800m. Imst lies on a sunny, southern slope, shielded to the north by a vast, imposing mountain range (up ot 2777m) to the south lies the widely projecting valley basin with its panoramic view of the mountains. This old, typical Tyrolean town with its many traditions became known through the first SOS children's village and the "Schemenlaufen" a carnival procession in which the participants wear masks. On an intersection of an old northsouthconnection from Fernpass to South Tyrol (remains of old Roman paths can still be foundd as well as on the westeast axle from Vorarlberg/Switzerland to Innsbruck/Vienna. Therefore an excellent starting point for excursions. Imst, a town with 6. 000 inhabitants and old village centre offers beautiful high tablelands with pine woods, small bathing lakes on the edges of the woods towered over by mighty mountain peaks. Good climate. 58km to thewest of Innsbruck. The town offers: open air swimming pool, hotel with indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, ridingstables, two Kneipp cure centres, saunas, fitness parcours, discotheques, bars, dancing, open air concerts, comfortable inns, hotels. Tyrolean evenings: dia slide evenings, ballad concerts, plays, barbeques, lending library, museum. l4Okm of hiking paths, mountain tours. Excursions by car: Pitztal, Ötztal, Silvretta, Vorarlberg, South Tyrol/Italy, Innsbruck, Stubaital, palaces of the kings of Bavaria, Fernpass lakes etc. Cinema, bicycle rental, archery. WINTER: very beautiful skiing region going up to 2l00m. Down hill runs for the whole family. Chair lift, 3 skilifts, skiing school, 3 cross country skiing tracks, 4-28km. 2 natural tobogganing tracks 4-6km, sports equipment rental, iceskating, curling, apresski, skiing races for guests, riding, hotelindoor swimming pool, winterhikes, sleigh rides, dances, discotheques, tobogganing in the moonlight.