668m. Walchsee (pop. 1700). The "Kaiserwinkel" with its three attractive and friendly holiday villages of Walchsee, Kössenand Schwendt lies in a beautiful lake and mountain region between the old, historic town of Kufstein (30km), St. Johann (20km) and Kitzbühel (30km) and near the border to Bavaria/Germany. At the foot of the mighty "Kaisergebrige" (Wilderkaiser 2344m, Zahmer Kaiser 1999m) with its imposing, rocky parks lies the lovely, wide valley basin and the beautiful Walchsee (98 hectares, water temp. 20-24 C°) where you can hire a boat, bathe in the pure water, fish, enjoy the facilities of waterskiingsailingsurfing schools and stroll along the banks of the lake. Kaiserwinkel is a firstclasshiking and sporting paradise in the heart of the Alps: 200km of marked walking trails lead from the lake up to the biggest high moorlands of North Tyrol, through colourful, flowering meadows, silent forests, to the alpine pastures withtheir original mountain shelters, to easily accessible summits offering fantastic mountain panoramas, or you can enjoyhikes to easy peaks and mountain climbing up the mighty, rocky walls of "Wilden Kaisergebirge". The hallmarks of theregion are the excellent quality of the air and a firstclass holiday environment. In the pretty village of Walchsee youwill find many attractive farmhouses with ornate wooden balconies and flower arrangements, hotels with internationalcuisine, original inns offering local specialities, street and lakeside cafés, pubs, discos, festivals, entertainment, concerts and friendly local people, all of which add up to an ideal holiday. Sport: 18-hole golf, rafting, mountainbiking, 150km of cycling trails, tennis centre with indoor court, squash, riding, mountaineering school, paragliding, openair pool in Kössen, indoor swimming bath, sauna, adventure playground, children's motorway, zoo, fitness centre, minigolf, bowling, archery. Excursions: Munich and Innsbruck (100km), Salzburg/70km, wildgame park Aurach, Schloss "Herren Chiemsee", farm museum in Kramsach, icecaves in Werfen, saltmine works in Hallein, Köniogsee/Obersalzberg/Berchtesgaden, Achensee and Zillertal railways, Tuxer glacier, world of crystal, Salzkammergut, etc.
WINTER:
Alpine skiing (50km of slopes + cross country skiing centre (140km of trails), 3 skiing regions with 4 chairlifts, 3 skilifts up to 1700m, skiing schools, 3 toboganning tracks, iceskating, winter hiking and the nearby skiingcentres of Kitzbühel, St. Johann, Going, Steinplatte. Aprèsski.