Hikingholidays
In the dream mountains of the Silvretta, hikes and mountain tours lure you through fragrant flower meadows to rustic alpine pastures and stately peaks. Get to know the “good old summer holiday” in the mountains anew. Our house and its surroundings are ideally suited for this. A pleasant atmosphere, healthy fresh mountain air, flowering meadows and the best cuisine.
Set out to consciously experience nature. Take a time out from everyday life – hiking through the mountains is a wonderful way to do this.
Relaxed hiking, lingering, enjoying and above all letting your soul dangle in the middle of meadows, alpine pastures, lakes and mountains: A holiday at walking pace is the new luxury. And no destination is better suited than Galtür.
You will find us at the end of the Paznaun valley, in an absolutely quiet location, surrounded by picturesque meadows, forests and of course the beautiful mountains of Galtür. All you need to do is step outside the hotel door and you are already in the middle of a hiker’s paradise.
Thanks to the excellent location of our hotel in Galtür, many activities and excursion destinations are within walking distance. Active holidaymakers have countless hiking trails on varied terrain at their disposal. From leisurely paths to more challenging climbs to high alpine tours – everything is on offer here.
We are often asked which weeks are the most beautiful during a mountain summer. It is difficult for us to give you a quick answer – because in the land of mountains, some things happen a little later and many things take a little longer.
If you appreciate the tried and tested, life becomes wonderfully easy. Like a summer day in the mountains. Where the horizon is wide and the sky is so close. There mountains still have secrets…
What you can expect
Your host Peter Lorenz will even accompany you personally to the magnificent mountains of Galtür several times a week and has a lot of tips. Of course, we are also there for you at our reception for individual advice, because that’s what makes us a hiking hotel in Galtür and our Alpenhotel Tirol!
We, as a family, love the summer in Galtür and on our tours I will show you my absolute favourite places.
Click through our next pages and you will find out why we love our work and why it is worthwhile to travel more on foot again, but also – why life and holidays in the mountains are so healthy. Who knows, maybe we will awaken a little of your longing for a carefree summer holiday.
At a glance
What a natural spectacle it must have been when the earth shook and the Alps made their way through the ruptured ground and formed. Today we are lucky that there are over three hundred measured or named mountain peaks in the Silvretta – 64 of which reach heights of over 3000 m. The Silvretta is therefore a real three-thousand-metre region. Here we are on the way our hiking guests.
… and is good for body and mind, as our grandparents used to say. Dr. Egon Humpeler has now also proven this in a scientific study.
According to the trends of the study, the secret of the recreational value of mountain holidays lies in the mobilisation of forces by the human organism. The latter registers the lower oxygen levels at altitudes between 1,400 and 2,000 m and cranks up its activities vigorously.
This is followed by a throttling of these stronger activities and thus an economisation. Professor Humpeler compares the process to an engine. “At first it revs up to get full power, but then at the end of a stay at altitude it runs more quietly, at lower revs, but produces the same or even better performance.”
The body already reacts at the stimulus altitude of 1,400 to 2,000 m, although it would have enough oxygen. More young red blood cells are formed without their total number increasing. The blood thus retains its normal consistency. However, the transport of oxygen to the cells improves markedly. This “fountain of youth effect” is purely altitude-related. The altitude thus mobilises physical reserves and the mere stay at altitude means a training effect.
Isentällispitz
Madrisa
Breitspitze
Sulzfluh Drusenfluh
Zimba
Versail
Versailspitz
Tafamunter Augstenberg
Verbellakopf
Westliche Fluhspitze
To sum up: hiking and mountaineering are simply good for body and soul. Endurance walking exerts an influence on the fat metabolism and the immune system – similar to a slow endurance run. If there are also some pulse-accelerating climbs to be mastered, the circulation also benefits.
Overall, it takes a little longer to get physically fit this way, but the effect lasts longer. Almost without side effects, the heart, circulation, metabolism and respiration, muscles and support structure are strengthened, while the risk of heart attack, cancer and diabetes is reduced by more than half.
A certain regularity plays a decisive role in this. Those who continuously ensure physical exercise are significantly less ill, recover more quickly in an emergency and demonstrably live longer. It is particularly advantageous that hiking in its many forms – in the flora and fauna of the mountain world – can be practised throughout one’s life and still shows demonstrable training effects even in old age.
Experience the mountain
For all those who want to enjoy the mountain summer even more intensively:
The Galtür Alpine Club offers exclusive hikes for younger and older mountain enthusiasts, for courageous summit strikers and those who prefer to take it easy.
With us, you can expect unique mountain and nature experiences in one of the most beautiful hiking areas in the Alps. The diversity of the landscape is matched by the individuality of our hotels, which are all family-run and have often been so for generations. What unites us is our love for the mountains, our passion for hiking and the aspiration to offer our guests an eventful, enjoyable and authentic hiking and mountain holiday.
From mid-June to mid-September, a high-quality, varied programme of hikes and a via ferrata tour awaits you every week. You will be guided by experienced local mountain (hiking) guides from Galtür, who are very familiar with the mountain world around Galtür and the breathtaking Silvretta / Verwallgruppe.
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Alpenhotel Tirol **** . Family Lorenz . Galtür 68 . A-6563 Galtür
Telephone +43 5443 8206 .
