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Tyrol (German: Tirol) is a historical region in the heart of the Alps. It consists of North, East and South Tyrol. North and East Tyrol together make up the Austrian federal-state of Tyrol with its capital in Innsbruck. South Tyrol, despite its German speaking majority, has been part of Italy since the end of World War I. It makes up the northern portion of the alpine Italian province Trentino-Alto Adige with its capital in Bolzano (Italian) or Bozen (German).

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By air

There is an international airport in Innsbruck (ICAO code: LOWI) which has schedules to Vienna, Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Graz, Nice, Hannover, Stavanger, Alghero, Gothenburg and Olbia. Schedules may differ in winter. SkyEurope was a discount airline that flies to Innsbruck. However, FlyNiki/Airberlin have started on offering reaseonably priced flight. The Munich Airport, 2.5 hours away, is another alternative. There are vans that will meet you at the Munich Airport and take you directly to your lodging in or around Innsbruck for the price of a comparable train ticket.

There is also an airfield in St. Johann in Tirol (ICAO code: LOIJ), with a 750 m asphalt runway.

By train

Innsbruck has connections to all major cities in Austria such as Vienna, Graz, Salzburg, Linz and Bregenz.

By car

Tours and Getting around Tyrol

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Tyrol cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging

  • Apartments Mitterer(Apartments Mitterer - Waidring / Tirol), Pillerseestraße 33, ☎ +43 (0)5353 5616, [1]. Welcome to Apartments & Rooms Mitterer, in the heart of the Alps, in Waidring /Tyrol. Our accommodation are only a 5 minute walk far from the center, at a calm location directly at the toboggan run and the swimming pond.(47.5789912,12.5711398) 

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  • Obergurgl Hotel Edelweiss & Gurgl, Ramolweg 5, 6456 Obergurgl, ☎ +43 (0) 5256 6223(info@edelweiss-gurgl.com, fax: +43 (0) 5256 6449), [2].  
  • Granat Schlössl, Schlossweg 3, 6456 Obergurgl, ☎ ++43 (0)5256/636363(info@hotel-obergurgl.at, fax: ++43 (0)5256/6363 15), [4].  
  • Hotel Lamark, A-6263 Hochfügen Nr. 5, ☎ 0043-5280-225(info@lamark.at, fax: 0043-5280-227), [5].  
  • Hotel Tiroler Adler, Kirchgasse 1, A-6384 Waidring, ☎ +43 (0)53 53 53 11-200(info@tiroler-adler.at, fax: +43 (0) 53 53 53 11-50), [6].  
  • Hotel Gridlon, A-6574 Pettneu am Arlberg, ☎ ++43 (0)5448 8208(hotel@gridlon.com, fax: ++43 (0)5448 8208-68), [7].  
  • Hotel Hospiz, A-6580 St. Christoph / Arlberg, ☎ ++43 (0)5446 2611(info@arlberghospiz.at, fax: ++43 (0)5446 3773), [8].  

Tyrol Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Tyrol nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

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