Free, private, personal walking tours in and around Innsbruck
Looks like this is the month of greeters’ visits to Innsbruck. After Tallinn and Freiburg we welcomed a fellow greeter from Chicago.
With Margaret we visited the best distillery in town for a genuine Schnaps tasting.
Wolfgang is the manager of the greeters in Freiburg, Germany. Of course, whenever a greeter travels she or he is looking out for fellow greeters at their destination.
Together with the local greeter Rudi Wolfgang and his wife Angela walked through southern quarters of Innsbruck and finished in the “corner of the four beasts” as that place in the old town is called. It got its name from the fact that at this spot you are surrounded by four taverns named after animals.
Ljudmilla is a greeter in Tallinn, Estonia. Together with her daughter she came to go skiing in Tyrol. For one day they took the chance to visit Innsbruck and get a personal tour with the local greeter Rudi.
It was such a great pleasure to get to know Elli! We had a really nice walk around the city, enjoying the snow while she explained me beautiful fun facts about the city. I go back with an amazing experience in Innsbruck but also (and most importantly) with a new friend!
Catia from Leiria, Portugal
My friend and I mostly travel to get a grasp of how locals live. We love experiencing things that people from different cultures do on a daily basis.
Rudi showed us around the residential areas and explained historical information mostly related to Innsbruck’s lifestyle along with how the city came about. He was kind enough to extend the tour to a conversation at a cafe he frequented. We got to know so much more about him, his culture, and the hidden places in Innsbruck. He was simple in thoughts but had such a great deal of knowledge even of things outside of Innsbruck. He was also an honest man who spoke his mind which made it such a delightful afternoon for both my friend and I. Hopefully for him too!
Vanessa, Malaysia and Lisa, South Korea
Rudi and Heidi were the wonderful Greeters that received me and my 3 friends in Innsbruck. We were 4 Portugese spending the weekend in Innsbruck and wanted to know more about the city and local people and Greeters was the perfect idea for it.
Rudi was the greeter with whom I communicated through the Greeters portal and he agreed to meet in a convenient spot for us. He was very quick to reply and very accessible.
On the day we met, Rudi met us with Heidi, his fellow Greeter, who was also a very nice host to this greeting. They shared with us a little bit about themselves as we did share with them as well.
We had a relaxed walk around the city and they kept providing very insightful points of view about Innsbruck and its neighbourhoods and people. We really enjoyed meeting Heidi and Rudi and the experience of being greeted in Innsbruck by them.
The highlights of the afternoon we spent together were walking through the classical Innsbruck neighborhoods and navigating through the old houses and churches while hearing old stories about the foundries and some historical buildings. We also had a lovely stroll through the imperial garden and we ventured a little bit into the city’s old town center.
We were all very grateful to both Heidi and Rudi for their time and insightful information, and also by the overall mission they embody with the Greeters institution. We felt inspired by the work they do in greeting people and help them blend-in in Innsbruck.
Thank you so much, Heidi and Rudi, I hope we meet again.
Bernardo and friends, Portugal
We had a very good time with Silvia and also her dog Maxi.
We took a walk in the city center and also some beautiful quiet street. And we also went to a local market and bought some groceries together. It leaves us an authentic impression of the local life here.
Silvia is very nice and friendly, she’s always glad to share what she know about the city details and also her own experience here. Maxi is so calm and cute, he is definitely an excellent companion in our city walk!
Thanks again for Silvia and the Greeter platform. It makes Innsbruck quite special for us. Hope to come again and experience the summer time here:) Best wishes
Kexin & Yufei, Netherlands
The Tyrolean branch of the ORF (Austrian public broadcaster) reported both on its radio an on its TV program about the Innsbruck greeters.
So we are in our last morning here and we’ll just have a wander round the shops, perhaps get some wine at “Invinum” !
We’ve very much enjoyed our time here….many thanks to you and Silvia for showing us part of your city on Wednesday and for the hints and tips. We made it to “Die Brennerei” last night for a lovely meal and their own Gin, followed by Williams and then Vogelbeere [mountain ash] Schnapps !
So very best wishes from us to you and again our sincere thanks. If you ever come to the South of England, please do let us know…and perhaps I’ll look into becoming a Greeter….
Angela and Nial from Alton, UK
We had a very nice greet with a walk in areas that we wouldn’t have seen otherwise and that broadened our perspective on the city, with exciting information that wasn’t just “travel guide information” and therefore all the more exciting. We learned more and many different things about the country and its people while drinking coffee and having a pleasant conversation.
The communication during the preparatory phase was very easy going. Thank you for the great flexibility and the very nice greet!
Laura and Yannick fromBielefeld, Germany