travel facts

GETTING THERE

Emirates flies to Zurich or Munich via Dubai. The fast, efficient Austrian rail system (OBB) connects Innsbruck to both airports on very scenic transfers. emirates.com; oebb.at/en

WHEN TO GO

The best time to visit – unless you’re a skier – is May to October.

WHERE TO STAY

• Nala Individuellhotel sits on a tranquil street a walk from downtown and has quirky, all-different rooms, many with mountain views. nala-hotel.at

• Hotel Grauer Bär is a good mid-range hotel adjacent

to the old town. grauer-baer.at

• Sporthotel Igls is a comfortable, unpretentious hotel with a health spa in an alpine village setting above Innsbruck. sporthotel-igls.com

WHERE TO EAT

• Restaurant Ottoburg has an old-world, wood-carved interior and dishes up hearty helpings of sausages and schnitzel. ottoburg.at

• Sitzwohl might be Innsbruck’s best restaurant, with contemporary reinterpretations of Tyrolean dishes. restaurantsitzwohl.at

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Innsbruck Tourist Office: innsbruck.info