Places to visit in Tyrol, Austria
11 places to visit in Tyrol, Austria, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Ambras Castle, Brenner Pass, Golden Roof and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Tyrol volume.
3 Famous places to visit · 8 Hidden gems
Famous places to visit in Tyrol (3)
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Ambras Castle
A Renaissance castle on a hill above Innsbruck, rebuilt in the 1560s by Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol. It houses one of the oldest museums in the world, with his Chamber of Art and Curiosities and a portrait gallery.
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Brenner Pass
A low mountain pass of 1,370 metres across the Alps that forms the border between Austria and Italy. It has been a major trade route since Roman times, and now carries a motorway and a railway.
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Golden Roof
The Goldenes Dachl is a balcony in Innsbruck's old town, the most famous symbol of the city. It was completed in 1500 for Emperor Maximilian I, and its roof is covered with 2,657 fire gilded copper tiles.
Hidden gems in Tyrol (8)
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Achensee
The largest lake in Tyrol, north of Jenbach, sometimes called the Tyrolean Sea or the Fjord of the Alps. Steep wooded mountains surround its blue water, and steamers and a rack railway serve the shore.
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Arlberg Pass
A mountain pass between Tyrol and Vorarlberg at 1,793 metres. It gives its name to the ski area of St. Anton, Lech and Zürs, which is among the best known in the Alps.
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Bergisel Ski Jump
A ski jumping hill on Bergisel, a hill on the southern edge of Innsbruck. It hosts a stage of the Four Hills Tournament, and the Zaha Hadid tower from 2002 has a viewing terrace over the city.
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Hofkirche
A Gothic church in the old town of Innsbruck, built from 1553 by Emperor Ferdinand I as a memorial to his grandfather Maximilian I. It holds his huge empty cenotaph, ringed by 28 bronze statues of ancestors.
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Karwendel
The largest range of the Northern Limestone Alps, on the border of Tyrol and Bavaria, and most of it forms Austria's largest nature park. Bare limestone peaks rise above forest valleys, and hiking trails connect mountain huts.
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Nordkette
A range of mountains just north of Innsbruck, the southernmost of the four great mountain chains of the Northern Limestone Alps in Tyrol. A cable car climbs from the city centre to the Hafelekar ridge in minutes.
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Swarovski Crystal Worlds
An attraction created by André Heller for the crystal maker Swarovski, with a park, art museum, shop and restaurant. It opened in 1995 in Wattens in Tyrol, and is entered through the mouth of a giant grass covered head.
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Zillertal
A broad valley in Tyrol, drained by the Ziller river and reaching up to the glaciers of the Zillertal Alps. It has ski areas, a steam railway and the resort of Mayrhofen, and is known for folk music and cheese.
Collecting in Tyrol
What are the best places to visit in Tyrol?
LOQAH lists 11 places in Tyrol. The best known include Ambras Castle, Brenner Pass, Golden Roof, Achensee and Arlberg Pass. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Tyrol?
11, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Tyrol?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Tyrol before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Tyrol and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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