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Welcome To The hAll-WATTens region!

in this handbook, we provide you a clear overview of the most important infor- mation, impressions and tips for your journey to our region. This will allow us to offer you an insight into the countless opportunities which await you here.

umerous treasures await and transportation connections, ur- ➜ Your point of contact for guests here: such as famous ban flair and rural tranquility, nature group enquiries and bookings, nSwarovski Crystal Worlds, the and culture, tradition and modernity, program tips, information and ancient town of Hall with the biggest provides exciting contrasts and an op- all other questions: historical quarter in western Austria, timal setting for a one-of-a-kind stay. Department for groups: wild and untamed Halltal valley in the We would be more than happy to Your contact Anne Welling Karwendel mountains, the pilgrimage custom-tailor holiday programs Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Offi ce basilica in , Hall Mint, and so appropriate to your individual travel A-6060 Hall in Tirol much more. In addition, the Hall- needs, as well as to assist you in lear- T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 Wattens region profits from an ideal ning more, selecting and reserving the F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 location in the heart of . The various program elements. We look [email protected] combination of perfect accessibility forward to hearing from you. www.hall-wattens.at/en

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4 Tourism Attractions in the Hall-Wattens Region

Tourism Attractions in the Hall-Wattens Region

1 Hall Mint & ➜ Group size for a guided tour: ➜ Group (of 10 persons and more): Mint Tower – max. 35 people. EUR 17,00 ➜ Flat group rate up to 1,5 hours: ➜ Group price for tour operators: and even stamp EUR 60,00 on request out your own ➜ Contact & Bookings: ➜ Contact information and reservations: coin Hall Mint Museum & Mint Tower Swarovski Kristallwelten T: +43(0)5223/5855-520 Kristallweltenstraße 1 Here you can trace a path back through F: +43(0)5223/5855-820 6112 Wattens, Austria history to a time when wealth was [email protected] Tel. +43 5224/51080 measured in cold, hard cash, money still www.muenze-hall.at Fax. +43 5224/51080-3831 had a magical gleam to it, and the currency [email protected] was as solid as the material from which it www.swarovski.com/kristallwelten was made. From the Mint Tower, visitors are treated to an unforgettable view of 2 Swarovski Crystal Hall’s medieval Old Town, the Inntal valley Worlds, Wattens and the mighty backdrop of the Karwendel 3 Absam range. And as the crowning conclusion to any tour, visitors can turn the spindle A new era of wonder has begun: After its ­Pilgrimage themselves and press out their own perso- third and thus far largest expansion from Basilica nal coin as a small souvenir of their time 2013 to 2015, this world of wonders is spread spent at the cradle of the thaler and dollar. out over 7.5 hectares and has several new fa- Since 18-year-old Rosina Bucher first cets to show. The Chambers of Wonder ena- caught sight of a woman’s image in a ➜ Hours: Tue to Sun: 10 am–5 pm ble you to experience the magic of crystal in windowpane back in 1797, one which from April to October/Tue to Sat: a dimension that has never been seen before. could never be removed, this place has 10 am–5 pm from November to March. The garden of the Giant, which surrounds the drawn pilgrims from near and far. At this Doors close at 4 pm. Closed: 01.01., mesmerizing world of crystal, invites visitors significant spot, we recommend visiting the 01.11., 24.–26.12. and 31.12.2016. to linger with its unique art installations. One famous Absam pilgrimage church, elevated From the 3rd week of January until of the highlights is the Crystal Cloud, consi- to a basilica in the year 2000, the spiritual the 2nd week of March, only open to sting of some 800,000 hand-mounted crystals. centre of the most famous pilgrimage site in groups by appointment. South of the iconic Giant, the playtower and all of Tyrol associated with the Virgin Mary. ➜ Discounted group price (15 or more the innovative outdoor playground landscape people) per person: EUR 6.00 admis- offer children of all ages plenty of space to ➜ No price for admission. Visits and sion to the Coin Museum/EUR 4.50 play and climb. The sun-kissed pavilion em- tours are possible at any time, admission to the Mint Tower/or EUR bedded in the garden surrounds Daniels. Café though by appointment only. 8.00 for the Mint Museum and Mint & Restaurant and frames the view of the sur- ➜ Contact & Bookings: Tower combo ticket. rounding landscape. It promises unforgettable Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office ➜ Price to stamp out a personal coin: culinary delights – no less for the delectable Hall in Tirol Information Office EUR 2.50 per copper blank. The tour patisserie inside. T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 is conducted by means of modern F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 audio guides in seven languages. Upon ➜ Opening Hours: open daily from 09.00 [email protected] request, a personal tour is also possible. am to 6.30 pm, last entry 5.30 pm www.hall-wattens.at/en

