1000m. Matrei lies in a northsouth running valley between the olympic city of Innsbruck an the Brenner. This idyllicvillage has a picturesque centre with typical tyrolean house facades, painted, gothic town houses and cosy inns wheremusic and songs are often to be heard e. g. the 1000 year old "Gasthof Krone", patronised according to legends by the ´Habsburger Archduke Johann, the painter Franz Defregger and the fighter for freedom Andreas Hofer. Matrei lies embeddedin an unspoilt mountain world from which beautiful, quiet, side valleys lead off e. g. the Gschnitztal, Navistal, Valser and Schmirntal between the Tuxer and Stubai Alps with their imposing peaks (Olperer 3476m) and glistening glaciers. Themountain world, nature, culture, traditions and ancient Tyrolean customs, the numerous village fetes in which the locals arewearing their colourful national costumes guarantee unforgettable holidays. Numerous walking trails lead through theflowering meadows, the green woods to old farmhouses and then up to the alpine pastures with their original mountainshelters, to the easily accessible peaks and climbing rocks. Wellloved: The high alpine plateau Maria Waldrast (1638m) and Kloster restaurant (1429m) and the magnificent panorama of Tyrol's mountain world. Good connections by rail/road. Varietyof sports + programme: Concerts, theatre, festivals, balls, tennis, mountain biking, paragliding, climbing school, vital fitnesscentre, shooting, parcour, bowling, basket- and football, poolbillard, market, grill, boccia, pingpong, guided tours, openairpool, cable railway in Steinach 4km. Excursions by car: Italy, Meran, Dolomites, Kalterersee/wine road, lake Garda, Venice, Innsbruck, Stubaital glacier railway, Kitzbühel, Munich/Zugspitze/Eibsee, Salzburg, Achensee etc. WINTER: Winter fun. Lifts in all valleys. Gratis ski bus to skiing centre of Steinach 4km (6 lifts up to 2000m, skiingschool), Gries 5 lifts, Stubaital glacier skiing (35 lifts up to 3400m). 66km of cross country skiing track + 8 toboganningtracks, highaltitude cross country skiing track + 5km toboganning track. Winter hiking, horse sleighs, sauna, dancing, balls. Fun nonstop.