An ideal beginner resort oozing Tyrolean charm and voted the most beautiful village in Austria by Austrians themselves in 1983 and then awarded `most beautiful flowering village in Europe` status a decade later by an international Jury during the `Entente Florale` competition. Alpbach is located in one of the valleys that runs off the main River inn valley, 57km (36 miles) east of the Tyrolean capital, Innsbruck.
Alpbach`s natural beauty can in part be attributed to Alfons Moser, the mayor for more than 30 years from 1945 to 1979. He ensured as early as 1953 that local building regulations insisted that all new construction was completed in the traditional Tyrolean architectural style. The village`s 2500 year history has therefore not been compromised by modern development, which includes an excellent indoor pool complex. The oldest houses are in the neighbouring community of Inneralpbach, linked to the skiing of Alpbach and is 4km away. It is a quiet, ideal beginner resort. Locally produced farmers and miners furniture is still evident and highly sought after by collectors Apres Ski The resort offers lively bars and an informal night club: Jakober Waschkuchl Farmer's Pub Postalm Eating Out A good variety of restaurants are available: The Post Alphof Berghof Peppers Messner's Reblaus. Speciality meals include fondue evenings at Rossmoos and Kaiserschmarrn at the Zottahof. 3-course evening meals from approx. 15-20 Activities Swimming Snowshoe walking Torchlight walks Fondue evening Sleigh rides Floodlit tobogganing Excursions to Innsbruck or Salzburg Other Amenities Alpbach, with its population of 2,500, has everything youd expect from a working mountain village. Historic inns and friendly local shops line the quiet streets, and once the lifts close, there are many places to have that apres-ski drink a local beer or a schnapps, two favourites being the Boglerhof and the Jakober. Try the local specialties at any of the restaurants either in the village or on the mountain. The accommodation in Alpbach varies from traditional family run inns, lodges and farmhouses to 4 star hotels, some slopeside offering first-class amenities. Apart from the excellent skiing, Alpbach offers a wide range of other activities, ranging from the traditional ice skating, tobogganing, curling, swimming ( try the indoor pool with its water slide) and winter hiking to the more unusual horse drawn sleigh rides and weekly yodelling lessons. |
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