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4 Absam Museum with its numerous traditions and folk ➜ Flat Group Rate: the one-hour customs. Visitors are treated to around guided tour is offered at a price with the 200 wooden masks (the oldest of which of EUR 120.00 per group original are some 200 years old), Matschgerer (max. 35 people). Jakob Stainer costumes, photos, embroidered belts, ➜ Hours: Group tours are possible by pictures and much more related to the appointment from May to October violin Carnival theme. at any time between 9 am and 5 pm. Appointments are required. Please Absam is not just a significant pilgrima- ➜ Hours: Sunday from 10 am until make arrangements through the ge destination, it is also the birthplace noon and 2 to 5 pm. Special tours for Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office. of famous violin maker Jakob Stainer groups. In July, August and during ➜ Contact & Bookings: (1617–1683), who both lived and worked February Carnival celebrations, the Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office here. He is one of the most important museum is closed. Hall in Tirol Information Office artists that Tyrol has ever produced. ➜ No charge for admission. Visits T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 Musicians and museums around the (without guided tour) are free to the F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 world prize the instruments made by the public with advance notice. [email protected] master. Absam Museum is dedicated to ➜ Contact & Bookings: www.hall-wattens.at/en his life and his immense craftsmanship. Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office A very special exhibition piece is a Hall in Tirol Information Office violin which was made by Jakob Stainer T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 himself. The museum also regularly hosts F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 7 Mining ­ interesting special exhibitions. [email protected] www.hall-wattens.at/en Museum, ➜ Hours: Friday 6 to 9 pm, Saturday Hall in Tirol and Sunday 2 to 6 pm. Special tours are also available to groups upon re- In a replica mine gallery at the former quest, though only by appointment. 6 Schloss residence of Ferdinand II, our tour guides ➜ No charge for admission. Visits give visitors the sense they are deep below (without guided tour) are free to the Friedberg, ground. Original tools, a mine train, salt public with advance notice. Volders rock, crystals and more allow visitors to ➜ Contact & Bookings: immerse themselves in the golden age of Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office Visible from far afield and imposingly mining and the beginnings of the town of Hall in Tirol Information Office perched above the Inntal valley, Schloss Hall itself. T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 Friedberg outside Volders was first F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 chronicled back in 1268. In past years, ➜ Hours: Tours are possible at [email protected] the impressive castle grounds have un- any time, however please make www.hall-wattens.at/en dergone extensive and loving restoration, arrangements in advance. www.absammuseum.at now standing there as an inhabited ➜ Entrance price including guided tour historical monument. Exclusively in (for groups of 15-20 people): collaboration with Hall-Wattens Regional EUR 5.00 per person Tourist Office, the owners of Schloss ➜ Group Size: min 15, 5 Matschgerer Friedberg allow the public to look inside max. 20 people their grand chambers. As they stroll ➜ Contact & Bookings: Museum, through the kitchen, chapel, Miners’, Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office Absam “Fieger” and Knights’ Hall, along with Hall in Tirol Information Office the dungeon, visitors are greeted by an T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 The museum has on display a coll- impressive variety of architectural and art F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 ection of interesting pieces relating history, heraldry, legends and every-day [email protected] to the region’s Carnival festivities, items of days past. www.hall-wattens.at/en

