Innsbruck

The capital of Tyrol sits in a broad Inn River valley enclosed by the Nordkette range to the north and the Patscherkofel massif to the south, creating an alpine urban environment unusually accessible on foot. The medieval Altstadt features the Golden Roof, a late-Gothic oriel window covered with gilded copper tiles commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I. A funicular from the city centre reaches the Nordkette ridge at 2,256 metres in under 30 minutes, providing immediate access to high alpine terrain.