Innsbruck Highlights: The Alpine Capital

What's the walk about?

Welcome to Innsbruck, the little mountain town that became an empire's stage. Tucked into a valley of the Tyrolean Alps, this is a place where Habsburg emperors held court and medieval streets unfold beneath the soaring wall of the Nordkette, whose peaks rise straight above the rooftops. On this easy stroll up the grand boulevard of Maria-Theresien-Strasse and into the heart of the Altstadt, you'll trace two intertwined stories: the imperial ambition that turned this Alpine outpost into a royal residence, and the dramatic meeting of human history and towering rock. From a triumphal arch born of joy and grief, past a golden roof glittering with thousands of gilded tiles, to the turquoise river that gave the city its name, you'll discover why Innsbruck has enchanted travellers for centuries. Let the emperors and the mountains be your guides.

What you'll see

1. 1

   The Triumphal Arch (Triumphpforte)

   Monument

2. 2

   St. Anne's Column (Annasäule)

   Monument

3. 3

   The Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl)

   Landmark

4. 4

   The City Tower (Stadtturm)

   Tower

5. 5

   St. James' Cathedral (Dom zu St. Jakob)

   Church

6. 6

   The Imperial Palace (Hofburg)

   Palace

7. 7

   The Court Church & Maximilian Cenotaph (Hofkirche)

   Church

8. 8

   The River Inn & the Mariahilf Houses

   Viewpoint