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8 Tuxerbauer ­ anyone can recollect, many farms in Tyrol Advance arrangements should be have also made their own distilled spirits made for groups. A guided tour incl. in Tulfes, from berries and fruit. The combination schnapps or liqueur tasting, other Distillery & of this deeply rooted tradition and tastings, hot or cold buffets are possi- Farm Shop modern distilling techniques results in ble on request. exceptional schnapps and liqueurs. Fruit Experience and learn about Tyrol’s rural syrups, apple juice with a high pulp con- ➜ Contact & Bookings: world. As part of a schnapps tasting, the tent, bacon, home-baked bread, yoghurt, Tuxerbauer, Distillery & Farm Shop Tuxerbauer farm guides its guests into honey and jams, along with beef, pork Hoppichler Family, the art of schnapps distilling. During the and veal are also offered. Schmalzgasse 6 tour of the farm and its garden, visitors 6075 Tulfes, Austria are treated to fascinating glimpses into ➜ Hours: daily through the day, the T: +43(0)5223/78307 Tyrol’s farming world. For as long as whole year. Except: Christmas. [email protected]

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7 Unique Guided Tours in the Hall-Wattens Region

Unique Guided Tours in the Hall-Wattens Region

1 Guided tour of kinds of doors and gates are there? king tour through the Hall old town. Hall in Tirol Which wood was used to make them? This tour is suitable especially for a What messages are held in the various wedding society. Guide walking tour through the biggest symbolisms? Our tour will take us on historical in western Austria. Our an expedition from door to gate and ➜ CULTURE IS OUR NATURE – tour guides show visitors the most impor- give us a few insights into the master arts and crafts in Hall in Tirol: tant points of interest and, as part of this craftsmanship of carpenters, cabinet This theme focuses on the back streets tour, recount all kinds of fascinating details makers, locksmiths and blacksmiths. and squares of Hall, its signs and the about the rich history of the medieval Various craftspeople have demons- figures which adorn fountains, but town of Hall in Tirol. Rich salt deposits led trated their skills on doors and gates. also the classic points of interest of the to this small town flourishing in the 13th Doors and gates are an expression of biggest historical quarter in western century. In fact, the discovery of “white representation and simultaneously Austria, including St. Nicholas’ parish gold” resulted in Hall quickly becoming the they invite visitors to enter. The tour church, the former royal residence and commercial center of Tyrol. Magnificent is designed to sharpen our eye for Hasegg Castle. However, the emphasis buildings such as the town hall, the former details. of this walking tour is not so much the royal residence, St. Nicholas’ parish church historical development of Hall, but and Magdalene Chapel, with its unique and ➜ MONEY RULES THE WORLD – salt, rather works of art and the masters who fully preserved fresco of the Last Judgment, silver and the world’s first Thaler: created them. still attest to those former times. Aside from the classic “Mint” theme, this guided tour also includes pre- ➜ PILGRIMAGE IN THE HALL- ➜ Group Size: min. 15 people, max. served historic structures such as the WATTENS REGION – then and now 45 people per group. Lobkowitz building, the Media Tower, – taking Absam and Hall as examples: ➜ Price per person for the classic the salt warehouse, the Barbara Pillar The program includes Absam and Hall, 1,5 hour tour of town: EUR 5.00 and the Mint Gate outside the castle in other words, one “active” pilgrimage ➜ Flat group rate (20 to 45 people) for grounds of Hasegg. site and one former site. The tour the classic 1,5 hour tour of town: includes the basilica, the votive panel EUR 100.00 ➜ A BOND FOR LIFE – unusual “brides chapel, and the old cemetery in Absam. ➜ Flat surcharge for each additional & grooms” in Hall in Tirol: So, what Participants gain fascinating insights hour: EUR 30.00 was the wedding scandal in Tyrol that into the famous apparition of the shook Europe to its foundations? It Virgin Mary and her subsequent vene- happened about 700 years ago, almost ration. This walk through the village resulted in the emperor being thrown can also include, if desired and by prior 2 Other Theme off the throne, and brought significant arrangement, a visit to the house where advantages for the people of Hall. her image was seen. Now in Hall once Tours through Why did Emperor Maximilian I want more, we go back in history and focus the Hall-Wattens to couple everyone up? Where does on the Florian Waldauf Endowment Region the white bridal gown come from? located at the parish church, including Why is romantic love a luxury of our the wooden chair-like structure inten- ➜ FROM DOOR TO GATE – a city tour time? We will pursue these and similar ded for display of holy relics and the with a difference: Which different questions during an entertaining wal- whole practice of venerating relics.

