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Innsbruck, Austria
Posted on 1/30/22 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 1/30/22 at 3:05 pm
Will be going to Innsbruck Austria this summer to take a few college courses. Anyone have an experiences visiting Innsbruck or any cities near? Any has any suggestions for places to travel to on the weekend. Will have Thursday Afternoon-Sunday evening to travel. Any other tips? TIA
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Posted on 1/30/22 at 3:27 pm to lsutiger_2002
About 90 minute drive.
Munich is less than two hours away.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 6:50 pm to lsutiger_2002
When will you get there and for how long?
Tyrol is a beautiful place.
I have spent a lot of time in Fieberbrunn and can give you a lot advice on that area.
Tyrol is a beautiful place.
I have spent a lot of time in Fieberbrunn and can give you a lot advice on that area.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 8:02 pm to lsutiger_2002
Explore the Italian Dolomites. I have been to Innsbruck once. We spent the night there after a day in the Dolomites. The next day we took a very scenic route to St. Moritz. Innsbruck is a nice little town but I did not spend enough time there to have a lot of recs. We went to the cathedral and climbed the clock tower at city hall. Maximillian’s golden roof is famous but that just takes a minute. The memory we joke about now was when I was walking down the street and encountered my wife coming out of the big Swarovski crystal store with her arms loaded with shopping bags No thought to how we were going to carry all that stuff home. Impressive showroom though.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 10:29 pm to lsutiger_2002
I liked Madhuban Restaurant, can get some really spicy indian food there.
It's very easy and inexpensive to get around that part of Europe by train. Take a ride up to Munich and spend a weekend walking around old town. Also Vienna is pretty cool, I love the old school cafes with green velvet seats. A great way to spend saturday AM.
It's very easy and inexpensive to get around that part of Europe by train. Take a ride up to Munich and spend a weekend walking around old town. Also Vienna is pretty cool, I love the old school cafes with green velvet seats. A great way to spend saturday AM.
Posted on 1/30/22 at 10:58 pm to lsutiger_2002
You’ll love it. If I remember correctly the entire city is surrounded by the alps. Almost as if it’s at the bottom of a bowl or something. Which means no matter where you look you are staring at snow capped, beautiful mountains. It’s something you have to see in person in order to really soak it in.
Was only there for a few days but I’ll never forget it. One of the prettiest places I’ve ever seen. It’s been since 2009 but I recall Innsbruck having a much stronger old world vibe than say, Munich which was a bit north. Only place where having some decent conversational German really came in handy. Our hotel clerks only spoke German but we got by.
Downtown is really neat. The golden roof place is kinda the hub if I recall correctly. Great bars and other things to do just right around that area. Very jealous and I know you’ll have a blast.
Was only there for a few days but I’ll never forget it. One of the prettiest places I’ve ever seen. It’s been since 2009 but I recall Innsbruck having a much stronger old world vibe than say, Munich which was a bit north. Only place where having some decent conversational German really came in handy. Our hotel clerks only spoke German but we got by.
Downtown is really neat. The golden roof place is kinda the hub if I recall correctly. Great bars and other things to do just right around that area. Very jealous and I know you’ll have a blast.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 7:19 am to lsutiger_2002
If you enjoy a hike, head to Garmisch-Partenkirchen (where they held the Winter Olympics one year) and hike the gorge. It is beautiful and there is a restaurant on top of the mountain at the end of the hike. I swear it was the best beer I have ever had.
Slovenia is also a cool, affordable country with a nice national park.
Slovenia is also a cool, affordable country with a nice national park.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 9:52 am to lsutiger_2002
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Early July - Mid August
I wouldn't plan a lot of travel then as you'll want most of the weekends to explore being around. Innsbruck is beautiful its right in the middle of the Alps they are all around you. The town itself is nothing incredible but is a really nice small-mid size "big city".
Bike riding is huge in Austria so I'd look into getting a bike, will also be a fantastic way to explore the city. I'd think you could probably take one on a train? I'm not sure honestly.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 11:13 am to lsutiger_2002
https://tickets.oebb.at/en/ticket
My experience is that the train is pretty good in Austria, places like Salzburg should be easy. You could also use bahn.de for Munich.
The Mieders Rodelbahn is close by car.
About an hour away is Garmisch which has the Zugspitze, Lake Eibsee, Partnach Gorge in Germany.
Right in the AT, CH, IT border area is Lake Resia. Lots of hikes, boating, biking stuff to do there.
My experience is that the train is pretty good in Austria, places like Salzburg should be easy. You could also use bahn.de for Munich.
The Mieders Rodelbahn is close by car.
About an hour away is Garmisch which has the Zugspitze, Lake Eibsee, Partnach Gorge in Germany.
Right in the AT, CH, IT border area is Lake Resia. Lots of hikes, boating, biking stuff to do there.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 2:03 pm to geauxpurple
What would you say the best way to get from Innsbruck to the Dolomites? The EUrail?
Posted on 1/31/22 at 2:49 pm to lsutiger_2002
Guessing you are doing the UNO/UGA trip? I did it and it's awesome. You can travel a lot of different place with the Thursday-Sunday off. Farthest I went was Amsterdam or Budapest
Posted on 1/31/22 at 3:02 pm to Doctor Grind
Yea that's it. Did you mostly use the EUrail to travel or fly? Also, how was the course work compared to your home university?
Posted on 1/31/22 at 3:22 pm to lsutiger_2002
EUrail. It's not bad The teachers are there to see Europe too so they make it pretty easy. Just can't miss class. Schedule the earlier classes if you can. Sucks because you go out every night but on Thursdays you are done earlier and can head straight to the train station after class
Posted on 1/31/22 at 3:26 pm to Doctor Grind
Did you plan in advance and reserve your spot on the trains? I have been looking for in July and there is significantly less trains than if I was going to be traveling this upcoming weekend. I assume they will add more as the summer gets closer. Yea I have class in the first two timeslots so I will be done by 10:50 every day. Thanks for all the info.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 4:31 pm to lsutiger_2002
We would just book them the week of at the beginning of the week. Usually decide where we were traveling for the weekend on a Monday and reserve seats for the upcoming weekend. Had an idea of places I wanted to go but nothing set in stone. Not a problem, I am jealous. Would love to do it again.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 8:04 pm to lsutiger_2002
The train would be the easiest. Or you could drive. The Dolomites are spread over a wide area and driving would allow you to see them from several vantage points. We were on the Globus Alpine Countries tour. The night before we spent in St Veit Austria and drove through the Dolomites on the way to Innsbruck stopping at numerous points along the way to admire the spectacular scenery. Sometimes in small towns sometimes out in the middle of nowhere.
Posted on 1/31/22 at 8:42 pm to lsutiger_2002
Munich, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Vienna, Salzburg.
If I had to do one, it’d easily be Vienna.
If I had to do one, it’d easily be Vienna.
Posted on 2/1/22 at 10:06 am to lsutiger_2002
I did the UNO semester program a number of years ago was there about 4-5 months. Innsbruck is a great little city the old town bars and restaurants are great. Go to Munich its a quick train ride and you can get a late train back. Munich is also close enough that it's easy to fly out of. South Tyrol is great as well and a quick trip. Zurich is an easy trip as well. You can fly to some decent places as well out of Innsbruck but the options drop after winter. You can find white water rafting and all of the stuff you can do in Interlaken much cheaper pretty close.
LINK This place above the city great view great traditional food.
LINK This place above the city great view great traditional food.
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