Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Innsbruck, Austria
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Experience Innsbruck in Austria in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in InnsbruckIndividual Sights in InnsbruckSight 1: Tiroler Landestheater Großes Haus
The Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck is the state theatre in Innsbruck, Austria, located near the historic Altstadt section of the city. The theatre is surrounded by the Imperial Hofburg, the Hofgarten, and SOWI Faculty of the University of Innsbruck. The main theatre has about 800 seats and the studio theatre in the basement has around 250. Plays, operas, operettas, musicals and dance theatre are performed at the theatre.
Sight 2: Leopoldsbrunnen
Get Ticket*The Leopold Fountain in the Tyrolean state capital is a listed monument near the Altstadt of the city of Innsbruck. The fountain, which is on the Rennweg and is not far from the Tyrolean State Theatre features an equestrian statue of Archduke Leopold V who lived from 1586 to 1632 and gave the fountain its name.
Sight 3: Hofburg
Get Ticket*The Hofburg is a former Habsburg palace in Innsbruck, Austria, and considered one of the three most significant cultural buildings in the country, along with the Hofburg Palace and Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. The Hofburg is the main building of a large residential complex once used by the Habsburgs that still includes the Noblewomen's Collegiate Foundation, the Silver Chapel, the Hofkirche containing Emperor Maximilian's cenotaph and the Schwarzen Mandern, the Theological University, the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum, Innsbruck Cathedral, the Congress, and the Hofgarten.
Sight 4: Cathedral of St. James
Innsbruck Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of St. James, is an eighteenth-century Baroque cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Innsbruck in the city of Innsbruck, Austria, dedicated to the apostle Saint James, son of Zebedee. Based on designs by the architect Johann Jakob Herkomer, the cathedral was built between 1717 and 1724 on the site of a twelfth-century Romanesque church. The interior is enclosed by three domed vaults spanning the nave, and a dome with lantern above the chancel. With its lavish Baroque interior, executed in part by the Asam brothers, St. James is considered among the most important Baroque buildings in the Tyrol.
Sight 5: Stadtturm
Get Ticket*The town hall tower, called the city tower, stands in the middle of the historic centre of Innsbruck, at Herzog-Friedrich-Straße 21.
Sight 6: Court Church
Get Ticket*The Hofkirche is a Gothic church located in the Altstadt section of Innsbruck, Austria. The church was built in 1553 by Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564) as a memorial to his grandfather Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519), whose cenotaph within boasts a remarkable collection of German Renaissance sculpture. The church also contains the tomb of Andreas Hofer, Tyrol's national hero.
Sight 7: Jesuit Church
The Roman Catholic Jesuit Church in Innsbruck is a Holy Trinity Church near the Old University, east of the Old Town.
Sight 8: Israelitische Kultusgemeinde für Tirol und Vorarlberg
The Innsbruck Synagogue is the main synagogue of the Jewish Community for Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Innsbruck in the Austrian state of Tyrol.
Sight 9: Dreiheiligen
The Dreiheiligenkirche is a Catholic parish church in the Innsbruck district of Dreiheiligen-Schlachthof, which was built in 1612/13 as a fulfilment of a vow in the face of the plague and is dedicated to Saints Sebastian, Pirmin, Rochus and Alexius. It is a listed building.
Sight 10: Pauluskirche
The Landesgedächtniskirche St. Paulus, often referred to simply as St. Paul's Church, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Innsbruck district of Reichenau. It was built between 1959 and 1960 and is dedicated to the Apostle Paul. The church is a listed building (list entry).
Sight 11: St. Pirmin
St. Pirmin is a Roman Catholic parish church with a parish centre in the Innsbruck district of Reichenau. It was built between 1987 and 1992 according to plans by the Innsbruck architect Anton Nagler and is dedicated to St. Pirmin, one of the patron saints of Innsbruck. The church and parish centre are listed buildings.
Sight 12: St. Pius X
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Pius X is located in the Olympic Village in Innsbruck on the border with Neu-Arzl. The church was consecrated on 25 September 1960 by Bishop Paulus Rusch to Pope Pius X, who was canonized in 1954, and is a listed building.
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