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TYROL
Adventure, relaxation and yodeling in the Alps

Country: Austria
Area: 12,640 km2
(4,880.4 sq mi)
Population: 710,048
Language: German
Currency: Euro
Time Zone: CET (UTC+1)
CEST (UTC+2)
This Alpine province in the western tail of Austria is famous for its world-class skiing, ice blue lakes, frozen glaciers and picturesque mountain villages. And while the winter attractions bring visitors from all over the world, it is the summer sports that inspire the adventurous Tyrolean spirit. Learn to canyon in the wild falls of the Alps, kayak down the Inn river or mountain bike from village to village stopping at the tucked away huts and inns along the path. Take time out to have a pint of Hefeweissen, eat some homemade dumplings and visit with the locals who may be wearing fine lederhosen and traditional felt caps adorned with emblematic edelweiss pins. Even in summer. Tyroleans have a strong sense of regional identity and have preserved their culture and traditions and many remain an integral part of everyday life.

Did you know...?
  • The 1964 and 1976 Olympic Winter Games were held in the Tyrolean city of Innsbruck
  • The Tyrolean province is so mountainous that only 13% of the area is considered habitable
  • The Swarovski Crystal Factory and Visitors Center is located in Tyrol
  • Tyrol is home to the Grossglockner, the highest mountain in Austria
  • Alpine flowers are a treasured aspect of regional geography. The Alpine Rose festival takes place in the late spring and Edelweiss flowers bloom from July to September
  • The Pitz Panoramabahn is the highest cable car in Austria and brings its guests 3,440m (11, 286 feet) above sea level?
  • The most visited ski-racing course in the world is in the Tyrol? Every year the "Streif" attracts thousands of skiing addicts to the famous Hahnenkamm races in Kitzbühel
  • It's possible to train to bobsleigh down the 1976 Olympic bobsleigh run. Training camps are run throughout the winter season
  • The world famous Riedel glass is made in the Tyrol
  • The first international coinage was first minted in the Tyrol. 1484 Archduke Sigismund mined silver from Schwaz and minted it in the Tyrol's original capital, Halle. First called the Guldengroschen, it later became known as the Thaler and was used for commerce in Europe for 400 years
  • That there are 64 schnapps distilleries in the Upper Inn Valley