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Achensee
The Achen Valley has fine skiing in winter, but the Achensee in summer, with water sports and excellent fishing, is the main attraction. The great mountains of the Karwendel and Rofan ranges rise from its... (more) -
Alpbach
Alpbach takes the international spotlight once a year in August, when world leaders of government and industry gather to discuss global issues at the European Forum.... (more) -
Gerlos
The sensationally scenic Route 165 climbs east out of Zell am Ziller up to Gerlos, a less glitzy but still splendid choice for a summer or winter holiday, with the 8,300-foot Kreuzjoch mountain looming... (more) -
Going, Ellmau and Söll
The villages of Going, Ellmau, and Söll have developed into attractive small winter and summer resorts. Their altitudes (and their snow) are about the same as those in Kitzbühel and St. Johann... (more) -
Hall in Tirol
Hall in Tirol is an old city founded by salt miners. Narrow lanes running east-west, interrupted by a few short cross alleys, make up the old part of the town. Stop and look around; from the main road... (more) -
Igls
Perched on a sunny plateau ascending to the famed Brenner Pass to the south of Innsbruck, Igls (pronounced like "eagles") is one of the several lovely holiday villages minutes away from Innsbruck's city... (more) -
Imst
Imst, a popular summer resort lying a half mile or so back from the Inn River and the railway line, makes an excellent base from which to explore the Paznaun Valley and the upper Inn Valley, leading into... (more) -
Innsbruck
The capital of Tirol is one of the most beautiful towns of its size anywhere in the world, owing much of its charm and fame to its unique location. To the north, the steep, sheer sides of the Alps rise... (more) -
Ischgl and Galtür
Ischgl, the largest town in the Paznaun Valley, has become as renowned for its party scene as for its excellent skiing, particularly in the small Fimber Valley to the south, and in summer it's a popular... (more) -
Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel is indisputably one of Austria's most fashionable winter resorts, although the town is nowstaking a claim on its summer season as well. "Kitz" offers warm-season visitors a hefty program... (more) -
Kufstein
Kufstein marks the border with Germany. The town was captured from Bavaria in 1504 by Emperor Maximilian I, who added it to the Habsburg domains.... (more) -
Landeck
On Route 171 west, Landeck is a popular place in summer and a good base from which to explore the Paznaun Valley and the upper Inn Valley, leading into Switzerland and Italy. Landeck also serves well in... (more) -
Mayrhofen
Mayrhofen is the end of the line for the narrow-gauge railway. This is the valley's main tourist base and a favorite summer resort for British and Dutch visitors. Mayrhofen is the starting point for summer... (more) -
Nordpark
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Obergurgl
Austria's highest village, tiny Obergurgl gained its reputation not only for superb winter sports but also as the place where the Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard landed his famous stratospheric balloon... (more) -
Ötz
Gothic houses with colorful frescoes grace this typically Tyrolean mountain village.... The parish church of St. George and St. Nicholas, whose tower was once a charnel house, sits on a rock promontory above... (more) -
Rattenberg
This medieval town, perhaps the smallest in Austria, was once famous for its silver mines. When the mines were exhausted, Rattenberg lapsed into a deep sleep lasting for centuries. You might think you're... (more) -
Schloss Ambras
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Schwaz
The Habsburg emperors in the 15th and 16th centuries owed much of their wealth to the silver and copper extracted from the mines here by the Fugger family, bankers and traders who emigrated from Augsburg... (more) -
Sölden
Sölden's newest addition to its already massive lift network is the "Black Blade," which carries eight at a time more than 9,800 feet to the Rettenbach glacier, completing the only lift system in... (more) -
St. Anton am Arlberg
Tucked between the entrance to the Arlberg Tunnel and the railway, St. Anton swarms with visitors at the height of the season. The wealthy, the prominent, including, occasionally, the royal, appear regularly—some... (more) -
St. Christoph
A hospice to care for imperiled travelers stranded by the snows on the pass was founded in what is now St. Christoph as early as the 15th century. Today the snow is what attracts visitors to the area... (more) -
St. Johann in Tirol
For years St. Johann lived in the shadow of Kitzbühel, but today the town, with its colorfully painted houses, has developed a personality of its own, and for better or worse is equally mobbed winter... (more) -
The Stubaital Valley
The delightful little Stubai Valley, less than 40-km (25-mi) long, is one of the showpieces of the Tirol, with no fewer than 80 glistening glaciers and more than 40 towering peaks. If you just want to... (more) -
Telfs
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Zell am Ziller
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