The most beautiful excursions and places of interest around Sölden
Discover the beautiful Ötztal Alps in Sölden on your holiday
Spend an unforgettable holiday in Tyrol and take advantage of the many excursion possibilities around Sölden to relax and unwind. You’ll be charmed and captivated by the natural beauty of the Tyrolean Mountains and discovering the cultural treasures in the Alpine region.
Ötztal Glacier
The highest mountain in the county is the Wildspitze, and the largest glacier region in the eastern Alps is found in the Ötztal Alps. The Piburger Lake is the warmest swimming lake in the county and is situated in a lovely natural landscape on the edge of Oetz.
Stuiben Waterfall
A true spectacular of nature – the Stuiben Waterfall near Umhausen. Tyrol’s largest and most beautiful waterfall has been awarded with the Tyrolean Certificate for Quality Mountain Trails. The waterfall has a drop of 150 m, the water cascadingdown into the depths and creating a magnificent play of colours in the sunshine.
Ötzi’s Village
Since mid-July 2000 Ötztal has gained another cultural sensation: Ötzi’s Village, an archaeological open-air park where visitors can get a glimpse into the life, living and trade in the New Stone Age era. The world famous discovery of the Man in Ice, named Ötzi, is from the 4th millennia before Christ and forms an archaeological figurehead for the whole of the Ötztal region. It is, as the name of the glacier mummy suggests, irrevocably connected with this valley and its mountains ...
Innsbruck
The Alpine metropolis is the capital city of Tyrol, an art and culture centre, university and congress city, Olympic city and holiday destination. Innsbruck is a historically growing cultural centre with 800 years of history. Visit Innsbruck’s famous landmarks, the Golden Roof, the city tower, the Helblinghaus, the Ottoburg, St. Jakob’s Dome, the imperial residence and the Hofkirche (church).
Alpine zoo ... the highest located European zoo with more than 2000 animals from 150 different species from the Alpine regions.
Bell Museum ... a family business with 400 years of tradition: bell casting house,?bell museum, ringing room.
Ambras Castle ... a castle from the Middle Ages
Olympic facilities ... Bergisel ski jump, ice stadium, bob run.
Silver mines in Schwaz
See how more than 11.000 miners worked over 500 years ago under enormous pressure to mine for silver and copper. This is how Schwarz became the biggest silver mine metropolis in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Hall in Tirol
This is an all-time popular excursion and shopping town with its historical old town dating back to the 12th and 13th Centuries. Well worth visiting are the coin tower (it’s possible to emboss your own coins here with a hammer and mandrel), the Haseg Castle, the Town Hall, and the city museum a well as the mining museum.
Swarovski Crystal World in Wattens
... where rooms evoke amazement and wonder or are spiritually inspiring force fields. Let the crystal planets inspire you, the crystal dome, crystal meditation, the crystal theatre and the ice street. A unique masterpiece created by André Heller.
South Tyrolean Archaeology
Museum in Bozen – here you can find out all about the ancient and early history of south Tyrol and see the Mann in Ice (Ötzi). Models, reconstructions, stereograms, videos and interactive multi-media stations promise an interesting visit full of new discoveries into the prehistoric times in the Alps.
