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Castles and Palaces in Tyrol

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Schloss Wiesberg - Mighty complex at the entrance to the Paznaun Valley

High above on a rock, the Wiesberg Castle, which dates back to the 13th century, is enthroned in the municipality of Tobadill. Today, the complex is privately owned.

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Kronburg

Encounter with history and nature: In the Tyrolean district of Landeck, the Kronburg rises on a high rock knoll, whose history dates back to the 14th century.

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Castle Ruins Schrofenstein

Above Perjen, the castle ruin Schrofenstein sits on a rock, from where in the past the traffic routes over the Arlberg, the Fern Pass, or to South Tyrol were monitored.

Photo: Luca Lorenzi - GFDL

Schloss Naudersberg (Castle)

On a hill in the Ötztal Alps, the former court castle stoically watches over the Tyrolean community of Nauders.

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Schloss Matzen

Mighty high walls with tiny windows, a prominent defensive tower with loopholes and a huge, magnificent castle park. Matzen Castle in the Tyrolean Inn Valley knows how to impress its visitors.

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Schloss Mariastein

Amidst forested mountains and meadows, it can be seen from afar – the impressive white defensive tower of Mariastein Castle, built around 1360.

Schloss Landeck (Castle)

With its mighty keep and the steadfast curtain wall, Landeck Castle overlooks the town of Landeck and the Upper Inn Valley from a high rocky outcrop.

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Schloss Ambras

Anyone visiting the Tyrolean capital of Innsbruck will be welcomed high above the outskirts of the city by a characteristic fortress with high, white walls and red-white-red window shutters – the welcome greeting comes from Ambras Castle at a proud height of 635 meters above sea level.

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Kaiserliche Hofburg Innsbruck

In the 15th century, a sovereign rarely demonstrated closeness to the people through his residence. The Hofburg, built by the Habsburgs, was already considered one of the most beautiful secular buildings of the late Gothic period under Emperor Maximilian I.

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Heinfels Castle

In castles lie valuable treasures – this thought has always captivated the imagination of people and led to some wonderful stories.

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Ehrenberg Castle World in Reutte

Once a mighty bastion against invading enemies, the Ehrenberg castle complex today takes its visitors on a peaceful and fascinating journey into the dark Middle Ages.

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Burg Berneck

Proud and nearly impregnable, Berneck Castle towers at the entrance to the Kaunertal on a rock that drops almost vertically 130 meters down to the Kaunerbach stream.

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Schloss Anras

The former summer residence of the Bishops of Brixen is one of the most important architectural monuments of East Tyrol and houses a museum and numerous exhibitions.

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Schloss Thaur

On the road from Innsbruck to Hall lies the mighty and legendary ruin of Thaur Castle.

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Altfinstermünz

Anyone wanting to travel from Landeck via the Engadin Road towards Switzerland or over the Reschen Pass to Italy must pass the old border fortress of Altfinstermünz.

Beer Myth at Starkenberg Castle

What you always wanted to know about beer: Find out here! At Schloss Starkenberg above Tarrenz near Imst in Tyrol, you dive into a fabulous world of experience that revolves all around the golden barley juice.

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Schloss Tratzberg

Tratzberg Castle A jewel of the Renaissance. Located near the market town of Jenbach in the Karwendel holiday region, Tratzberg Castle stands mighty and magnificent on a rocky ridge of the Karwendel mountains between Jenbach and Schwaz.

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Schloss Bruck Lienz

The Puster Valley has always been an important traffic and trade route, but also a center of art and culture. Numerous historical buildings and cultural monuments between Brixen and Lienz bear witness to this.

Schloss Biedenegg - Striking architectural monument

Perched on a moderately rising slope in Tyrolean Fließ, almost unprotected, is Biedenegg Castle, where you can also stay overnight.

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