Here is a small selection of the most popular excursion destinations and sights in Zillertal. You can find even more at www.mayrhofen.at. And of course we will be happy to provide further assistance here at our Reception desk area.
This ice giant begins just 200m from the highest point on the Hintertux Glacier. From the viewing platform on the Gefrorenen Wand (3250m), which has one of the loveliest panorama views across the Zillertal mountains, a secure path takes you right up to the gateway to the palace.
Swarovski Crystal world opens up a magical adventure to its visitors: inside the 'giant' a subterranean wonder chamber, with its multi-faceted play of crystalline colours and shapes, awaits.
Take part in one of the big adventures of the last century. Get a feel for life inside the mountain and experience 350 years of culture in the caves. Here you get an impression of the working conditions underground, the lifestyle of the mountain people which was not exactly conventional and their social surroundings ...
The movement of the planets, the daily and yearly path of the sun's stars, cosmic events such as an eclipse of the sun or the moon, and even the recent unmanned Mars landing are occurrences which are analysed in the Zeiss Planetarium and explained in a simple manner.
Experience a fascinating subterranean adventure in Schwaz Silver Mine and a superb journey through time back to days gone by. Schwaz was at one time the biggest mining metropolis in Central Europe, ...