Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Seefeld sits high on a south-facing plateau, ringed by the rugged limestone peaks of the
Wetterstein and Karwendel Alps. While most Tyrolean resorts are crazy about downhill,
Seefeld's first love is
Langlauf
(cross-country skiing), and fans of the sport flock here to
skate and glide along 279km of prepared trails in winter.
Seefeld was the proud cohost of the Winter Olympic Games in 1964, 1976 and, more
recently, the Winter Youth Olympics in 2012.
Sights & Activities
Pfarrkirche St Oswald
(Dorfplatz; 8am-7pm)
Seefeld's trophy sight is this late-Gothic parish church, the supposed
location of a miracle. The story goes that Oswald Milser gobbled a wafer reserved for the
clergy at Easter communion here in 1384. After almost being swallowed up by the floor,
the greedy layman repented, but the wafer was streaked with blood - not from foolish
Oswald but from Christ, naturally. You can view the
Blutskapelle
(Chapel of the Holy
Blood), which held the original wafer, by climbing the stairway.
CHURCH
Strandbad Strandperle
(Innsbrucker Strasse 500; adult/child €4.90/3; 9am-9pm late May-Sep)
After following the 45-minute
lakeside
walking trail
that wriggles around bottle green, pine-fringed Wildsee, a short stroll
from the centre in the Reither Moor conservation area, you can stop off for a refreshing
dip at the Strandbad lido.
For longer, more challenging walks, cable cars ascend nearby Seefeld Spitze (2220m)
and Reither Spitze (2374m); consult the tourist office for more information or join one of
its regular
guided walks
.
SWIMMING, WALKING
Cross-Country Skiing
Seefeld's raison d'être is cross-country skiing. Well-groomed
Loipen
(trails) criss-cross
the sunny plateau to Mösern, 5km away, where there are fine views of the Inn River and
the peaks beyond. A day pass costs €3.
The 48km of downhill skiing here is best suited to beginners and intermediates. Your
pass to the slopes is the multiday
Happy Ski Card
(3-day pass adult/child €107/64.50)
, covering all
lifts in Seefeld. The two main areas are Gschwandtkopf (1500m) and Rosshütte (1800m);
the latter connects to higher lifts and slopes on the Karwendel range.
SKIING
