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Innsbruck tips?
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We've got a couple of hours to kill in Innsbruck between flight landing and catching a train. Plan is to drop the luggage at the station and find a restaurant, maybe do a bit of window shopping.

Can anyone recommend a nice restaurant [for lunch] in the town centre / station area? Preferable trad. Austrian.
And, a decent book shop to get a hiking map of the Zillertal (planning the summer trip now:-) )

I'm assuming the luggage lockers won't hold skis, is there a place to leave skis at or near the station? I'll take a ski lock and they are not very attractive skis so I'm happy to park them somewhere while we go for a wander.
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This place for lunch: http://www.stiftskeller.eu/aktuelles-aus-dem-stiftskeller.html

Hop over the street to this place for pudding and a slice of Viennese style: http://www.sacher.com/sacher-cafes/sacher-cafe-innsbruck/

10 minute walk from the station.

Can't think of anywhere to put your skis really though, either ask at the information counter in the train station (maybe they have storage?) or lock #em to a railing I guess.
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clarky999 wrote:
This place for lunch: http://www.stiftskeller.eu/aktuelles-aus-dem-stiftskeller.html

Hop over the street to this place for pudding and a slice of Viennese style: http://www.sacher.com/sacher-cafes/sacher-cafe-innsbruck/

10 minute walk from the station.

Can't think of anywhere to put your skis really though, either ask at the information counter in the train station (maybe they have storage?) or lock #em to a railing I guess.


Cheers; I was thinking railings too Happy

Stiftskeller + Sacher sounds like an excellent plan.

Any chance there's a bookshop near there?
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5-10 minute walk away, just off Mariahilfestraße (the main square), but I don't think they have any English books (maybe a couple if you're lucky). Can't remember the name of it though, sorry.
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sah, there's big left luggage lockers at Innsbruck station where you can stash your gear (large enough for skis).

Other lunch options.

Weisses Roessl http://www.roessl.at/en_restaurant_gasthaus_wirtshaus_gasthof_innsbruck.html

Elferhaus http://innsbruckplus.at/elferhaus/

Tirol shop has info on hiking ( https://www.tirolshop.com ) just up from the bookshop clarky999 mentionsed (which has a large map section and lots of guidebooks, in German).
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Tyrolia bookshop is quite close to where clarky999, suggested you eat http://www.tyrolia.at/unternehmen/standorte/innsbruck-mth?
They should have maps.
Having learnt to map read and navigate with OS maps I find the maps for this area a bit frustrating. If I'm going somewhere that I expect navigating will be a challenge I usually take two or three maps with me - one that show contours, one that is reliable for natural features and one that is mostly correct for man-made stuff (roads, buildings, paths etc.)
The closest I've found to an OS map is the Alpenvereinkarte, though they only have a 1:50000 for the area that I mostly walk. The map that I use the most is the Mayr XL Edition Zillertal von Jenbach bis Mayrhofen. (There is a version that is waterproof and ripproof, and it's available from Amazon if you don't find it in Innsbruck). It's good enough for most walks though I wouldn't rely on it in bad weather.
The Rother Wanderführer, Zillertal is a guide book with some nice suggestions for walks. It's written in German.
Give me a shout if you're looking for Zillertal hiking ideas in the summer, I could suggest some stuff for you.

Just so you know - the Tirol shop that is mentioned above is a different shop to the Tyrolia bookshop.
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clarky999 wrote:
This place for lunch: http://www.stiftskeller.eu/aktuelles-aus-dem-stiftskeller.html

Ha! That's the place Custard the Rabbit, Gregory and I sniffed out using the Rabbit's extra-sensory powers of finding a good dinner.
We ended up in the Rittersaal.
So I'll give a hearty +1 to the suggestion.
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The closest I've found to an OS map is the Alpenvereinkarte


Thanks for the reminder, I had completely forgotten about the Alpenvereinkarte; and I get them cheap from the AAC:-) I'll probably still have a mooch around the shops but if that's the best map (and it probably is) I'll order it from the AAC.

Thanks for the other info, I'll look in to those maps/books. We're thinking of doing a 5 day route around there, ideally with some peaks along the way. We'd probably base it on the Berliner Höhenweg but don't have the time to do the whole thing. We're also looking for a bit of via ferrata if there is any around there?

Totally agree OS maps, no one else gets close.
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sah, For via ferrata look for Klettersteig. There are a few routes at Gerlosstein and a very popular place at Mayrhofen.
I did the Berliner Höhenweg a few years ago (and used the Alpenverein maps for it). I would have to have a look back over the photos and a closer look at the maps to make a suggestion for a shortened version. However, there were several opportunities on the trip to walk out to a road and a bus back to Mayrhofen.
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Thinking about it you could also get the map form the Alpenverein office/shop - 2 minutes from the train station and on your way into town.
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Just to add - there are literally 3 ski-sized lockers at Innsbruck train station.

However, the nice gentlemen at Stiftskeller let me in with my gigantic bag and it wasn’t difficult to spend a few hours in there Little Angel

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