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Kitzbühel - Resort information

Kitzbühel
Resort elevation:
800m
Top elevation:
2000m
Base elevation:
800m
Beyond the slopes: 

Although a ski centre for more than a century, Kitzbühel offers much more and is a popular year-round destination for non-skiers.

The Aquarena, Klostergasse 3 (tel: (05356) 64385), is a major attraction with its spa and indoor pool with a cascade, adventure slides, sauna, hamman and a range of treatments and massage options. This is one of several spa and beauty centres in the resort. The Mercedes-Benz Sportpark, Sportfeld 1 (tel: (05356) 20222; www.sportpark.kitz.net) has an indoor ice rink, curling and climbing wall. Other indoor options include a cinema, casino, bowling and three museums.

Back outdoors, there's a long list of alternatives to downhill snow sports, including snowshoeing, tobogganing, Nordic walking, sleigh rides and snowmobiling. Or take to the air with ballooning or paragliding.

Family fun: 

With its areas of wide, easy ski slopes, the huge choice of places to eat and off-slope activities that all ages can enjoy, Kitzbühel is a good choice for families.

Surprisingly there is no organised nursery for babies and toddlers although a list of babysitters is available from the tourist office. Children aged three and up can join special ski kindergartens run by the handful of ski schools in the resort.

Retail therapy: 

Kitzbühel has over 40 shops, most of them concentrated in the resort centre, so is a good choice for shoppers of all tastes.

Along with a wide selection of sports and fashion boutiques, there are a number of outlets for regional crafts, including Rass, Hornweg 18, for wood carvings. A wide variety of wines are available at Vinothek Klosterhof, Malinggasse 6.

Splashing out: 

Spend a day in the new wellness spa at the Hotel Tiefenbrunner (tel: (05356) 66680; www.hotel-tiefenbrunner.at), equipped with all the latest facilities. Swim in the pool, which uses Kitzbühel's celebrated Grander water, or unwind in the Finnish and bio saunas or the steam room whilst looking up at the imposing peak of the Kitzbüheler Horn.

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