It's almost time for one of our favourite events of the year! Join us this Friday 15th November for Glühwein, the opening of the Christkindlmarkt Innsbruck Christmas Markets, and the 'switching on' ceremony of the Christmas Tree lights 🎄🤩 More info >> https://bit.ly/2X5bs0v | Innsbruck - Tyrol (Austria)

A very warm Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Buon Natale, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Feliz Natal, Vrolijk Kerstfeest, Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia, Весёлого Рождества, メリークリスマス and 圣诞快乐 from all of us here at Innsbruck Tourismus! | Innsbruck - Tyrol (Austria)

It’s 18 metres high and weighs 1700kgs, but have you wondered where Innsbruck’s Christmas Tree comes from? 🎄🤔 Every year a local tree is carefully chosen from somewhere in Innsbruck by the Wald & Natur Amt (forestry service), often due to becoming a safety hazard. This year’s tree comes from Innsbruck’s Olympisches Dorf, where it had a crack running the length of its trunk, had become too heavy for the underground car park beneath, and was blocking the light from an apartment building. The Chr