Top attractions in Austria: Nordkettenbahnen, Innsbruck, Austria
From Innsbruck’s city center it takes just twenty minutes on the new Nordkettenbahnen to ascend 1000’ by funicular to Hungerburg.
The stations were designed by superstar architect Zaha Hadid, who also designed the Bergisel ski-jump.
From there, a cablecar soars past spectacular vistas to the 6250’ high Seegrube.
Seegrube
We could have taken a cable car even higher,
but there were clouds at the breathtaking 7400’ high Hafelekar,
From there we would have seen more of the peaks.
Instead we headed for the Alpenlounge Seegrube for some schnitzel and a spectacular view.
Some hikers were enjoying the level trails.
Others headed down the mountain.
Friends and families photographed one another against a panoramic backdrop of the city, river, and Alps.
Others found a bench or chair and simply enjoyed the view.
The views were spectacular.
The steep slopes of the Nordkette offer some of the most challenging freestyle mountain biking in the world, and a downhill race was scheduled for the weekend.
Interested in visiting?
Innsbruck Cards include entrance to Innsbruck’s museums, IVB public transportation — including trams to holiday villages — the Sightseer Hop-on Hop-off bus, a bicycle rental, and the lifts and cable cars around Innsbruck.
To book a guide go to the Tourism Innsbruck site.