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➜ DOCTORS, BATHS & PHARMA- Whether your child’s birthday, a Carnival kids. The focus is very much daily life in CIES – Healthcare in Hall through party or another special occasion – at the the Middle Ages. The wagon has some the Centuries: This walk takes us Mining Museum and Hall Mint, children interesting study items on board, too, to the upper town square, via the are able to enjoy a truly unique celebra- including an ink well & quill, a horseshoe Langer Graben, the former town tion. Exciting tours introduce the kids to & chamber pot, grains & vegetables. For hospital, the Schweighoferstiege the world of mining and the history of children’s and school groups up to age 14. stairway, pas the Guarinoni House, Thaler, with a birthday cake or mini pizza across Stiftsplatz square to the abbey adding the perfect finishing touch to a ➜ Lasts: about 90 minutes garden, where the tour ends at the very special day. There is also a gift for ➜ Price: EUR 5.00 per person without Brunnenhäuschen.­ The theme is the birthday child, whilst the other guests a snack/EUR 7.00 per person Hall’s medicinal baths and bath- also receive a surprise souvenir gift as a incl. a small, healthy snack houses, the first medical doctors and memory to the visit in Hall. ➜ Group Size: 15 children minimum, early pharmacies, the development date, time and place by prior of a social safety net, care for the sick ➜ Lasts: around 2,5 hours arrangement. and elderly. This tour also encom- (incl. snacks) ➜ Reservations are required. passes Hall’s modern health institu- ➜ Price: EUR 17.00 per person in the tions including the district hospital, Hall Mint (incl. guided tour, gift, UMIT private University and the Hall food and drinks) Psychiatric Hospital. ➜ Price: EUR 15.00 per person in the ➜ Contact & Bookings: Mining Museum (incl. guided tour, Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office ➜ Group Size: min. 15 people, gift, food and drinks) Anita Töchterle-Graber max. 45 people per group. ➜ Group Size: 10 children minimum, Administration ➜ Price per person for the classic date, time and place by prior T: +43(0)5223/45544-23 1,5 hour theme tours: EUR 6.00 arrangement. F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 ➜ Flat group rate (20 to 45 people): ➜ Reservations are required. [email protected] EUR 120.00 www.hall-wattens.at/en ➜ Flat surcharge for each additional Wagon Tour – Hall in Tirol – hour: EUR 30.00 with a focus on the medieval town: On request, we can organise Riding inside an old rack wagon, the tour a tour guide: guide and children will explore the rich ➜ Flat rate until 5 hours: history of Hall, once a flourishing centre EUR 140,00 Tours & of trade. On a stroll through the narrow ➜ Flat rate until 8 hours: back lanes of Hall to the most important EUR 180,00 Opportunities market square back in the olden days, ➜ Flat surcharge for each additional for Kids children will learn even more about hour: EUR 30,00 various points of interest in Hall, about offered by the their history and their significance. By Further information about the various Tourist Office means of this popular theme tour, the theme tours can also be found on our Children’s parties at the Hall-Wattens regional tourist office is homepage at www.hall-wattens.at/en/en Mining Museum or Hall Mint: attempting to bring history to life for the (culture, enthralling guided tours).

