What to Do in Innsbruck in 2 Days? Travel Guide and Tips

Day 1 | Morning

GOLDEN ROOF MUSEUM

Opening Hours: Open on Tue-Sun,10:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: 2.5 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

The Golden Roof is a landmark in Innsbruck, Austria. It was built in 1500 by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and is decorated with 2657 gilded copper tiles. Reliefs on the balcony painted coats of arms, symbols, and other figures from his life. The Golden Roof was formerly known as the "New Royal Palace", and the famous "Empty Pocket" Duke Friedrich moved his residence to Innsbruck in 1420 and ordered his palace to be built here. Between 1494 and 1496, on the occasion of the wedding of Maximilian I, Niklas was commissioned to convert the former dilapidated tower into a viewing balcony with a Gothic dome, where games and theatrical performances on the square could be enjoyed. The corners of the golden roof are decorated with animal motifs, and the surface of the colonnade is covered with reliefs, including statues of Emperor Maximilian I and the Empress. The lower part of the front is engraved with the coat of arms of Austria and Hungary: the double-headed eagle and the king's eagle, the coat of arms of Burgundy and Milan, and the coat of arms of Steiermark and Tyrol on the side. The fresco depicts two guards carrying the Imperial and Tyrolean flags on their shoulders, and the original work is now in the Tyrolean State Museum. In the center of the city is a luxurious two-story building built in 1500. It is 16 meters wide and the roof is 3.7 meters high. It is inlaid with 2,600 gold-plated copper tiles.

Day 1 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at GOLDEN ROOF MUSEUM, you can head to Stadtturm, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Stadtturm

Ticket Price: 3 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: 6020 Innsbruck

In the town hall built in 1358, there is a city tower built between 1442 and 1450, which is a symbol of the old town of Innsbruck. The tower is 57 meters high. It was originally a watchtower, and there were prison cells on the tower. It was later rebuilt in 1560, replacing the spire with a small dome, removing the functions of the prison and lookout. Now a famous tourist attraction, there is a cloister at 33 meters of the tower, from which tourists can enjoy a panoramic view of the city of Innsbruck and the surrounding peaks.

Day 1 | Evening

Looking for a bed nearby after finishing your journey at Stadtturm? Hotel Maximilian - Stadthaus Penz is one of your top choices.

Hotel Maximilian - Stadthaus Penz

The family-run Hotel Maximilian is located in the heart of Innsbruck’s Old Town, next to a pedestrian zone, offering air-conditioned rooms and free WiFi. The Golden Roof, the Imperial Palace, the Cathedral of St. James, Maria-Theresien Stra?e Shopping Street, the Congresshaus, the University, and the hospital are just a few minutes' walk away. All rooms feature parquet flooring, a flat-screen TV, a minibar and a bathroom with a shower or a bathtub. Breakfast can be enjoyed every morning in the cosy, Tyrolean-style "Zirbenstube" with its relaxing scent of Swiss pine wood. The hotel features a business desk centre, a lift and there is an open fireplace in the lobby. A ski storage room is provided and Hotel Maximilian comes with a lobby and a fireplace. Bicycle rental is available on request and against surcharge. Public parking is available at discounted rates at the Rathausgalerien car park, just 100 metres away. Various bus stops are in the surroundings, providing for easy access to the train station, the airport and the hop-on-hop-off sightseeing bus. Several cafes and restaurants can be found in the immediate vicinity of the Maximilian, and guests can enjoy shopping in one of the shops close by.

Day 2 | Morning

Court Church

Ticket Price: 7 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Universitätsstrasse 2, 6020 Innsbruck

The Palace Chapel is a Gothic church in Innsbruck, built in the 16th century. The church has three naves and houses the mausoleum of King Maximilian I. The church is famous for the 28 bronze warrior statues (created by Albrecht and the goldsmith Vischer, symbolizing the ancestors and descendants of the Maximilian family) flanking the mausoleum, important works of art of the Germanic Renaissance, and also of Thilo One of the most famous art souvenirs in Erzhou. Now in the middle of the church is a marble coffin with a bronze statue of Emperor Maximilian on the sarcophagus. Around the sarcophagus are 24 marble reliefs that record the emperor's life. There are also 28 bronze statues surrounding the sarcophagus, symbolizing the ancestors and descendants of Maximilian I.

Day 2 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Hofburg Innsbruck.

Hofburg Innsbruck

Opening Hours: Open 24 hours

Ticket Price: 8 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-3 Hours

Location: Rennweg 1, 6020 Innsbruck

The palace castle was built in the late 15th century. In 1460, Archduke Sigmund built the Hofburg Palace (the predecessor of the castle) during his reign. From 1754 to 1773, Queen Maria Theresia ordered the Baroque palace to be rebuilt and restored Gothic walls destroyed by fire and earthquakes. Among the more striking features of the present court are the luxurious halls of polished marble and adorned with platinum, with busts of members of the emperor's family and three ornate ceiling frescoes. There is a nun at the southern end of the palace, and the two Baroque gates of the nun are very characteristic. There is a statue of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph in the palace gardens. Sissi and Franz Josef met here in August 1853 and became Queen of Austria.

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