#3 The Tyrol

If it hasn't stopped altogether, time has at least adopted a slower pace in this region of rugged mountains and alpine meadows. In both dress and custom, Tyroleans cling to the old ways. There is, for example, no hotel experience quite like a country hotel stay in the mountains of Tyrol, where the old customs of warm hospitality, traditionally dressed staff, gracious dining, and oversized, comfortable accommodations, recall the days of the Habsburg Empire. The region is full of charming old villages and resorts as well as some of the best mountain drives in our coverage area. Try, for example, the road from Reutte southeast through Lermoos, Ehrwald, Telfs, Msern, Seefeld, then north to the German border.

Best Towns:

• Ehrwald
• Hall in Tirol, Igls
• Lermoos
• Mayrhofen
• Neustift
• Reutte
• Schwaz
• Seefeld
• Stams

Suggested Activities:

• Country walks and drives
• Visit the capital, Innsbruck, for a walk through the old town
• Drive the Stubai Valley, just south of Innsbruck to roads end
• Cross-country ski in Seefeld

Places to Stay:

• Hotel Jagdhof, A-6167 Neustift, Tirol, tel. +43 052/26 2234, fax 2666 503, email: mail@hotel-jagdhof.at, web: www.hotel-jagdhof.at/

• Hotel St. Peter, A-6100, Seefeld, tel. +43/5212/4555-0, fax 455545, email: info@mountains.at, web: www.mountains.at/en/index.htm

Food Suggestions:

• Take the half-board arrangement at your hotel.