Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern. Allan Hartley
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Название: Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern
Автор: Allan Hartley
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Спорт, фитнес
isbn: 9781849658157
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The Return Journey
For those travelling by air, the last day of your vacation needs to be devoted to making the journey home. See the individual sections for descriptions.
Journey time from Innsbruck to Munich airport is around 2–2½hrs, to Salzburg 2hrs. From Innsbruck the trains to Munich leave at:
08:38/10:38/12:37/14:37/16:37/18:37/20:37hrs.
From Innsbruck the trains to Salzburg are roughly every two hours:
09:30/11:30/13:30hrs.
From Mayrhofen the first train to Jenbach is at 05:52hrs, thereafter every hour from 06:40hrs onwards. The first train from Jenbach to Munich is at 10:38hrs, and to Salzburg at 09:50hrs. Remember to change trains at Munich East and get on the regional shuttle service train S8 marked Flughafen.
See Appendix B for some useful German words and phrases to use when travelling.
Places to Stay
There is no shortage of good places to stay throughout Austria as the whole country is geared to tourism and catering for visitors.
Hotels
Hotels in Innsbruck will be more expensive than hotels and guesthouses in the surrounding local villages. If you are not bothered about nightlife then you will find good bargains in the towns of Mayrhofen, Kitzbuhel, Matrei, Kaprun and Zell am See.
In Innsbruck, hotels can be booked from the tourist information centre at the railway station. Some recommended places are listed below.
In Innsbruck
Alt Pradl Hotel Located 10mins walk from the railway station and 20mins from the old town. Quiet.
tel 0043 (0) 5123 45156
email [email protected]
website www.hotel-altpradl.at
Weisses Kreuz (The White Cross) A touch of the old, medieval Innsbruck, located in the heart of the old town, its claim to fame is that Mozart stayed here when in Innsbruck to play for the Royal Court at the Hofburg Palace.
tel 0043 (0) 5125 94790
email [email protected]
website www.weisseskreuz.at
The Goldene Krone (The Golden Crown) Located on Maria Theresien Strasse near the Triumphal Arch.
tel 0043 (0) 5125 86160
email [email protected]
website www.goldene-krone.at
Nepomuk’s Backpackers’ Hostel Located just off the main square in the old part of the Alte Stadt.
tel 0043 (0) 6647 879197 or 0043 (0) 5125 84118
email [email protected]
website www.nepomuks.at
In Mayrhofen
Hotel Siegelerhof Opposite the tourist information office, 5mins walk from the railway station. The hotel is managed by the Hausberger family who provide good inexpensive bed and breakfast accommodation. You can also leave surplus bags there to pick up on your return.
tel 0043 (0) 5285 62493 or 62424
email [email protected]
website www.hotel-siegelerhof.at
In Matrei in Ost Tyrol
Hotels may be reserved at the tourist information office in the village square.
The Sport Hotel Located just off the main road opposite the bus station at the entrance to the Virgental valley and gateway to the Venediger.
tel 0043 (0) 4875 20104
email riepler.alois@utanet
website www.jugend-und-sporthotel.at
In Salzburg
Zur Post Hotel 5mins from the airport and 15mins from the fine old city centre.
tel 0043 (0) 6628 32339
email [email protected]
website www.hotelzurpost.info
Campsites
For those travelling by road and wishing to camp, there are good campsites throughout the region: in the Zillertal valley at Schlitters, Kaltenbach, Zell am Ziller; at Laubichl on the outskirts of Mayrhofen; at Matrei in Ost Tyrol, 300m to the south on the Huben road; and also at Pragraten in the Virgental valley. Groups intending to camp should enquire from the campsite warden about reduced fees while they are away. This is referred to as leeres zelt.
Visiting Innsbruck
Innsbruck is the capital city of the province of Tyrol, named after the river on which it stands. It is overlooked by the Karwendel group of mountains, and was made famous as a venue for the Winter Olympics Sports. The city is well worth a visit in its own right, having the right mix of city life and cultural history but with the mountains not far away.
See the map below for locations of
railway and bus stations
tourist information and post offices
main historical sites
the Alpine Museum
Hotels
OeAV Museum
Should you have time on your hands the Alpine (OeAV) Museum in Innsbruck is worthy of a visit. Located within the Hofburg Imperial Palace in the Old Town, it has many fine exhibits from alpinism’s golden era, perhaps the most notable being memorabilia of Hermann Buhl’s solo ascent of Nanga Parbat in the Pakistani Karakoram.
The museum is open Monday to Saturday during normal business hours.
Innsbruck’s mediaeval Alte Stadt СКАЧАТЬ