Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
The friendly staff at the
tourist office
(
656 00;
www.tirolwest.at
; Malserstrasse 10;
8.30am-noon &
)
can help book accommodation and have a list of local
Pensionen
.
2-6pm Mon-Fri;
Getting There & Away
Trains run roughly hourly to Innsbruck (€15.10, 50 minutes) and at least every two hours
to Bregenz (€23.30, 1¾ hours). Buses depart from outside the train station and/or from
the bus station in the centre. The train station is 1.5km to the east; to get into town walk
left on leaving the station and stay on the same side of the river.
The A12 into Vorarlberg passes by Landeck, burrowing into a tunnel as it approaches
town. The B171 passes through the centre of town.
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The Inntal
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Shadowing the turquoise Inn River, the Inntal (Inn Valley) has few major sights but the
scenery is beautiful, particularly around
Pfunds
with its jagged peaks and thickly forested
slopes. Many homes here are similar in design to those found in the Engadine in
Graubünden, Switzerland, further up the Inntal.
South of Pfunds, you have a choice of routes. If you continue along the Inn you'll end
up in Switzerland (infrequent buses). Alternatively, if you bear south to Nauders you'll
soon reach South Tyrol (Italy) by way of the Reschen Pass (open year-round). Eleven
buses daily run from Landeck to Nauders (€8.80, one hour), where it's possible to head
on with public transport to Merano in Italy, but at least three changes are required.
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The Paznauntal
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Grazing the Swiss border and running west of the Inntal, the Paznauntal (Paznaun Valley)
is a dramatic landscape overshadowed by the pearly white peaks of the Silvretta range.