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Outdoors & Active in the Hall-Wattens Region

1 Kugelwald am where one of Europe’s largest populations Building enthusiasts of all sizes will really of stone pine begins. Apart from several enjoy the oversized “forest construction set” Glungezer mounting elements, only natural wood with half-standards and large stone pine The mountain adventure world in the grown in a natural environment has been blocks, because creating a customized ball Glungezer mountain with the world`s used at the Kugelwald. The tracks stretch run requires a certain amount of strength biggest wooden ball run. New and exciting over a distance of more than 500 m at and fantasy. fun for families and groups in a unique various heights and angles between the world of adventure: Large wooden balls weathered pine, fir and spruce trees on the Education in the high forest: The Kugel- run for 500 metres through the high forest Glungezer mountain. For the high start, wald is also the ideal excursion destination along channels made of stone pine. The the ball is taken up in the cable lift, the in- for school classes: The laws of nature and “Kugelwald am Glungezer” ball run is clined lift, or is set off from the tree house, physics can be studied without the aid of located directly next to the “Halsmarter” lift which stands on stilts at the centre of the technical gimmicks. The run of the balls station at 1,560 m above sea level. This is approximately 8,000 m2 large playing area. animates the kids to run. In the forest

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classroom, which is located in a section [email protected] 1 of the Kugelwald am Glungezer, group www.glungezerbahn.at workshops can be held (only possible on request or advance reservation).

➜ The Kugelwald is open every day 3 Guided Nature during the summer months. Watching ➜ One ascent and descent to and from the Kugelwald with the Glungezer lift Nature watching is all about consciously costs EUR 12.00 per adult. Special experience our natural setting, getting rates are also offered for children, a true feel for the countryside and adolescents and senior citizens. discovering special treasures. Equipped ➜ Balls are loaned at the park entrance with a pair of Swarovski binoculars and for a deposit of EUR 50.00 and a accompanied by an expert Nature Watch lending fee of EUR 25.00 per group. guide, you will be able to set out on the ➜ Refreshments and toddler play area trail of Tyrol’s unique flora and fauna. at Gasthof Halsmarter! And what makes guided nature watching ➜ Contact & registration for forest truly unique is the fact that the route 2 education in the high forest: can be custom-tailored to the needs and Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office interests of each individual group. Hall in Tirol Information Office ➜ T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 Discounted group pricing based on F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 group size and length of tour: from [email protected] EUR 120.00 (Feel free to contact us at www.hall-wattens.at/en your convenience if you would like to receive a detailed offer) ➜ Contact & Bookings: Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office Hall in Tirol Information Office 2 Pine Path ­ T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 Scenic Hike F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 [email protected] The well-known and highly popular Pine www.hall-wattens.at/en Path runs from the mountain lift station on the Patscherkofel to the Tulfeinalm in Tulfes. The highest botanical garden in 3 Europe is home to more than 400 different high-alpine plants, an inviting opportunity 4 Llama Trekking on for nature lovers to get some “on-site trai- the Wattenberg ning” and enjoy some wonderful views in Hans Geissler offers llama tours for a the process. The path runs gently up- and truly unique way to experience the Alps. downhill, but without any major changes This extraordinary trekking tour allows in elevation. Throughout the hike you can you to explore the mountain world of look down on the valley bottom of the In- Wattenberg accompanied by him and his ntal and soak in the breathtaking backdrop llamas. And over a relaxed, hearty Tyrole- of the Karwendel range on the far side. an snack, you will have a chance to learn Tip: From May or June (depending on wea- all kinds of fascinating facts about llamas, ther conditions) until around mid August, as well as the Hall-Wattens region with visitors are treated to yet another unique its countless folk customs and traditions. natural spectacle as the rhododendron An effortless, unforgettable outing for big come into full bloom. During this time, the and small, across lush meadows and broad mountain turns into a red sea of flowers. forests, in the midst of the magnificent Rhododendron can be found throughout scenery of the Tyrolean mountains. 4 the alpine regions between Igls and Tulfes. ➜ Duration: ca. 2 to 3 hours ➜ Time to complete the full hike: ➜ Group size: at least 4 people, around 2 1/2 hours. And of course, 20 people maximum. if you prefer, you can also hike just a ➜ Discounted group price: portion of the Pine Path. depends on group size and the ➜ Discounted group price: EUR 18,50 duration of the hike, from per person (hiking map, roundtrip EUR 12.00 per person ride on the Glungezer and/or Pat- ➜ Contact & Bookings: scherkofel lifts; return bus transfer Tyrollama Trekking & Breeder not included) Hans Geissler, 6112 Wattenberg ➜ Contact & Bookings: T: +43(0)676/9333491 Glungezer Lift Co.,Tulfes office [email protected] 6075 Tulfes, T: +43(0)5223/78321 www.tyroltrekking.at

