10 Things to Do in Axams That You Shouldn't Miss

We invite you to experience our terrific stagecoach trip through Götzens, Birgitz and Axams. Three Tyrolean Olympic villages, that are called the “Pearl of the low mountain range” because of their inherent natural beauty and glorious history. The romantic stagecoachtrip with proud horses in the front starts in Axams, a village famous as the scene of the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976. Further we reach Birgitz, where we pass the beautiful movie location of the classics “The emperor`s hunters in Birgitz”. After having passed a few farmhouses, older than 500 years and traditionally decorated with flowers, you can visit Tirol`s most beautiful pilgrimage church in Götzens as a crowning ending of our horse-drawn carriage. This is an unforgetable experience, which can even be enjoyed during the winter season on one of our comfortable sleighs drawn by strong horses. Our unique stagecoach courtyard, traditionally built of 700 m3 massive wood, is situated in Axams, above Tirol`s capital Innsbruck. From there you can enjoy an outstanding Panorama of the Tyrolean alps. Fritz Ehrensperger, the owner and operator of the courtyard, is widely known by his international evnts and Performances. Fritz himself leads his guests on the stagecoach trips and makes them memorable. Who could do that better than the boss of the yard? His assistants, all certified waggoners, help him fulfilled with passion to their work. A befitting and very popular ending to the trip is the visit in our wildromantic “Rößlstube”, a cosy snuggery with Tyrolean live-music.

This world-class ski resort was originally built for the 1964 Winter Olympic Games.

Nirgendwo sonst liegt die Grenze zwischen urbanem Raum und rauer Bergwelt so nah zusammen: Mit den Innsbrucker Nordkettenbahnen gelangt man in nur 20 Minuten vom Stadtzentrum in hochalpines Gelande. Der Besuch auf der Innsbrucker Nordkette lasst in Sachen Aussicht keine Wunsche offen. Bereits an der Bergstation der Hungerburgbahn erscheint den Besuchern die Landeshauptstadt Innsbruck aus einem vollig neuen Blickwinkel: 300 Meter uber der Stadt geniesst man den traumhaften Ausblick auf die Hauptstadt der Alpen. Mit der Seegrubenbahn erreicht man kurz darauf die 1905 Meter hoch gelegene Seegrube. Von dort offnet sich der Blick auf das gesamte mittlere Inntal, die Stubaier und Zillertaler Alpen und uber das Wipptal bis zur nahe gelegenen italienischen Landesgrenze. Fur den Aussichtshohepunkt geht es mit der Hafelekarbahn weiter auf das 2256 Meter hohe Hafelekar: Dort steht die dicht besiedelte Inntalfurche auf der einen Seite im Kontrast zur unbesiedelten Wildnis des Alpenparks Karwendel auf der anderen Seite. Im Spannungsfeld zwischen Stadt und Berg werden die Eindrucke hoch uber Innsbruck zum einzigartigen Erlebnis

A new way to climb a mountain: not far from Innsbruck’s famed “Goldenes Dachl”, an amorphous ice formation glitters in the sun. Upon closer inspection, however, it reveals itself as the lower terminus of the Hungerburgbahn hybrid funicular railway, whose striking appearance sprung from the imagination of star architect Zaha Hadid.