Best Places to Eat¨¨ Die Wilderin (p294)

¨¨ Wirtshaus Zum Griena (p305)

¨¨ Museum Restaurant (p321)

¨¨ Restaurant Zur Tenne (p309)

Best Places to Stay¨¨ Villa Licht (p308)

¨¨ Hotel Weisses Kreuz (p292)

¨¨ Enzianhof (p302)

¨¨ Hotel Helga (p313)

Tyrol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Innsbruck . . . . . . . . . . 286The.Zillertal . . . . . . . . 299Kitzbühel. . . . . . . . . . . 306Seefeld. . . . . . . . . . . . . .312The.Ötztal. . . . . . . . . . .313The.Paznauntal . . . . . .318Arlberg.Region. . . . . . .319Vorarlberg. . . . . . . . . . 324Bregenz. . . . . . . . . . . . 325Bregenzerwald. . . . . . .331Feldkirch. . . . . . . . . . . 333Western.Arlberg. . . . . 339

Why Go?There’s no place like Tyrol for the ‘wow, I’m in Austria’ feel-ing. Nowhere else in the country is the downhill skiing as ex-hilarating, the après-ski as pumping, the wooden chalets as chocolate box, the food as hearty. Whether you’re schussing down the legendary slopes of Kitzbühel, cycling the Zillertal or hiking in the Alps with a big, blue sky overhead – the scenery here makes you glad to be alive. Welcome to a place where snowboarders brag about awesome descents under the low beams of a medieval tavern; where Dirndls (wom-en’s traditional dress) and Lederhosen have street cred; and where Volksmusik (folk music) features on club playlists.

The Arlberg Alps give way to rolling dairy country in pleasingly low-key Vorarlberg. Spilling east to the glittering expanse of Bodensee (Lake Constance), this eastern pocket of the country swings happily between ecofriendly architec-ture on the cutting edge of design and deeply traditional hamlets with more cows than people.

When to Go¨¨ In winter (December to early April), skiers flock to the

Tyrolean Alps for snow and après-ski fun and prices soar, making advance booking essential. At Christmas, markets bring festive sparkle to towns and cities.

¨¨ In summer (June to September), room rates are lower in alpine resorts and this is prime time for high-altitude and hut-to-hut hikes, lake swimming and adventure sports like rafting, paragliding and mountain biking. Zillertal rocks to summer folk music; the Bregenz Festival in mid-July lures opera fans to Bodensee.

¨¨ Crowds are few and room rates low in the shoulder seasons of April/May and October/November, though many places close in alpine resorts. Seasonal colour is at its best, with wildflowers in spring and foliage in autumn.

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