City Guide
Tips in Austria: On the water, in the mountains or in the air
It’s no surprise that our insider tips for guests at elaya hotel steinplatte in Tyrol take them up in the world – sometimes with, sometimes without skis. However, the fact that the destination is the largest walkable summit cross in the world is yet another of the superlatives that abound here. For visitors who prefer to admire the mountains from down below, we have picked out some other beauty spots, including one where the bells ring out and one where the drinking water is second to none. And of course, the town of Kitzbühel has to feature in the itinerary.
Zielhaus Red Bull Kitzbühel: a foray into Austrian cuisine
The bar at Zielhaus Red Bull Kitzbühel on the Streif – the most legendary downhill run in the Alpine Ski World Cup – is always in season, whether in summer or winter.
The restaurant has been a family business since 1968; in 1997, the Red Bull restaurant and Kitzbühel Skiclub were expanded to include the Zielhaus. You can take a break from your outdoor activities here either indoors or outdoors on the sun terrace – including in comfy wicker beach chairs – regardless of whether you arrive on skis, in hiking boots or with golf equipment. Zielhaus hosts regular events. You can find out if there is something to suit you on the website and, of course, by chatting with our insiders. If you enjoy Austrian cuisine, then you’ve absolutely come to the right place!
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Centro Café Bar Restaurant: Mediterranean food in the centre
Kitzbühel’s city centre is a much-loved meeting place for locals and visitors alike. And the same is true of Centro, a beautiful mix of cafe, bar and restaurant, where it’s all about Italian cuisine and la dolce vita.
The atmospheric eatery with vaulted ceiling focuses on coffee culture in particular. Espresso, coffee, cappuccino, etc. are produced with products from Caffè Bristot, a leading international roasting house from Italy. The intense aroma and velvety texture stay with you – just like the accompanying cakes from Konditorei Lorenzoni. The famed wood-fired pizza is produced right there on-site. The Mediterranean menu also includes specialities like fish, meat and pasta dishes.
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Jimmy’s Dinner & Club: Kitzbühel in a nutshell
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Jimmy’s Kitz is an institution in the heart of Kitzbühel – it may have a fresh look following its renovation, but it remains as charming as ever. The location is great both for relaxed evenings and long party nights.
The establishment boasts a restaurant with wine room and small sun terrace with a view of the legendary Hahnenkamm, as well as a bar area with VIP lounge and extensive terrace. Jimmy’s is ‘Kitzbühel in a nutshell’: tradition and lifestyle as seen in Tyrolean storybooks. The restaurant’s concept is based on home-made tapas – with a matching wine, if desired. You can, of course, enjoy the fantastic selection of wines and other (non-)alcoholic drinks in the club, too, where a DJ will ensure great sounds.
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Jakobskreuz: the largest summit cross in the world
In the Pillerseetal valley, summer and winter visitors don’t just get to marvel at the lake and mountain landscape; an architectural statement at an altitude of 1,400 metres also adorns the summit of the Buchensteinwand – like a lighthouse atop a steep cliff.
The Jakobskreuz stands at just under 30 metres and features four viewing platforms, a 360-degree panoramic platform at around 28 metres high and the restaurant Das Weitblick with sun terrace. It is a popular port of call for pilgrims and nature lovers. The Jakobskreuz itself – the largest accessible cross in the world, with views to the Kitzbüheler Horn – is a place of peace, and has recently been expanded to include the Antonius chapel at the base of the cross. Its four cornerstones are: power place, place of pilgrimage, memorial and creative location.
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Badeanlage Waidring: one complex, twice the bathing fun
Do you prefer bathing lakes or swimming pools? At the Badeanlage Waidring swimming complex in the Pillerseetal valley, you get both. The centrepiece of the complex is the lake with exceptional water quality nestled in a picturesque mountain setting.
