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One
of Europe's "Class acts"
Seefeld is a
destination worthy of consideration when one is planning a
European winter sports holiday. It is a resort that can offer
the visitor a good choice in skiing activities both alpine and
Nordic, and its development of non-ski, state of the art
sporting facilities, in addition to one of the most formidable
collection of first class hotels and restaurants on the globe,
all but guarantee visitor enjoyment and comfort.
Still sizing up the winter scene Seelfed has a complete range of
non ski activities, something of which is sure to interest even
the most difficult to please members of your party. Ice skating
(2 rinks) alpine curling, snow speed rafting, 8 indoor tennis
courts and "tube sliding" head a pretty impressive
list.
Internationally accepted resorts can not rest on their laurels,
and it is highly unlikely that they can be ranked at the top of
the league table solely on the reputation no matter how
justifiable of it's winter sports facilities.
Seefeld in summer is, as the saying goes, as good as it gets.
The golf course in Seefeld / Wildmoos, an 18 hole championship
entry, is listed as one of the 100 most beautiful golf courses
in the world. This par 71 course was designed by the English
architect Donald Harradine, and lies at 1,300m above sea level.
Although the course is close to the town center, it is situated
in a pastoral setting and is completely surrounded by birches
and pines. It is playable from mid May until October, and can be
enjoyed by visitors to the resort as well as local members. The
club also features a fully fledged golf academy, which has a
number of International golf pros to improve the game of golfers
of all standards. Beginners can gain valuable experience on the
6 hole course (later to be expanded to 18), and golfers of all
abilities can use the driving range and putting greens.
If golf is not your game, perhaps tennis is. Twenty open air
courts supplement the 8 indoor courts during the summer months,
and here too there is a large, mostly Swedish, teaching staff.
For swimmers Seefeld boasts three alpine lakes, a heated outdoor
pool, and a sensational indoor pool, the Olympia. There is also
a seemingly never ending selection of rafting, riding,
paragliding, hiking, climbing and sight-seeing. As it is located
on the edge of the Karwendel mountain range, Seefeld also has
the largest nature reserve in an Austrian mountain area. This
makes for dandy walking trips, using the gondola to get to the
higher elevations and then spending a night or two in one of the
ranges' many mountain huts. These must be reserved in advance
however. In addition to all this there are most interesting
sight-seeing possibilities available from your Seefeld base.
Within thirty minutes one can be in Innsbruck, Garmisch
Partenkirchen, and a host of smaller, but no less beautiful
destinations. Within a couple of hours Salzburg, Munich, Italy
and Switzerland can be put on your list.
With such a large number of first class hotels, many offering
conference and seminar facilities, Seefeld also must come into
consideration as a business destination. The Olympia sport and
congress center is the focal point here, with venue
possibilities for most all sizes of groups. There is also a
congress and exhibition center in the WM Halle and many of the
leading hotels have their own conference facilities. Naturally
there are sufficient and varied restaurants, bars and discos to
please even the most selective tastes.
To get to Seefeld from Munich cross into Austria from Garmisch,
from Switzerland cross at Feldkirch, and from Italy use the
Brenner pass. Munich and Salzburg are probably the best
International airports. Innsbruck is the closest but not truly
International.
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