Old town, museums and city tours
Rated 4.4 out of 5 by 158 GetYourGuide reviewers
The best view of the old town for the price of a coffee: 133 steps up a 15th-century watchtower to a platform looking straight down on the Golden Roof, with the Nordkette, the Inn and the Bergisel all around. Good for anyone with half an hour and steady legs. The one thing to know: there is no lift.
Starts inInnsbruck city centreAll year
The City Tower stands at Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse 21, a few steps from the Golden Roof in the heart of the old town. You exchange your voucher at the cashier at the entrance and head for the stairs.
The tower was finished in 1450, about 50 years before the Golden Roof, beside the old town hall; the onion dome came a century later. Guards kept watch from here for almost 450 years, warning the town of fire, and the lower floors once served as a prison.
A spiral staircase of 133 steps takes you to the viewing platform at 31 metres. From the top you look down on the medieval roofs and the Golden Roof, across the Inn to the Nordkette, and south to the Bergisel and the Patscherkofel.
Allow about half an hour up and down, which makes it an easy add-on to a morning in the old town.
In winter
From 13 November to 23 December the old town Christmas market fills the square below you, and brass players perform Christmas music from the Golden Roof balcony every day in the late afternoon. Clear, cold days give the sharpest views of the snowy Nordkette.
In summer
In summer the listing suggests going up towards sunset, when the light turns warm on the mountains and the roofs. Long days mean you can fit it in after a mountain outing.
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Worth knowing: The spiral staircase is a workout
Booking here costs the same low entry price and gives you free cancellation up to 24 hours before. If you plan several old town sights, the city's combi ticket for the Golden Roof Museum, City Museum and City Tower is €10.50, and the Innsbruck Card includes the tower.
Checked against the GetYourGuide listing on 20 October 2026. Prices and options change: the calendar shows the current ones.
The tower is a protected historic building, so the only way up is a narrow spiral staircase. It is not suitable for wheelchair users.
What to do. Wear comfortable shoes and take your time; leave large bags at your hotel, as they are not allowed.
133 steps up a spiral staircase to the viewing platform at 31 metres. There is no lift.
Yes. The tower is a few steps away, so you look straight down on it and the old town roofs.
Yes, one entry is included. There is also a city combi ticket with the Golden Roof Museum and City Museum for €10.50.
Small bags are fine, but luggage and large bags are not allowed, and nor are pets.
In summer, towards sunset; in Advent, in the late afternoon, when the Christmas market is lit below and brass players perform from the Golden Roof.
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Sources: getyourguide.com, innsbruck.gv.at, christkindlmarkt.cc, christkindlmarkt.cc. Checked October 2026. Photos: GetYourGuide.