Kitzbühel in the
summer.
Kitzbühel in summer is a different Kitzbühel. No après-ski music, no crowds on the Streif. Instead: Alpine meadows, mountain lakes, hiking trails where you won't bump into anyone for hours. And evenings that you won't forget in a hurry.
If you only know Kitzbühel in winter, you only know half of it.
Out. Now.
Kitzbühel is no place to sit still. The mountains are too close, the trails too tempting, the mountain pastures too good. Whether on foot, on a bike or with a racket in your hand: the best things happen out here. And anyone who has spent the day on the Hahnenkamm or the Kitzbüheler Horn knows exactly why they came here in the evening. Kitzbühel does that to you. You come for the air. And stay for everything else.
The Kitzbüheler Horn. Gondola up. Everything else can wait.
The Kitzbüheler Horn is Kitzbühel's second mountain and for many the more beautiful. Less busy than the Hahnenkamm, but more nature, more tranquillity, more surprises. It is best to drive to the top and walk back. From the summit at 1,996 metres, the view extends as far as the Großglockner. The descent leads through the Alpine flower garden - 400 varieties from all over the world, freely accessible, tended by the same family since 1985. If you keep your eyes peeled, you may encounter marmots along the way. Insider tip: the cooler the morning, the more active they are. So set off early.
- Take the Hornbahn cable car to the summit and return on foot
- Alpine flower garden - 400 varieties, free admission
- 360° panorama up to the Großglockner
- Best chance of seeing marmots
Kitzbühel has more than one lake.
Moor lakes, mountain lakes, reservoirs - there is water in every form around Kitzbühel. As one of the warmest lakes in the Alps, the Schwarzsee warms up in spring. The Astbergsee mirrors the Wilder Kaiser so perfectly that it is called the "Mirror of the Kaiser". Lake Hintersteiner See is located in a nature reserve: crystal-clear water, up to 23 degrees in summer. Marvellous!
And for hikers: The four-lake hike on the Hahnenkamm takes you past the Ehrenbachhöhe reservoir, Brunnsee, Pengelsteinsee and Usterkarsee lakes in four hours. Pack your swimming trunks.
Black Lake
Astbergsee
Hintersteiner Lake
Kitzbühel has more to offer than you can manage in a week.
When you arrive in Kitzbühel, the first thing you think of is mountains. And rightly so. But there is more around the town than most guests discover on holiday. A wildlife park where red deer stand among the trees. A waterfall that you can reach in twenty minutes and won't forget in a hurry. A town museum with original paintings by Alfons Walde. And a village that looks just as you would imagine Tyrol to look - before tourism arrived.
Aurach Wildlife Park: red deer, wild boar, roe deer, mouflon and ibex live on extensive grounds right outside the city gates in Aurach Forest. Not a zoo with bars and explanatory panels, but a real wildlife park where the animals set their own rhythm and visitors adapt to it. Those who come early in the morning will experience the animals at their most active: red deer in the morning light, wild boar at breakfast, ibex on the rocks.
Further highlights;
- Sintersbach waterfall
- Kitzbühel Museum
- Going am Wilden Kaiser: The Tyrolean village with a baroque church, a village square and the Wilder Kaiser right behind you.
The best starting point for all this.
All of this is right on your doorstep when you stay with us. We know the mountain pastures that are worthwhile. The lakes where peace still reigns. The paths where you won't bump into anyone. And we like to share this with you: at breakfast, at reception, or just because.
See you soon at the HENRI.
