Travel Eye on Kirchberg (Austria)

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Overview:

Some say that Kirchberg is a smaller, quieter version of Kitzbuhel. The two are lift-linked, but Kirchberg is a resort in its own right. It's a largely unplanned village, lively and crowded, with lots of young Germans, Scandinavians and Brits here to enjoy the nightlife.

It's quite attractive and the hospitality is excellent. Prices are generally lower here than some more mainstream resorts in Austria, although they are still comparatively high.

While having an attractive traditional village centre with a lovely church perched on a hill, development over the last 20 years to accommodate increasing numbers of tourists has given the village a rather sprawling feel which somewhat spoils its charm.

The area is suitable for the young winter clientele, it is highly favoured by the Dutch who come in great numbers. All levels of skier are well catered for in the wider ski-area.

There are very few character hotels, some traditional hotels remain but large sport hotels are in the majority with good in-house facilities. Purpose built but consistent with local building styles. Children are welcome.

Overall, Kirchberg in Tirol is a good alternative to Kitzbuehel, with great nightlife and accommodation, but inconvenient slope accessibility.

Locality:

Kirchberg is in east Tyrol, (4 mls W of Kitzbuhel. 56 mls SW of Salzburg and its airport. 70 mls NE of Innsbruck and its airport. 91 mls SE of Munich (Germany) and its airport). iT IS Set in the Brixen Valley, in a sunny open position with mountains well in the background.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

Skiing - Night skiing:

Snowboarding - Snowparks: 1,Halfpipes: 1.

Other Snow Sports - Cross country: 90km, Cross country equipment available, Telemark, Sleigh rides:

There are 2 ski-schools, with around 200 ski-instructors in total, most of whom speak English; snowboard tuition.

Shopping is Limited to a number of sports shops and supermarkets.

During the daytime the winter-sports activities including ice-skating, sledging, curling and sleigh rides. There are indoor facilities such as sports centre with indoor tennis, squash, golf, sauna, multigym and solarium and an inddor pool.

In summertime , mountain hiking (over 60 mls of walks in the area), biking, swimming and sunbathing at the lake, fishin, are all popular activities.

Nightlife is varied there is a lot of apres-ski with a cosmopolitan atmosphere, there are numerous pub-type disco bars.

There is a good range of international and local dishes in a variety of inns and restaurants.