There is also a heated 25-metre swimming pool – perfect for swimming a few lengths. Children are provided with a play area along the shallow banks of the lake and a designated no-swimming area in the pool. On land, young visitors can enjoy a large sandpit with awning and a playground with swings and a slide. A trampoline, beach volleyball court, football pitch and table tennis tables are available for everyone. Classic waterside catering is of course also available in the form of burgers, schnitzels, salads, coffee, cake, ice cream and sweet treats.
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Hausberg: town, mountain, river – (almost) always along the gorge
It doesn’t always have to be a big hike – a short walk is often enough to recharge your batteries. The Hausberg walk is a much-loved circular walking route at an easy level.
The 8.3-kilometre trip takes a little over three hours, during which you will negotiate 516 metres of altitude. Beginning in Waidring, the climb to the Hausberg summit at an altitude of 1,116 metres starts off steeply and then heads comfortably into the woods. Alpengasthof Oberweissbach halfway along is a great place to stop for a bite to eat – here, you can fortify yourself with down-to-earth home-made food, traditional Tyrolean delicacies and vegetarian dishes. The return trip follows the impressive Weissbach gorge, whose name comes from the Weissbach river, which flows along right next to the walking trail.
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Jakobskreuz: the largest summit cross in the world
In the Pillerseetal valley, summer and winter visitors don’t just get to marvel at the lake and mountain landscape; an architectural statement at an altitude of 1,400 metres also adorns the summit of the Buchensteinwand – like a lighthouse atop a steep cliff.
The Jakobskreuz stands at just under 30 metres and features four viewing platforms, a 360-degree panoramic platform at around 28 metres high and the restaurant Das Weitblick with sun terrace. It is a popular port of call for pilgrims and nature lovers. The Jakobskreuz itself – the largest accessible cross in the world, with views to the Kitzbüheler Horn – is a place of peace, and has recently been expanded to include the Antonius chapel at the base of the cross. Its four cornerstones are: power place, place of pilgrimage, memorial and creative location.
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Schwarzsee: conservation area and outdoor paradise
The Schwarzsee is located between Kitzbühel and Reith and is one of the most beautiful and warmest bathing lakes in the Alps. At eight hectares in size and with a depth of eight metres, it is framed by the picturesque mountain backdrop.
Numerous sporting activities are offered here – you can explore the water with a rowing boat or electric boat; you can fish, walk around it, or work out on the fitness trail. The swampy nature of the Schwarzsee’s water also gives it excellent healing powers. You should therefore take a dip in the quick-warming lake whether or not you’ve indulged in an activity beforehand and make the most of its beneficial properties. You can then settle down either in the municipal open-air pool, for example, or at the Alpenhof am Schwarzsee bathing beach.
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Triassic Park: family-friendly research assignment
The gondola that transports you to the Steinplatte in Waidring at an altitude of around 1,600 metres is also a time capsule that takes you back 200 million years to a primitive era.
Visitors have been coming to Triassic Park all year round for 15 years. Here, you will find out all about dinosaurs, coral, ammonites and the prehistoric ocean, and become an interactive scientific researcher. The complex includes a number of adventure areas, including Triassic Beach – the highest sandy beach in the Alps – the two-storey Triassic Center, a viewing platform sitting almost 70 metres above the precipice and shaped like a sea fan coral, and a winterproof stalactite cave. All these experiences are bound to give you an appetite, so the surrounding restaurants and chalets will be very welcome.
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Centro Café Bar Restaurant: Mediterranean food in the centre
Kitzbühel’s city centre is a much-loved meeting place for locals and visitors alike. And the same is true of Centro, a beautiful mix of cafe, bar and restaurant, where it’s all about Italian cuisine and la dolce vita.
The atmospheric eatery with vaulted ceiling focuses on coffee culture in particular. Espresso, coffee, cappuccino, etc. are produced with products from Caffè Bristot, a leading international roasting house from Italy. The intense aroma and velvety texture stay with you – just like the accompanying cakes from Konditorei Lorenzoni. The famed wood-fired pizza is produced right there on-site. The Mediterranean menu also includes specialities like fish, meat and pasta dishes.
