Gateway: Munich Kitzbuhel is the most famous holiday resort in the Austrian Tyrol. Lying 800 meters above sea-level, it's surrounding scenery breathtaking and the town itself, which is some 700 years old, is full of charm. Visitors of Kitzbühel are offered the opportunity to practice all kinds of sports and hobbies and enjoy traditional entertainment. All this has made Kitzbuhel famous worldwide. Over a century ago, in the winter of 1892, skiing began in Kitzbuhel. The most famous skier of all time, Toni Sailer is now the director of the "Red Devils" ski school, one of six ski schools and lives in "Kitz". Each year the spectacular "Hahnenkamm Downhill" is staged and thousands of excited spectators crowd the "Streif" to cheer on the fearless downhill skiers. The new snow making facilities on the Streif, guarantee excellent snow conditions. 56 lifts run in and around the town joining the various peaks but for the ever-increasing number of non-skiers who holiday in Kitzbuhel, a never-ending amount of activities are offered including miles of pathways through the surrounding countryside for walkers; a skating rink, curling alleys, the "Aquarena" which houses two excellent swimming pools, a sauna, a solarium, as well as a massage center, a casino and indoor tennis courts. The following scheduled excursions are available locally: Salzburg, Innsbruck, Munich, Venice, and Rattenberg. For those who have come to enjoy the "apres-ski" and evening entertainment, Kitzbühel is the place. Come experience genuine Tyrolean "Gemutlichkeit" in Kitzbuhel.