Schwaz

By train

The Unterinntalbahn passes through Schwaz, making train the most convenient way to get into the heart of the city. The (Schwaz station) is on the east side of the Inn, so exit the station and cross the Inn over the (Barbara bridge). Tavel time from Innsbruck is ca. 8 min.

By car

The Inntal Autobahn (Inn Valley Highway) A12 passes through Schwaz, offering a direct highway connection to Germany through Wörgl and Kufstein, and to Italy over the Brenner Pass. Get off the highway at .

By helicopter

Schwaz does not have an airport, but a public (ICAO: LOXS).

• Old TownHistoric town centre with many architectural gems from the 15th and 16th century when Schwaz was an important silver ore mining town in Tyrol.

• Silver mine

  phone: +43 5242 72372
  address: Alte Landstraße 3a
  Silver mine, documenting over 500 years of ore mining in the area. A 90-minute tour takes visitors underground into the depths of the mountain with a miner train, explaining the harsh mining conditions miners faced throughout the centuries, and its importance in Medieval Austria. With a constant temperature of 12° round the year, warm clothes and gloves are recommended.

• Planetarium

  phone: +43 5242 72129
  address: Alte Landstraße 15
  Planetarium with 360° projection cinema, showing documentaries on astronomy and earth sciences.

In nearby Stans:

• Schloss Tratzberg

• Ethnological Museum

  phone: +43 5242 66090
  address: St. Martin 16
  Among the top ethnological museums in Europe, the Museum der Völker exhibits artistic and religious artefacts collected by famous photographer, journalist and author Gert Chesi. The museum hosts collections of Gert Chesi along with the Schell Collection and Lindner Collection, all illustrated with photographic work by Gert Chesi.

• Rabalderhaus

  phone: +43 0650 8704184
  address: Martin-Wintersteller-Gasse 9
  Museum for religious art. Visits must be booked by telephone in advance.

• Firefighting Museum

  phone: +43 5242 62371
  address: Münchner Straße 21
  A tribute to firefighters and firefighting, displaying stories of heroism alongside firefighting equipment and antique fire engines. There is a special guided tour for kids.

More clothes - even in spring the temperatures can fall to zero degrees.

• Restaurant Silberberg

  phone: +43 5242 64518
  address: Alte Landstrasse 1
  Large pizzas for a fair price. Indoor and outdoor seating, conveniently next to the Silver mine. Cosy, well suited for families with kids.

• Tonis Eiscafe

  phone: +43 5242 71264
  address: Winterstellergasse 1
  The best ice cream in town, and very affordable.

• Gasthof Knappenkuchl

  phone: +43 5242 62554
  address: Alte Landstraße 3a
  Traditional Austrian restaurant with a cozy atmosphere, serving Tyrolean food.

There are two lovely places right in the centre in Schwaz close to the intersection Burggasse and Innsbruckerstraße in the pedestrian area. The one is called "Radio" which is the only young, uptodate pub in Schwaz. And the other is utterly nice located towards the Pfundsplatz in front of the town hall, called "Luce".

• — regional capital of Tyrol and largest city in the Inn valley, 5 km east of Hall in Tirol
• — between Innsbruck and the
• — the largest alm in Europe and one of the most remote settlements in the Alps
• — home of the Swarovski Crystal Company