Over 3 000km of perfectly groomed slopes  – for beginners, families and true aficionados – reached in comfort and speed using modern lifts, and causing every skier's heart to a beat a bit faster. Freestylers and snowboarders will also get their money's worth: 30 Snow parks offering spectacular pipes, rails and kickers make breath-taking jumps possible – also well worth watching. Off the slopes covered bars and wellness loungers on sun-soaked slopes and rustic huts invite you in to charge your batteries, rest a while and warm up. If the perfect curve doesn't seem to quite work, around 200 Tyrolean ski schools are at your service to lend a hand. Tyrol's largest skiing resort, Skiwelt Wilder Kaiser, can be reached from Tivoli Hotel Innsbruck by car in about an hour. Closer to home there are the large resorts of Axamer Lizum , Olympia Ski world Innsbruck and the Olympic region Seefeld (can be reached in around 10 to 30 minutes) and the all-year skiing area of the Stubai glacier (approx. 35 min drive).

4 000 kilometres of varied trails taking you across beautiful winter landscapes – a run as long as a trip through the whole of Europe – stirs enthusiasm in both pleasure skiers and professional sportsmen and women: of course all trails are snow-secure and checked for quality. Both beginners and experienced cross-country skiers will find perfect conditions in the place where the world's cross-country skiing carry out their training. The loveliest trails can be found around 30 minutes from the Tivoli Hotel Innsbruck on the Seefeld plateau and in Leutasch.

Families in particular appreciate the numerous and well-groomed toboggan runs – accessible by lift, toboggan taxi (Rodeltaxi) or for the sporty visitor, on foot. Once at the top the winter sport visitor can reward his efforts with a short stop-off in a cosy mountain hut for a hot mug of tea and some hearty Tyrolean food. Many routes also offer separate climbs up and floodlit runs. A list of all toboggan runs – many very close to Tivoli Hotel Innsbruck – complete with good descriptions, can be found here, for example: www.almenrausch.at (currently in German only).

Winter and summer the Tyrol draws in the sports enthusiasts with extraordinary sporting experiences. Ranging from skiing tours on untouched mountainsides to a mountain bike tour across snowy winter trekking paths or adventurous climbing routes in steep ice-caked slopes or even paragliding over snow-covered mountains – the Tyrol is a paradise for those in search of the extraordinary!

The Tyrol's natural world enchants with its winter wonderland and unique mood. Pleasant winter strolls, snowshoe tours or a romantic sleigh ride through countryside deeply blanketed in snow - all these activities truly bring you closer to the natural experience.  The villages and small towns surrounding Innsbruck also stand out during the colder seasons due to their unique charm.

Many Tyrolean ski resorts have given extra thought to entertaining their youngest visitors. They have created a colourful vacation world with friendly mascots which encourage even the youngest children to thoroughly enjoy their first attempts at this fascinating sport. Even without the "two little boards" on their feet kids can still have great fun: there are tubing runs, slides, the skidoo, igloos, fantastic sculptures and much more. Child-friendly resorts close to the Tivoli Hotel Innsbruck are the Muttereralm and the Olympia Ski world in Igls (approx. 5 and 8 km away). A true paradise for kids can be found either in the skiing region of Serfaus- Fiss-Ladis or in the Ski world Wilder Kaiser (both approx. 1 hour's drive).

In the Tyrol a peaceful Advent has long been important. Festive services, accompanied by sweet horn music is as much a part of this custom as the convivial Christmas markets, where you can see and buy genuine Tyrolean handicraft items. The aroma of freshly roasted chestnuts, "Kiacherln", a Tyrolean yeast delight, and mulled wine may well tempt you to take a short break from shopping. Every town and village in the Tyrol celebrates Advent in their own special, original way. The loveliest Christmas markets can be found in the heart of Innsbruck's old town, in Hall (10 km from Tivoli Hotel Innsbruck), Rattenberg (40 km) and Imst (60 km), directly at the fortress in Kufstein (75 km) or as Christmassy log cabins in Seefeld (20 km) or Mayrhofen (65 km). The Christmas markets in the South Tyrol are also well worth a visit - we recommend Sterzing, Brixen and Bozen/ Bolzano (50, 80 and 120 km).

Classy boutiques line the Innsbruck road, Maria-Theresien-Straße. Tucked in between them you will find cosy cafés and restaurants, which will entice you away from shopping for a while with culinary delights. In the warmer seasons the re-designed pedestrian zone invites you to linger a while. In its centre you will find the shopping centre, Kaufhaus Tyrol, the most attractive and modern shopping centre in Europe. This title was awarded to the fully renovated traditional shopping centre in 2011 at the ICSC-European Conference in Paris.

A further highlight in the old town is the Swarovski store. The sparkling crystal world is a must on any shopping trip –  even if you just stop to enjoy the decoration and the special atmosphere in the shop.

Those visitors interested in history will be fascinated by the middle-aged towns of Hall, Rattenberg and Kufstein as well as Sterzing and Brixen/Bressanone in the South Tyrol. Easily reachable after just a 10 minute drive from Tivoli Hotel Innsbruck you will find the Castle "Burg Hasegg " in Hall with its Münzturm or minting tower . Here, where once upon a time the very first coins which became Europe's first currency were minted, valid currency is still minted today from bronze, silver or gold – and visitors can purchase a souvenir of real and lasting value. Interestingly, the word "dollar" originated from the Hall word "Thaler". The castle "Schloss Tratzberg " and the town of Schwaz with its silver mine are both closely interwoven with the Tyrol's history as a financial centre in the Middle Ages and are worth visiting.

One of the world's most prestigious sightseeing destinations is Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens, just 15 minutes by car from Tivoli Hotel Innsbruck. Total relaxation can be found in the unique wellness wonderland of the Aquadome in Längenfeld – about 80 minutes' drive from Tivoli Hotel Innsbruck. A totally different watery experience can be found in the spectacular slides and water runs of the water park "Wave " in Wörgl, which is particularly attractive to a younger audience and is about 30 minutes away.