Schwaz

Schwaz is a city in Tyrol.

Get in

By train

The Unterinntalbahn passes through Schwaz, making train the most convenient way to get into the heart of the city. The 🌍 Schwaz Bahnhof (Schwaz station) is on the east side of the Inn, so exit the station and cross the Inn over the 🌍 Barbarabrücke (Barbara bridge). Tavel time from Innsbruck is ca. 8 min.

By car

The Inntal Autobahn (Inn Valley Highway) A12 passes through Schwaz, offering a direct highway connection to Germany through Wörgl and Kufstein, and to Italy over the Brenner Pass. Get off the highway at 🌍 Exit 49 Schwaz.

By helicopter

Schwaz does not have an airport, but a public 🌍 heliport (ICAO: LOXS).

Get around

See

• 🌍 Old Town (Altstadt). Historic town centre with many architectural gems from the 15th and 16th century when Schwaz was an important silver ore mining town in Tyrol. (updated Sep 2018)

A historic water wheel in the sliver mine

• 🌍 Silver mine (Schwazer Silberbergwerk), Alte Landstraße 3a (bus stop Silberbergwerk), ☎ [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 09:00—17:00 daily in summer, 10:00-16:00 in winter, closed from mid November until Christmas. Silver mine, documenting over 500 years of ore mining in the area. A 90-minute tour takes visitors underground into the depths of the mountain with a miner train, explaining the harsh mining conditions miners faced throughout the centuries, and its importance in Medieval Austria. With a constant temperature of 12° round the year, warm clothes and gloves are recommended. Adults €17, students and seniors €15, children €10.  
• 🌍 Planetarium, Alte Landstraße 15 (bus stop Silberbergwerk), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. W-Sa 11:45-17:15 Su 10:30-18:45. Planetarium with 360° projection cinema, showing documentaries on astronomy and earth sciences. Adults €10, students and seniors €9, children €8. (updated Sep 2018)

In nearby Stans:

• Schloss Tratzberg. 
• 🌍 Museum der Völker, St. Martin 16 (bus stop Hirschenkreuz), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]​. Th-Su 10:00-17:00. Among the top ethnological museums in Europe, the Museum der Völker exhibits artistic and religious artefacts collected by famous photographer, journalist and author Gert Chesi. The museum hosts collections of Gert Chesi along with the Schell Collection and Lindner Collection, all illustrated with photographic work by Gert Chesi. Adults €11, elderly and children €6. (updated Sep 2018)
• 🌍 Rabalderhaus, Martin-Wintersteller-Gasse 9, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. On request by appointment. Museum for religious art. Visits must be booked by telephone in advance. €5. (updated Sep 2018)
• 🌍 Firefighting Museum (Feuerwehrmuseum Schwaz), Münchner Straße 21 (bus stop Markstrasse), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. A tribute to firefighters and firefighting, displaying stories of heroism alongside firefighting equipment and antique fire engines. There is a special guided tour for kids. (updated Sep 2018)

Do

Buy

More clothes - even in spring the temperatures can fall to zero degrees.

Eat

• 🌍 Restaurant Silberberg, Alte Landstrasse 1 (bus stop Silberbergwerk), ☎ [phone]. Tu—Sa 10:00—12:00. Large pizzas for a fair price. Indoor and outdoor seating, conveniently next to the Silver mine. Cosy, well suited for families with kids. (updated Sep 2018)
• 🌍 Tonis Eiscafe, Winterstellergasse 1, ☎ [phone]. 10:00-21:00 daily. The best ice cream in town, and very affordable. (updated Sep 2018)
• 🌍 Gasthof Knappenkuchl, Alte Landstraße 3a (bus stop Silberbergwerk), ☎ [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 10:00-18:00 daily. Traditional Austrian restaurant with a cozy atmosphere, serving Tyrolean food. (updated Sep 2018)

Drink

There are two lovely places right in the centre in Schwaz close to the intersection Burggasse and Innsbruckerstraße in the pedestrian area. The one is called "Radio" which is the only young, uptodate pub in Schwaz. And the other is utterly nice located towards the Pfundsplatz in front of the town hall, called "Luce".

Sleep

Go next

• Innsbruck
• Hall
• Wörgl