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5 Guided Hikes ➜ Discounted group price depends on cent views of the Inntal valley and the peaks the group size and duration of the of the Nordkette range – powder snow and From pleasant walks to short mountai- hike: from EUR 80.00 abundant sunshine – this is the Glungezer neering adventures, whether a romantic ➜ Contact & Bookings: Panorama Ski Area, popular with fans of winter hike or a summertime summit Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office alpine skiing and ski touring alike. ascent, the Hall-Wattens region offers Hall in Tirol Information Office a wide variety of guided outings amid T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 ➜ Group Rates – Winter Season 2015/16: Tyrol’s unique mountain world. Wild F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 Prices (adult/youth/child/senior) and romantic Halltal valley is an enticing [email protected] Monday till Friday destination north of the Inntal, while to www.hall-wattens.at/en 1 day: EUR 25,50/20,00/14,00/22,50 the south we have the Tuxer Alps, home to 2 days: EUR 47,50/37,00/26,50/42,50 the Wattener Lizum as well as the Glunge- 3 days: EUR 66,00/51,50/37,00/59,00 zer with its popular Pine Path.The precise 4 days: EUR 84,00/65,00/46,50/74,50 route can be tailored to the individual 7 Historical 5 days: EUR 99,50/77,50/55,50/88,50 needs and interests of the group. Feel free 6 days: EUR 115,50/90,00/64,00/102,50 to contact us at your convenience if you ­Walking Tour Valid for groups (of 15 or more), would like to receive a detailed offer. Barely another region in Tyrol’s Inntal one person free per group. All passes valley is as rich in cultural treasures as the are issued in the form of key-cards: ➜ Discounted group price depends on area between Volders and Wattens. The EUR 2.00 deposit in addition to the the group size and duration of the pleasant and easy hike along this path takes above prices. hike: from EUR 80.00 you out through glorious countryside to ➜ Contact & Bookings: ➜ Contact & Bookings: attractions of historical interest. From the Glungezer Lift Company Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office “Himmelreich Rhaetian Settlement” open- Tulfes office, 6075 Tulfes Hall in Tirol Information Office air museum, past Schloss Aschach and T: +43(0)5223/78321 T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 Schloss Friedberg to the imposing Karls- [email protected] F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 kirche church in Volders, this history path www.glungezerbahn.at [email protected] represents a bridge between nature and the www.hall-wattens.at/en culture of days in the far-distant past.

➜ Discounted group price depends on 9 The Joys of the group size and duration of the ­Klumpering 6 Path of Reflection hike: from EUR 80.00 ➜ Contact & Bookings: in Tulfes on the Tyrol Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office section of the Hall in Tirol Information Office A peaceful escape and nature experiences Saint James’ Way T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 away from the often hectic daily routine are F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 also an important part of the whole “klum- The Path of Reflection affords a wonder- [email protected] pering” experience, a fun-filled variant on ful opportunity to walk along easy www.hall-wattens.at/en tobogganing using a one-runner sled. You pathways and explore the pristine coun- will only find this sport in the charming tryside between Walderkapelle chapel village of Tulfes, where it has steadily grown and St. Martin’s Abbey. The path draws in popularity. In fact, they have even hosted our attention to those important 8 Glungezer two klumper world championships, drawing things we might otherwise overlook or participants and visitors from different take for granted, and is oriented around ­Panorama Ski nations. But rookie klumperers, too, can give the Beatitudes of Jesus Christ. It allows us Area in Tulfes the sport a shot and see how they measure to forget the daily routine, gives us up against other racers. peace and strength, and offers moments Well-groomed ski slopes surrounded by ➜ Price: EUR 4.00 per person. of reflection and personal introspection. pristine, beautiful nature, those magnifi- Starting from 10 person a discount of

