Published on Sep, 2024

We found the castle to be well-worth the drive from Innsbruck. September is the shoulder-season, so we didn't have to wait long for a tour. We paid about 8 Euros extra for the VR headset show, which gives a bit of history for the castle. The tour group consisted of four German-speakers and the two of us (native English speakers). Yes, the guide did have us listen to the audio handsets for the English, but he spoke pretty good English and answered questions and chatted with us if we engaged him. The interior courtyard is beautifully decorated, as are several of the rooms. There are some very exceptional furnishings, with incredibly detailed carving or inlay, etc. The train ride up the hill is only 2 Euros per person (if I recall correctly), and I think 3 Euros for a round trip. The walk down the road used by the train took us 20 minutes, so I think going up would take 10 minutes more. The footpath goes much more directly to the castle. It could be a bit slippery due to the pea gravel we saw on it, but we would try that approach were we to visit again (and we are older travelers). We did not see bad management, language difficulties, or rude staff as mentioned in a review below from April 2022, and we cannot agree that the 'exposition is poor'. This is worth a drive from Innsbruck.

Published on Aug, 2024

We got the bus from Jenbach (601 bus hourly) Walked up hill- quite steep but perfectly manageable. Tour guide (Peter) was good. Handheld guide devices worked fine. Went to 9 rooms. Plenty to look at. Got very wet waiting for bus! A shelter would be great.

Published on Jul, 2024

The Tratzberg castle is a very beautiful medieval castle with plenty of original furniture. You can really imagine how they were living in the castle 500 years ago. After travelling in Austria for 25 years and living in Tyrol for four years, I never imagined there would be such a beautiful, well-renovated castle in Tyrol! It could be a huge tourist destination, but maybe the owners don't want bus loads of tourists because they live in the castle. We went early in a Sunday morning, walked up the 20-minute asphalt road (no cars allowed) to the castle. It was an easy hike. If I had been alone, I could have walked it much quicker although I'm not in a great shape. There is also a steeper 10-minute hiking path to the castle. We got immediately in, and the tour was nicely organised. We got audio guides (available in several languages), and the friendly guide explained some more. Photography was allowed during the tour.

Published on Oct, 2022

This Castle is situated in the Inntal to the east of Innsbruck. We had a bit of spare time and decided to add it to our itinerary. What an amazing place! The oldest part of the castle was build in 1500 and much of the furnishing and room decorations goes back to the 17th century. We would have happily spent longer looking in more details at many of the priceless items on display. We were guided round by an expert tour guide who spoke good English, supplementing the very good audio guide available in various languages. There is plenty of parking but this is further down the valley. We had a pleasant 10 minute walk up quite a steep path to reach the castle, but there is a little train for those not able to negotiate the path. The route the train takes can also be walked and is a gentler 20 minutes climb to the castle on foot.

Published on Aug, 2022

What a beautiful castle with friendly guides. We were the only English people on the tour and our guide went out of her way to make our visit enjoyable. The road train driver was also friendly. We are so glad we visited.