Voted the most beautiful village in Austria, Alpbach is situated on a sun-drenched plateau at 1,000 metres above sea level with splendid views of the ski area on the Wiedersberger Horn on the opposite side of the valley.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n A farming community since the 12th<\/sup> Century, from the early 15th<\/sup> to mid 19th<\/sup> Centuries the main economic activity in Alpbachtal besides farming was the mining of copper and silver deposits on Gratlspitz and Schatzberg. The 20th<\/sup> Century saw steady growth in the number of visitors to Alpbachtal, but farming remains important with over 100 farms in and around Alpbach, many of which have been worked by successive family generations for the last 200-300 years.<\/p>\r\n While tourism is now the main source of income, Alpbach is still a small village with limited bed stock for around 3,300 guests per night in Alpbach and a further 2,000 beds nearby in Reith, mostly in private guesthouses as well as a few 3-star and 4-star hotels. Tourism to Alpbachtal is more or less equally divided between winter and summer with a majority of visitors coming from Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In recent years, Alpbach has also benefited from an increase in tourism from Ireland, Poland and the Czech Republic.<\/p>\r\n Famed for its traditional style of architecture, the harmony of its timber buildings and floral decorations, Alpbach was voted “Austria’s Most Beautiful Village” in a once only contest organised by Austrian Television in 1983 and the winner of the “Most Beautiful Floral Village in Europe” award in the 1993 Entente Floral Competition.<\/p>\r\n The handful of shops and amenities in the village include a bakery, a souvenir shop, a few small ski and sports equipment shops and a bank, but nothing to keep shopaholics busy or entertained for more than a few minutes. There’s also a decent supermarket located just before the entrance to the village and convenient for self-caterers.<\/p>\r\n A free ski bus ferries guests to and from the main ski lifts. The nearest of these is the Wiedersberger Horn gondola about 1km from the centre Alpbach with two more main ski lifts 3km away at Inneralpbach, the Poglbahn gondola also to Wiedersberger Horn and (adjacent to the Poglbahn) the gondola from Inneralpbach to the Schatzberg ski area above Auffach in Wildschonau.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Apres ski in Alpbach may be quiet in comparison to some better known Tirolean ski resorts, but there are plenty of mountain huts and the bars, restaurants and hotels in the village deliver good apres ski for all age groups, and in an enchanting traditional village setting,<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Postalm Tel: +43 699 127 55 926 Messner’s Caf\u00e9 Tel: +43 5336 5171 17<\/p>\r\n Bikerei 701 Tel: +43 681 8474 3480 Alpbach is a perfect location for families and couples seeking a relaxed skiing holiday in idyllic surrounds. Apart from skiing and boarding, other activities in winter include cross-country skiing, tobogganing, walking and snowshoeing.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Alpbachtal offers cross-country skiers a mix of classic and skating trails including 21km in Aplbach itself. There are two classic trails (21km) in the immediate vicinity of Alpbach, a trail at Reith im Alpbachtal (5km) and both classic (6km) and skating (4km) trails in Inneralpbach for more advanced cross-country skiers.<\/p>\r\n Toboggans can be rented from Conny’s ski hire shop in the centre of the village and, when snow conditions permit, there is tobogganing from the Zotahof and the Rossmos. Also\u00a0the more challenging 6km long Reitherkogl toboggan run from the top of the Reitherkogl gondola to the Hub chapel on the outskirts of Reith.<\/p>\r\n Alpbach is a perfect destination for hiking all year round with 24 defined walking trails in the Alpbachtal and Seenland totalling 120km of which 50km are in Alpbach, 40km in Reith in and 30kin the Inntal valley in and around Kransach. Walks are of between 1 hour and 4 hours duration and are well-signposted.<\/p>\r\n Alpbach offers beautiful walking and cycling routes all over the valleys with many mountain restaurants open in the summer. A list of restaurants and days they are open or closed can be collected in the tourist office or in the information racks of most accommodations. Normal bikes and Ebikes are readily available for hire or purchase at either Conny’s sport shop or the Bikerai cafe in the village centre. Bikes can be put on the goldolas for a tiny fee to be taken up the mountains.<\/p>\r\n Guided snowshoe tours in Alpbach are available from 10:00am every Thursday in winter for a minimum of three and a maximum of 15 persons including hire of snowshoes and walking poles. For more information and to register, contact the Tourist Office in Alpbach (Tel: +43 5336 20094).<\/p>\r\n Tandem paragliding from the Wiedersberger Horn are of approximately 15-20 minutes duration. For more information and to book contact Skyhigh Raven (Tel:\u00a0 +43 664 4700 200). Tandem flights with state qualified pilots are also available through Conny’s Sport. For more information contact Markus (Tel: +43 664 126 59 86) or Peter (Tel: +43 676 930 61 02).<\/p>\r\n For spa and wellness including massage and beauty treatments the 4-star Romantikhotel Boglerhof (Tel: +43 5336 5227) is highly recommended. For massage only, contact Hotter Maria (Tel: +43 5336 5514-11), Mathias Scwarzenauer, Physio 1000 (Tel: +43 5336 20057) or Beauty & Pureness at the Hotel Galtenburg in Inneralpbach (Tel: +43 5336 5610). Also now a superb spa in the Hotel Alpbacherhof with associated wellness services and bar and restaurant etc.<\/p>\r\n Swarovksi crystal shops can be found in towns and cites the world over, but when visiting Alpbach you are just 36km from the Swarovski’s Kritsallworld<\/a> at Wattens – the second most visited tourist attraction in Austria – which is well worth visiting. Open 9am to 6:30pm daily, last entrance 5:30pm. Swarovski Kristallworld is located at Kristallweltenstrasse 1, 6112 Wattens, Tirol. Tel: +43 5224 51080.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alpbach Apres Ski Bars & Restaurants<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Alpbach Apres Ski Bars<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
The Jakobar \u00a0Tel: +43 5336 5171<\/p>\r\nAlpbach Caf\u00e9s<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Alpbach & Inneralpbach Restaurants<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Gasthof Berghof Tel: +43 5336 5275
Gasthaus Jakober Tel: +43 5336 5171
Gasthaus Rossmoos Tel: +43 5336 5305
Hotel Alpbacherhof Tel: +43 5336 5237
Hotel Alphof Tel: +43 5336 5371
Hotel Post Tel: +43 5336 5203
Romantik Hotel Boglerhof Tel: +43 5336 5227
Hotel Galtenberg Inneralpbach Tel: +43 5336 5610
Hotel Wiedersbergerhorn Inneralpbach Tel: +43 5336 5612
Restaurant Zirmalm Inneralpbach Tel: +43 5336 5107
Flo’s Restaurant Tel: +43 5336 5240<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAlpbach Other Activities<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Cross-Country Skiing in Alpbachtal<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Tobogganing in Alpbachtal\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Winter Walking in Alpbachtal<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Summer Walking and Cycling<\/h3>\r\n
Snowshoeing in Alpbachtal<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Paragliding in Alpbach<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Spa & Wellness in Alpbach<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Swarovski Kristallworld<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n
Alpbach Congress Centre<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n