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– 20 % is granted. from Tulfes in search of the magical winter countryside by the gentle light of a ➜ Contact & Bookings: landscapes of the Tuxer Alps. flickering torch. Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office During this guided hike through Hall in Tirol Information Office ➜ Discounted group price depends on the romantic villages of Tulfes or Gna- T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 the group size and duration of the denwald, mind and body discover a re- F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 hike: from EUR 80.00. Rental rate newed sense of harmony, with the daily [email protected] for a pair of snowshoe: EUR 5.00 per grind left far behind. Following pleasant www.hall-wattens.at/en person. pathways, guests enjoy wonderfully ➜ Contact & Bookings: pristine countryside with breathtaking Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office views of the surrounding mountains Hall in Tirol Information Office and, in the process, pick up all kinds of 10 Snowshoe hike T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 interesting facts about the region. F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 Through the magnificent winter country- [email protected] ➜ Discounted group price depends on side of Tyrol – true to the motto “a sound www.hall-wattens.at/en the group size and duration of the mind in a healthy body”, we bring toge- hike: from EUR 110.00 ther culture and sports, mind and body. ➜ Contact & Bookings: Accompanied by a trained hiking guide, Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office the snowshoe hike may perhaps lead from 11 Romantic Hall in Tirol Information Office the maze at St. Martin’s Abbey, along the T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 Path of Reflection at the foot of the Kar- ­Torchlight Hike F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 wendelgebirge, and through . At dusk, our guests are able to disco- [email protected] Or instead, guests may wish to set out ver the magical side of the Tyrolean www.hall-wattens.at/en

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Additional Culture & Event Highlights in the Hall-Wattens Region

Hall in Tirol ­ ➜ Additional options, such as a guided ➜ Contact & Bookings: Advent Market Christmas tour incl. visit to the Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office Hall Advent market, Glühwein and Hall in Tirol Information Office With the arrival of Advent, a very commemorative Advent market mug T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 special time of year begins in Hall. as a souvenir to take home with you, F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 The Advent lighting, a mixture of stars also possible by prior arrangement. [email protected] and Christmas symbols, immerse this Recommended as a late-afternoon www.hall-wattens.at/en historic town in a light of anticipation program (from 5 pm on). Prices based for this, the most tranquil time of year. on included highlights and group size. Day by day, the big celebrations inches ➜ Contact & Bookings: closer, evidence of which we see in those Hall-Wattens Regional Tourist Office colorful numbers appearing each day Hall in Tirol Information Office Markets in the in the windows of the Advent calendar T: +43(0)5223/45544-0 Hall-Wattens Region projected on the facades of surrounding F: +43(0)5223/45544-20 buildings. One-of-a-kind and growing [email protected] A popular gathering spot for the steadily over the years is Hall’s Advent www.hall-wattens.at/en nutrition-conscious, gourmets and market, where locals and guests gather, those people who simply enjoy the finer and feel a sense of total happiness as things in life, including top quality re- they get in the perfect frame of mind gional products, are the markets which for Christmas. Over a mug of hot spiced Culinary Morsels are held on the upper town square in wine, known here as Glühwein, enjoyed for Every Taste Hall. From 9 am until 1 pm on Saturday, at the festive Advent market, you will the upper town square is the venue for leave the daily routine far behind and From quick, though high-quality midday a market, this time the weekly farmers’ be able to marvel at the traditional snacks, to hearty traditional lunches and market, where you can sample and buy craftsmanship and culinary treats offered afternoon brunch, to exciting dining everything that grows in area fields and at the various stands. And come evening, experiences during dinner (for example, gardens. An ideal meeting place for those traditional choirs and wind ensembles in the form of a so-called “Hut Night”, appreciate good food along with a leisu- create the peaceful atmosphere that a Tyrolean-themed evening, along with rely stroll through the historical district everyone longs for. numerous unique culinary experiences of Hall. courtesy of the Klausner restaurant, in- ➜ Hours: Nov. 25. until Dec. 24. Sa- cluding Törggelen, knights’ banquets and ➜ turdays and public holidays from 10 a gourmet suckling-pig feast): Whether The farmers‘ market is held every am, Sundays from 1 pm, as well as deeply-rooted Tyrolean favorites or inter- Saturday year-round. weekdays from 3 pm, open daily until national cuisine of the highest order, there ➜ Further information about the 8 pm (except Christmas Eve: from 10 is definitely something here to appeal to region’s markets can be found online am – 1 pm). each and every taste. Detailed restaurant at: www.hall-wattens.at/en/culinary- ➜ Free admission. information is always available on request. festivals.html

