Surrounded by the mighty Alps and world-class skiing, Innsbruck is also a gourmet getaway.
Innsbruck has a secret. You wouldn’t guess it by gazing at its old town, all gaily painted buildings and imperial churches topped with green-domed bell towers. Or at its spectacular setting on the Inn River, ringed by the mighty Alps and surrounded by pine-clad slopes that offer world-class skiing just 20 minutes from the heart of town.
“We don’t like waste in the Tyrol.” Rather than generating food waste, guests are given a tote bag and containers in which they can take their leftovers home.The best way to immerse yourself in this unexplored side of Innsbruck is to take a walking tour with Innsbruck Food Tours.
Stomachs warmed, we wander through the local market hall and then into the old town, with Reindl warning me, “There is just one rule: I talk. You eat.” Graukäse, until recently seen as “the cheese your grandma ate”, as Reindl puts it, has had a sudden boost in popularity since people realised that the skim-milk cheese has a fat content of less than two per cent. “The hipsters love it,” Reindl laughs.Innsbruck Austria
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