Destinations

The best places to Unwind

We all know it: Just get out! Peace and quiet. Switch off. Turn down the volume and escape the hectic world for a few days. Consciously live on the back burner. Then tackle everyday life with renewed energy. Take a deep breath! In Tirol, we have a few retreats where this is particularly easy.
Schmirn in der Region Wipptal

1. the four time-out villages in the Lech Valley

Thank you, Lechtal - this is exactly what we were looking for. Gramais, Hinterhornbach, Pfafflar and Kaisers: four mini villages, somewhere in the middle of nowhere in the lonely side valleys of the Lechtal. Wild nature all around, with only one guesthouse in the village.

Our tips for the time-out villages in the Lech Valley:

  • A mountain lake every day around Gramais, all of which exude wonderful tranquillity: Roßkarsee, Kogelsee, Guffelsee
  • Kaufbeurer Haus: Is catered for at the weekend by volunteers who are happy to welcome rare company
  • Long valleys are particularly peaceful: such as the Almajurtal near Kaisers and Plötzigtal near Pfafflar

2nd Hotel Stillebach in the Pitztal Valley

In the hamlet of Stillebach there is silence, a stream and a cosy, down-to-earth organic hotel. And countless adventure opportunities in the wild mountains of the Pitztal valley all around. But the hotel actually offers everything you need to let the mountains be mountains and not leave the hotel...

Our tips for the Biohotel Stillebach

  • One of the cosiest reading rooms we know, honest, high-quality organic food without frills, the sauna in the courtyard, Kneipp facilities - the Hotel Stillebach makes us rave about it
  • It's best to come in November: Because of the larch splendour and the secluded mountain world
  • Great power spots at the many Pitztal waterfalls in the surrounding area

3rd Hubird Lodge in Navis

Alone or in a friendly community - the Hubird in the quiet Navistal valley is just the right place for a retreat in the mountains. Yoga classes on alpine meadows, great vegetarian and vegan food made from regional produce and the opportunity to visit a different alpine pasture every day.

Our tips for the Hubird in Navis:

  • The Naviser Almenrunde is one of our favourite hikes in Tyrol
  • In winter, you will find yourself in the middle of a ski touring Eldorado

Wonderful picnic spots at the bottom of the valley

4. the Villgratental valley in East Tyrol

"Stay calm" is the motto of the valley. A perfect fit for our plans. No other valley in Tyrol stands for slow tourism and unspoilt nature like this. How can such a beautiful valley be so lonely? Perhaps because - according to its own statement - it has nothing? We think that's a complete understatement.

Our tips for the Villgratental:

  • Wonderful places to sleep in: Gannerhof, Alfenalm/Giatlahaus,
  • Wonderful places to pause for a moment: Oberstaller Alm, Kamelisenalm, Kalkstein, Tessenberger Alm
  • Wonderful places to broaden your horizons: Degenhorn, Riepenspitze, Toblacher Pfannhorn

5. mountaineering village Steinberg am Rofan

Our mountaineering village at the self-proclaimed "most beautiful end of the world". The title is fine - hello idyllic village! Few people get lost in the secluded places on the quiet north side of the Rofan, such as the unmanaged Ampmoosalm and Hirschlacke.

Our tips for Steinberg am Rofan:

  • From the Steinberg side, hardly anyone goes to the wonderful Zireiner See lake
  • Just sit in the village square for a day, read and recharge your batteries
  • In winter, wonderful cross-country ski trails await between Achenkirch and Steinberg

6th Hotel aufatmen in Leutasch

Even Ludwig Ganghofer felt right at home in Leutasch and was inspired by the nature between Wetterstein and Karwendel. And he would probably breathe a sigh of relief in and out of the hotel today. Because the hotel is a place of inspiration. Loving, reduced to the essentials and pleasantly different.

Our tips for the Hotel aufatmen:

  • Savour the vegan cuisine, use the reading room, take part in meditation courses
  • Hike from mountain pasture to mountain pasture in the Gaistal and walk along the Leutascher Ache into the Unterleutasch
  • In winter, enjoy the huge network of cross-country ski trails on the sunny plateau and then use the wellness area

7th Hagenhof organic farm on Lake Hinterstein

A refreshing swim every morning at the private lake access. Culinary delights from our own organic farm for breakfast and dinner. Stay in the last house at the foot of the Wilder Kaiser. How does that sound? We think it sounds like a heavenly break.

