are a lot of interesting sights and all kinds of entertainment.

For example, you can visit the monastery of Hofkirch,a unique place Hofburg, which used to be the residence of the rulers. Of particular interest is the church - the chapel of Maximilian the second. At the residence of Ferdinand II there is a gallery today. Here you can get acquainted with numerous works of art. Children can visit the zoo.

Eastern Tirol

East Tyrol (Austria) is an isolatedThe 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 the Quarantine. The region was separated after in 1919 the southern part of Tyrol was transferred to Italy. Then the region felt a powerful blow to all spheres, which subsequently led to its almost complete isolation. In part, the authorities decided to eliminate this situation by building the Glosglockner road and the Volber tunnel in 1936

This area is rich in majestic picturesque mountain peaks, but at the same time, Eastern Tirol can not compete with Tyrol in terms of tourism.

The untouched and savagery of East Tyrol is not uncommonis noted by tourists, but local people are increasingly feeling the influence of civilization, which absorbs these beautiful places. Many call this land a "spare Austria", as here 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 autonomousthe province of Trentino in Italy. This territory has many names, among them Bolzano, Bozen, Alto-Adige, Zodtirol. All this is no accident. The fact is that South Tyrol has a rather difficult and even tragic history, which has become the life of many European nationalities. About the past events today remind road signs in several languages, restaurant menus in Italian and German and even the media, which broadcast simultaneously in two languages.

Most of the population of South Tyrol communicates in German. In Italy there is no such province any more. The rest of the inhabitants consider their native language Italian or Ladin.

South Tyrol is rich in sights. Here there are many castles, ancient buildings, unusual architectural structures. In the valleys of the Alps there 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 like to visit the trails of the Dolomites, located on the border with Austria.

Ski resorts Tyrol

Among the many ski centers can be identified the most popular among tourists:

• Alberg. The ski runs have a length of about 440 km. 97 lifts are equipped. The height of the slopes is from 1000 to 2800 m. Here is one of the best resorts of St. Anton.
• The Zillertal Valley. Here are the famous resorts of Mayrnhofen and Zell Am Ziller. The region has 148 ski lifts and ski runs at 461 km.
• Oberinthal Skye is famous for the resort Fiss. Slopes with a height of up to 3160 m.

Accommodation in Tyrol

The best hotels in Tyrol (Austria) receive a huge number of tourists all year round.

The most popular among tourists are the hotelComplexes Seerose (from 100 euros per day), A-VITA Viktoria Residenzen (prices from 120 euros), Thermal-Badhotel Kirchler (cost from 150 euros). Inexpensive but no less comfortable hotels, according to holidaymakers, are the Alpin-Hotel Schrofenblick, Hotel Maximilian, Hotel Mondschein, Alpenhotel Kramerwirt, Grand Hotel Europa.

Tyrol is good in summer and in winter. Going here in the summer, it is worth choosing tours through numerous picturesque lakes. Local landscapes contribute to a full rest and positive emotions. The history of this extraordinarily beautiful region and the national traditions of the local residents will add to the cultural level of the tourists who come here. In the winter, Tyrol turns into a center for downhill skiing. Having visited one of the centers, it is possible to charge with energy and plenty to roll on well-equipped routes.