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Villa Masianco
( 629 27; Münchner Strasse 20; lunch €5.50-6.50, pizzas €6-10, mains €8-22; 10am-midnight Mon-Fri, 11am-
midnight Sat, 11am-11pm Sun; )
A restaurant with pizza, pasta, steaks, Tex-Mex, Thai curry
and Austrian classics on the same menu might cause foodies to raise a sceptical eyebrow.
Yet this ambitious culinary globetrotter manages to consistently deliver quality, which
has won it a faithful local following. The vibe is relaxed in the contemporary brasserie,
with terrace seating in summer and a children's play area.
INTERNATIONAL
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Information
Tourist office
( 632 40;
www.silberregionkarwendel.at
;
Münchnerstrasse 11; 9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, to noon
Sat)
The helpful tourist office provides information on sights and accommodation in Sch-
waz.
Getting There & Away
Schwaz is 30km east of Innsbruck and 10km west of the Zillertal on the A12 Inntal-
Autobahn. There are frequent trains between Innsbruck and Schwaz (€5.80, 19 minutes).
TOP OF CHAPTER
The Zillertal
Sandwiched between the Tuxer Voralpen and the Kitzbüheler Alpen, the Zillertal (Ziller
Valley) is storybook Tyrol. A steam train chugs through the broad valley, passing fertile
farmland and wooded mountains, and affording snatched glimpses of snowy peaks and
the fast-flowing Ziller River.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
GET INTO THE ALPINE GROOVE
As well as skis or walking boots, the Zillertal is one place you'll be glad you packed that figure-hugging
Dirndl
(women's traditional dress) or extra pair of Lederhosen. This valley is the Austrian Alps' land of song and thigh-
slapping tradition, where down-to-earth locals tune into
Alpenrock
(alpine rock), every
Gasthaus
(inn or restaur-
ant) worth its weight swings to accordion-loaded
Volksmusik
(folk music) in summer, and names like the Ziller-
taler Haderlumpen (literally the 'Zillertal good-for-nothings') are sacrosanct. Go, enjoy!