Our tips for the Hagenhof organic farm:

  • Hike to the dream place Walleralm
  • After a day of skiing in the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser in the in-house sauna
  • Or simply laze around for days on the shores of Lake Hintersteiner See

8th St. Jakob im Defereggen

East Tyrol is already very tranquil, unspoilt and blessed with wonderful nature in the Hohe Tauern National Park. And then even in East Tyrol there are places that take the whole thing to the (calming) extreme. Have you ever heard of St. Jakob in Defereggen Valley?

Our tips for the Defereggen Valley:

  • Time travel: The Jagdhausalmen are exceptionally old and exceptionally beautiful
  • Insider tip: The ski area in St. Jakob is stress-free and tranquil
  • The Trojeralm Valley is an unknown summer paradise

9th Schmirn & Vals

Schmirn

Our sleepy village duo is a great backdrop for winding down. The clocks seem to run a little slower in both valleys. Primitiveness, little going on but enchanting landscapes en masse. And many places that help you get back to basics.

Our tips for Vals & Schmirn

  • Meaningful places: Erich Gatt's (stone and life artist) Zeirschalm and Helga's Alm (School of the Alm) in the Vals Valley
  • Resting places in the midst of high mountains: Kluppenalm and Wildlahnertal in the Schmirntal valley
  • Places of pleasure: The Geraer Hütte in the Valsertal valley and the Alpengasthof Kasern in the Schmirntal valley

10th Hotel Juffing in Hinterthiersee

The Hotel Juffing wanted to create spaces to calm the mind. And it has succeeded. Now it's up to you to find your favourite room: The hotel's own library, the Sanftwelt, the maple garden, the yoga room, the Annemariestube or the lovely forest and meadow landscape in the Thiersee mountains?

Our tips for the Hotel Juffing in Hinterthiersee

  • For bookworms: 3000 specially curated books can be found in the hotel library
  • For active people: easy-to-climb peaks in the Brandenberg Alps such as the Pendling, the Trainsjoch or the Hintere Sonnwendjoch await all around you
  • For those interested in culture: every year, the Passion Play takes place on the Thiersee lake stage, while the Erl Festival is held nearby every summer and winter

11th Alpengasthof Praxmar in Sellrain

Our tips for the Alpengasthof Praxmar:

  • High starting point for relatively easy, high mountains: Freihut, Lampsenspitze, Zischgeles, Sömen, Fotscher Windegg
  • In winter, the Lüsen valley is a popular cross-country skiing, tobogganing and ski touring area for the people of Innsbruck, but wonderfully quiet during the week and early in the morning/late in the evening
  • The Juifenalm on the other side of the valley is one of our favourite mountain huts in Tyrol, great food and more regional than local

12th Sinnes Waldrast near Tarrenz

That's exactly what we want for a time-out - a hideaway in the middle of the forest that you have to find first. Small, personal, built in a climate-neutral way and blessed with calming views and forest tranquillity. A place you'll be reluctant to leave.

Our tips for the Sinnes Waldrast:

  • Quiet hiking area right on the doorstep: the Sinnesbrunn pilgrimage church and the Sinnesjoch are - well - contemplative hiking destinations
  • Cycle leisurely through the Gurgltal valley, the "valley of a thousand barns"
  • It is also possible to rent the whole Waldlodge in a group

14th Berghof Pfunds

Pfundser Tschey im Herbst

Welcome, dear peace seekers, we have found just the right place for you: Only 10 rooms, a sustainable and mindful hospitality philosophy, a warm host family, a secluded location and unspoilt nature all around.

Our tips for the Berghof Pfunds:

  • The Pfundser Tschey right next door is one of the most beautiful places in Tyrol at any time of year
  • The Radurschltal valley with its gorge, alpine pasture, AV hut and mysterious mountain lake can almost keep up with it
  • Stroll through the village of Pfunds with its beautiful farmhouses and town houses

15th Hotel Waldruhe in the mountaineering village of Kartitsch

There is no higher, faster or further here. This is the absolute haven of peace in the East Tyrolean Gailtal. Familiar, without frills, close to nature, a house full of family history. In winter in the best starting point to explore the white world of the winter hiking village of Kartitsch. Very slowly, of course.

Our tips for the Hotel Waldruhe:

  • In summer, it's worth discovering the deserted side valleys of the Gailtal little by little
  • Winter hiking and cross-country skiing are better here than in most places in Tyrol
  • We love these small but beautiful wellness areas, there is one here

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