Helbling House – Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl) loop from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
Helbling House – Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl) loop from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
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Helbling House – Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl) loop from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
01:50
6.91km
70m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 24, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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685 m
Maria-Theresien-Straße Pedestrian Zone
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801 m
Maria Theresia Street
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1.39 km
View of the colorful houses along the Inn River in Innsbruck
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3.83 km
Helbling House
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The many colorful town houses are part of the beautiful ensemble of Innsbruck's old town. The Helblinghaus is particularly ornate and striking, right next to Innsbruck's most popular attraction - the golden roof.
(innsbruck-altstadt.com/sehenswuerdheiten/helblinghaus/)
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3.85 km
Herzog-Friedrich Street, Innsbruck Old Town
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3.87 km
Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl)
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4.64 km
Hofgarten, Innsbruck
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Gardens have existed at the Innsbruck Hofburg for approximately 600 years. During this long period, they have undergone numerous transformations, from Renaissance and Baroque gardens to landscaped parks. Today, the Innsbruck Court Garden covers almost ten hectares and is a listed building.
As early as the beginning of the 15th century, Duke Friedrich IV acquired land near the Innsbruck Hofburg to create kitchen and ornamental gardens for the court. During the reign of Archduke Ferdinand II, a magnificent garden complex with Ruhelust Palace and other buildings was created from 1564 onwards, incorporating the old kitchen and ornamental gardens. Individual garden areas with fountains, arcades, pleasure houses, a maze, and a pheasant garden were created, modeled on Italian Renaissance gardens.
This initial period of prosperity was followed by a period of neglect in the 17th century. In 1636, a fire destroyed part of the buildings. Due to austerity measures following the Thirty Years' War, the Hofburg gardens were eventually barely maintained. In 1665, with the death of Sigismund Franz von Habsburg, the Tyrolean line of the Habsburgs died out. From then on, Innsbruck was governed by an imperial governor. The Court Garden now served as a kitchen garden.
It was not until the end of the reigns of Emperor Franz I Stephan and Maria Theresa that the Innsbruck Court Garden experienced a new flourishing. Starting in 1763, the existing area was laid out as a Baroque pleasure garden. A cross-axis divided the garden. At the intersection of the main and transverse axes stood the imperial pleasure house, built in 1733 and converted into a bandstand in 1773. The walled garden was adorned with parterres, circular paths, avenues, fountains, and sculptures. Near the Hofburg Palace was an orangery building, and towards the Inn River lay the small Court Garden or Governor's Garden.
Text / Source: Austrian Federal Gardens, Schönbrunn, 1130 Vienna
bundesgaerten.at/innsbruck/Hofgarten.html
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Hofburg, Innsbruck (Imperial Palace)
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In 1500 the Hofburg Innsbruck was completed under Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519). It already had the same dimensions as today and was captured by Albrecht Dürer as a watercolor. You can see a late Gothic inner courtyard with a covered staircase, the coat of arms tower and the women's chambers, called "Frauenzimmer". There was a large reception room, which was designed as a hall with columns and vaults and is now known as the "Gothic Cellar". A "Kürnstube" in which Maximilian's hunting trophies were housed, a "Silverkammer" (treasury) and a banquet hall (with depictions of Hercules) have also been preserved.
The "racing ground" in front of the Hofburg served as a tournament venue for the sports-loving emperor.
Almost 250 years later, Maria Theresa (1717-1780) visited the Imperial Hofburg Innsbruck and felt that it was no longer up to date. Since 1665 there were no more Tyrolean sovereigns and the governors, who now ruled Tyrol on behalf of the Emperor, lived on the first floor (Lieutenancy). The state rooms on the second floor, which were reserved for the Imperial Family, remained uninhabited. The ruler ordered a renovation in the Viennese late baroque style and sent her best artists to Innsbruck: Konstantin von Walter and Nicolaus Parcassi. Martin van Meytens and his school as well as Franz Anton Maulbertsch were commissioned to furnish the interior. The renovation work was interrupted by the Seven Years' War and lasted until the 1870s.
Text / Source: INNSBRUCK TOURISM
innsbruck.info/gehenswuerdigkeiten/sightseeing/historical-buildings/detail/infrastructure/kaiserliche-hofburg-innsbruck.html
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6.91 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.18 km
1.65 km
1.04 km
750 m
283 m
Surfaces
3.52 km
2.69 km
562 m
134 m
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