One day in Innsbruck

Day by day

1. Day 1: Golden Roof and Hofburg Innsbruck

   Golden Roof, Hofburg Innsbruck, Hofkirche and Tyrolean Folk Art Museum, then Bögen in the evening.

   1. Morning

      Golden Roof

      Come early in the morning or after dark, when the square is quiet and the roof is lit. Allow 30 minutes.

   2. Late morning

      Hofburg Innsbruck

      Combine it with the Hofkirche and the Hofgarten, both a minute's walk away. Allow 1–1.5 hours.

   3. Lunch

      Lunch: Tiroler Gröstl

      Traditional inns in the old town, St. Nikolaus and almost every alpine hut above the city.

   4. Afternoon

      Hofkirche

      A combined ticket covers the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum in the same building. Allow 45 minutes.

   5. Late afternoon

      Tyrolean Folk Art Museum

      Head upstairs to the reconstructed panelled rooms from Gothic to Biedermeier periods. Allow 1–1.5 hours.

   6. Evening

      Bögen

      Bars and small clubs in the arches of the railway viaduct along Ingenieur-Etzel-Straße, east of the station.

Before you go

If it rains

• Swap in Tirol Panorama (Wilten): Visit with the Bergisel Ski Jump next door on the same afternoon.
• Swap in Schloss Ambras (Amras): Take the shuttle or tram and bus from the centre and allow time for the park.
• Swap in Innsbruck Cathedral (Altstadt): Look up at the painted dome illusions before approaching the altar.

Where to stay for this itinerary

Pace and daylight

The sights in this plan add up to roughly 3–4 hours of visiting over one day, before meals and getting between them. Daylight runs from about 8.5 hours in December to 15.9 hours in June, so in winter start early and keep museums for the afternoon.

Getting between stops: Walking. Walking covers the old town, the Hofburg, the Hofgarten, the Inn riverside and the station; Wilten and Bergisel are about 20–25 minutes from the old town on foot.

More or fewer days

• 2 days in Innsbruck
• 3 days in Innsbruck

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