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Highlights 2016 ➜➜Organic Mountain Farmers‘ Festival: ➜➜Raiffeisen Half-Marathon, 10th of September, Stiftsplatz Hall – Wattens: 27th of May, ➜➜Fasching festivies: ➜➜Sprachsalz Hall: all over the Old Town 29th till 31st of January, Fritzens 9th till 11th of september, Parkhotel Hall ➜➜Arts & Crafts Market th ➜➜Osterfestival, Tirol: ➜➜Raiffeisen Tower Run Hall in Tirol: „Female World“: 10 of June, 11th till 27th of March, Hall in Tirol, 18th of September, Mint Tower to Old Town Hall ➜➜15 years of the Grubertaler: Innsbruck Media Tower 15th till 17th of June, Fritzens ➜➜Easter market + exhibition ➜➜Hall Farmers‘ Market Autumn Festival: ➜ „Art on eggs“: st ➜Hall Dumpling Festival: 1 of October, Upper Town Square th th th th 14 & 15 of July, Old Town Hall 18 & 19 of March, Stiftsplatz ➜➜Nightseeing in Hall in Tirol: ➜➜Potters Market: ➜➜Hall Radish Festival: th 25 of October, all over the Old Town th th 30th of April, Bachlechnerstraße 24 till 26 of August, of Hall in Tirol ➜➜Music in the giant: Upper Town Square ➜➜Traditional Christmas Market in Hall: ➜➜Sprachsalz Hall: 25th–29th of May, Swarovski Crystal 25th of November till 24th of December, September, Hall in Tirol Worlds Upper Town Square ➜➜Hall‘s Autumn Wine Festival: ➜➜Arts & Crafts Market ➜➜St. Nicholas‘ Day: 1st & 2nd of September, „Female World“: 11th of June, 6th of December, Upper Town Square Upper Town Square Old Town of Hall in Tirol ➜➜Sterntaler Run: 8th of December, Up- ➜➜Organic Mountain Farmers‘ ➜➜Hall Dumpling Festival: per Town Square Festival:9th of September, 15th & 16th of July, Stiftsplatz & Upper Town Square Old Town of Hall in Tirol ➜➜Raiffeisen Tower Run Hall in Tirol: ➜ ➜Klangstadt music festival: Highlights 2017 24th of September, rd in Hall in Tirol , 23 of July, Mint Tower to Media Tower ➜➜Fasching festivies: several places in the Old Town Hall ➜➜Hall Farmers‘ Market Autumn Festi- January/February, Absam ➜➜Great days – Hall in Tirol Summer val: 7th of October, th th ➜➜Easter market + exhibition Market: 29 & 30 of July, all over the Upper Town Square „Art on eggs“: Old Town of Hall in Tirol ➜➜Nightseeing in Hall in Tirol: th th ➜➜Potters Market: 7 & 8 of April, Stiftsplatz 25th of October, all over the Old Town 26th till 28th of August, ➜➜Hall Radish Festival: ➜➜Traditional Christmas Market in Hall: Upper Town Square 29th of April, Bachlechnerstraße 23rd of November till 24th of December, ➜➜Hall‘s Autumn Wine Festival: ➜➜Osterfestival Tirol: Upper Town Square 2nd & 3rd of September, 30th of March till 16th of April, Hall in ➜➜St. Nicholas‘ Day: Upper Town Square Tirol, Innsbruck 6th of December, Upper Town Square

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