The Tyrol is made up of untouched landscapes, idyllic mountain villages and a magnificent mountain world that makes this region that covers the west and southwest of Austria and Northern Italy, a nature lover’s paradise.

The Tyrol also contains the Hohe Tauern National Park that extends for more than eighteen hundred square kilometres and covers large sections of the Eastern Alps and features a marvellous variety of natural scenery. One of the most popular regions in the park is the Defreggental and the pretty health resort of Sankt Veit.

The Southern Tyrol is in Italy at the edge of the Central Alps and south of the Brenner Pass is one of the most important traffic routes in Europe. With much less traffic than the Brenner but far more scenic is the Strada Delle Dolomiti, a hundred kilometre long high Alpine road that travels from Bozen to Cortina D´Ampezzo.

In the Ebbs Stud at the foot of the Kaisergebirge in the Austrian Tyrol is a fine example of Tyrollean culture, the Haflinger breed of horses that is friendly, strong and reliable and a cross between a Tyrollean mountain mare and an Arab stallion.

Auffach is the starting point of one of the most spectacular journeys into the mountain world of the Kitzbühler Alps. From the comfortable panoramic cabins of the Schatzbergbahn there is a wonderful view across the high Wildschönau Valley and surrounding mountains.

In contrast to other of the Tyrol’s cities, Innsbruck has the atmosphere of a large city but it is also known for its historic charm. The city’s unique landmark is an architectural masterpiece of Late Gothic design that is called the Goldenes Dachl due to the three thousand gilded copper tiles that cover the roof of its two storey oriel.

The Tyrol is a land of mountains, a sparkling gem in the very heart of Europe and a region full of tradition and history. A veritable love affair with nature!