Hello Travelers, I'll be visiting Innsbruck for the first time in October. Do you recommend purchasing the Innsbruck Card https://nordkette.com/en/service/tariffs/ ? Also, which cable car ride do you recommend? Appreciate any other sightseeing tips for inside or outside the city.
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Northwest Arkansas
1229 posts
I will be visiting Innsbruck in December for the first time in over 20 years. I am considering the 48 Hour Innsbruck Card at https://www.innsbruck.info/en/sightseeing/innsbruck-card.html. This includes a ticket to the Nordkette (your link) as well as entrance to many of the museums and attractions in Innsbruck itself. Basically, Euro 71 for two days and Nordkette or Euro 56 (senior) for just Nordkette. Our trip is focused on the Christmas Markets so I need to do some research on what museums and sights I will want to see and if I will have time for them on this trip.
My plan is to take the cable car all the way to the top. As I understand, it is only one ride with 3 stops. You pay to go all the way up or to just one of the two intermediate stops. Locals please correct me if I misunderstand.
I imagine that it will be incredibly beautiful in October.
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London, England
399 posts
The folk culture museum is excellent. Also try to see the Hofkirche with Maximilian's tomb (it was intended for Vienna, but the foundations of the building there couldn't support it), and Schloss Ambras is definitely worth visiting.
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Firenze, Italy
2150 posts
Everybody seems to forget Innsbruck's Hofburg (court palace), that is a sort of small version of the Vienna Habsburg court palace.