If you are interested in art and culture, the region around Alpenhotel Ammerwald offers a number of highlights for your leisure time. We have put together a selection of interesting activities for you below.
CULTURE IS GOOD FOR YOU.
BURGENWELT EHRENBERG REUTTE.
Distance from Alpenhotel Ammerwald: 17 kilometres (approx. 20 minutes drive).
To the east of Reutte lies the mighty fortress complex of Ehrenberg Castle. Illuminated at night and visible from all sides, the castle bears witness to 2,000 years of history and former power. Take a trip to the age of the knights. The museum “Burgenwelt Ehrenberg” covers 14 different themes from this time period and castles in 14 rooms.
CHAPELS IN THE REUTTE NATURE PARK REGION.
Did you know that the Reutte Nature Park region is often referred to as the "chapel region"? There are 37 chapels in the area around Alpenhotel Ammerwald on the route from Weißenbach to Vils, some in the valley and some in the mountains. Go on a discovery tour.
MUSEUM IM GRÜNEN HAUS.
Distance from Alpenhotel Ammerwald: 16 kilometres (approx. 20 minutes drive).
In 1779, the Reutten painter Johann Jakob Zeiller designed the façade of this building in bright green – hence the name. The museum has a valuable collection showing the development of painting from Baroque to Classicism.
SCHWAZER SILVER MINE.
Distance from Alpenhotel Ammerwald: 125 kilometres (approx. 2 hour drive).
Join us on an exciting journey back in time to the era of medieval silver mining and follow in the footsteps of the miners: On a 90-minute guided tour, you will learn all about the largest mine of the 15th century and the Fugger family of merchants from Augsburg, whose silver from Schwaz influenced European politics and the discovery of the New World.