Innsbruck residents like to say about Innsbruck that the Tyrolean capital is nothing but a village that has grown too big. This shows a proud love for Austria's fourth largest city and at the same time a slight disdain for the overly familiar.
The fact is: Innsbruck is small enough that almost all journeys can be made on foot. And Innsbruck is big enough for the edges to be greedily frayed in the direction of the real villages in the neighbourhood. Innsbruck is small enough for an occasionally sedate, unpretentious lifestyle, and Innsbruck is big enough for the appetite for life of 30,000 students, a diverse cultural scene, countless restaurants and pubs for every taste and interest.
It's not unusual for locals to go on a quick mountain bike tour to one of the surrounding mountain pastures after work. It's the most normal thing in the world to go on a strenuous ski tour during the day and enjoy an opera at the Tyrolean State Theatre in the evening or dance to a DJ's gig in the Bogenmeile.
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