Ski resort in Kitzbuhel Alps, 80 km (50 miles) north-east to Innsbruck. In the middle ages it was the centre for iron, lead, copper and silver mining. The last mine closed in 1770, and skiing was introduced in the late 19th century.
Innsbruck Austria
Tourist resort, manufacturing city and the capital of Tyrol, on the Inn river 140 km (87 miles) south-west of Salzburg. In 1809 it was the headquarters of Andreas Hofer, the Austrian hero who led an unsuccessful revolt of Tyrolese peasants against Napoleon's Confederation of the Rhine, which Austria had joined after capitulating to the French. A statue of Hofer in the city marks the event.
Badly damaged in the Second World War, Innsbruck was extensively rebuilt. Its major buildings include the 18th-century imperial palace - the Hofburg, and a 16th-century Franciscan church (the Hofkirche), in which stands the magnificent tomb of the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian I (1459-1519). However, the emperor's body is buried at Weiner Neustadt. The city's industries include metal products, textiles, bookbinding and bell making.
Locals hypothesize that the legacy of Italian blood and culture in Cologne, colonized by the Romans more than 1500 years ago, makes the people more jovial and lighthearted. Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine.
Kolsch is not only the dialect spoken here but, also the name of their own top-fermented beer. There are more than 4,000 pubs, restaurant's and brewery taverns in Cologne.
Unlike many of the world's large cities, Cologne, with a population of over a million, gets better every day, there are more things to do and see, more new and innovative buildings... more
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Cologne is situated on the beautiful Rhine River.