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Jimmy’s Dinner & Club: Kitzbühel in a nutshell
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Jimmy’s Kitz is an institution in the heart of Kitzbühel – it may have a fresh look following its renovation, but it remains as charming as ever. The location is great both for relaxed evenings and long party nights.
The establishment boasts a restaurant with wine room and small sun terrace with a view of the legendary Hahnenkamm, as well as a bar area with VIP lounge and extensive terrace. Jimmy’s is ‘Kitzbühel in a nutshell’: tradition and lifestyle as seen in Tyrolean storybooks. The restaurant’s concept is based on home-made tapas – with a matching wine, if desired. You can, of course, enjoy the fantastic selection of wines and other (non-)alcoholic drinks in the club, too, where a DJ will ensure great sounds.
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Steghaus am Schwarzsee: lakeside dining
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At the eastern point of the picturesque bathing lake close to Kitzbühel, you will find Steghaus am Schwarzsee. The Alpenhotel Kitzbühel’s à la carte restaurant boasts a sun terrace, adjoining all-year-round lake lounge area and a stylish interior for perennial indulgence.
The culinary team’s motto is: natural, regional and seasonal. Accordingly, the products are all procured from local farmers; they hunt the game meat themselves in the Karwendel mountains and Brandenburg Alps, and the vegetables are served on a seasonal basis. The snack menu features tasty treats like popcorn chicken, Steghaus Toasty or a Buddha bowl; the daytime and evening menu includes beefburgers, Wiener schnitzel and Asian curry, as well as salads and pasta.
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Jakobskreuz: the largest summit cross in the world
In the Pillerseetal valley, summer and winter visitors don’t just get to marvel at the lake and mountain landscape; an architectural statement at an altitude of 1,400 metres also adorns the summit of the Buchensteinwand – like a lighthouse atop a steep cliff.
The Jakobskreuz stands at just under 30 metres and features four viewing platforms, a 360-degree panoramic platform at around 28 metres high and the restaurant Das Weitblick with sun terrace. It is a popular port of call for pilgrims and nature lovers. The Jakobskreuz itself – the largest accessible cross in the world, with views to the Kitzbüheler Horn – is a place of peace, and has recently been expanded to include the Antonius chapel at the base of the cross. Its four cornerstones are: power place, place of pilgrimage, memorial and creative location.
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Museum Kitzbühel: more than just Hahnenkamm history
The Museum Kitzbühel covers three subject areas: across 250 square metres, sixty paintings and 100 items of graphic art pay tribute to the work of painter and architect Alfons Walde, who died in Kitzbühel in 1958.
His best-known works include Aufstieg and Auracher Kirchl. The museum also pays homage to Kitzbühel as a winter-sports destination. It recounts the history of the town, which was extremely popular with visitors from around the world long before the Hahnenkamm Races. The exhibits in the south-west tower of the city fortifications go even further back, presenting the Middle Ages and baroque period, the third segment of the city’s history. The museum itself is housed in the oldest secular building in the city, constructed in the thirteenth century.
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Wildkogel-Arena Neukirchen and Bramberg: year-round adrenaline rush
The Wildkogel-Arena boasts a wide range of outdoor activities at any time of year. In summer, walkers, hikers, cyclists and mountain bike fans meet here in the Salzburg region to explore the beautiful countryside between the Kitzbühel Alps and the Hohe Tauern National Park.
The fresh air and view of the expansive mountain panorama are bound to put a smile on your face – just like the Kogel-Mogel Adventure Arena featuring a trampoline, adventure course and climbing tower, as well as panoramic and slide trails with walking routes and stainless-steel slides up to 53 metres long. There are also four-kilometre-long mountain cart routes, which you can drive on with three-wheel off-road carts. In winter, the fun continues on blue and red pistes – with guaranteed snow – and the longest illuminated toboggan run in the world.
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