Delightful holidays in Galtür

If you want your holiday to be full of sporty as well as culinary delights, Galtür is just the place for you! After all, the mountain region is known for its traditional craftsmanship and handmade specialties. Savour original Tyrolean “Speckknödel”, “Kasspatzln” or wood-stove pizza and experience the taste of unforgettable holidays seasoned with a pinch of uniqueness, passion and nature!

Restaurants, mountain huts, cafés or bars – in Galtür, the next culinary highlight is always just around the corner! About 50 restaurants, huts and inns are only waiting for you to spend an unforgettable summer or winter in Galtür:

• The restaurants of Galtür are a place of culinary inspiration. Their traditional, modern and open-minded dishes are sure to tickle your taste buds! 
• If you’re a fan of Italian cuisine and love wood-stove pizza and fresh pasta, you will feel right at home at the pizzerias of Galtür. Enjoy some original vino, caffè and grappa and experience an air of “Dolce Vita” right in the Alps! 
• The many mountain huts and inns are the perfect place to get to know Galtür from its most traditional side. After a long day of skiing or hiking, there’s no better place to take a break and enjoy traditional delicacies like a savoury “Brettljause” with Tyrolean bacon and cheese!  
• Something you definitely shouldn’t miss are Galtür‘s mountain restaurants! Full of love and tradition, they are the perfect place to recharge your batteries after an active day in the mountains. Their most recommended “side dish”: breathtaking Alpine views!
• If you’re feeling like a trendy aperitif or original Tyrolean schnapps, you should head to one of the Alpine region’s many cafés, bars and bistros. With their cosy atmosphere, they are the perfect place to enjoy a Sacher Torte or fine liqueur.

Bring your hiking boots and an empty stomach! The Culinary Way of St. James is a perfect opportunity to combine mouth-watering food with awe-inspiring mountain experiences. Every year, the region of Paznaun invites its guest to a one-of-a-kind feast for the taste buds. Gourmet chefs present their creative cooking skills at select mountain huts – a true highlight for hiking enthusiasts and gourmets! 

In pleasant summer temperatures, several hiking routes take you up to mountain huts where gourmet chefs are cooking up a storm. However, the culinary hike isn’t just about pleasure, it’s also about raising awareness for high-quality products and the regional cuisine. By the way, if you would like to try the recipes at home, simply grab a recipe printout at the mountain huts! 

The region of Paznaun stands for ecological sustainability and high product quality. No wonder that Paznaun’s “Almkäse” (mountain cheese) even received an award from Genuss Region Österreich! Mature, pale yellow and with pea-sized holes, the famous cheese has a mild to savoury aroma. Produced from the best valley and mountain pasture milk, it is matured for six weeks until it reaches its distinctive, natural flavours. A must for cheese lovers!

Traditional crafts and select ingredients directly from the farm are what makes Galtür’s delicacies so special. In addition to the award-winning Almkäse, the region is also known for other mouth-watering, homemade delights like bacon, sausage and honey. You should definitely try some of these savoury treats during your next stop at one of Galtür’s mountain huts, inns or gourmet restaurants!

Enjoy a truly delightful holiday in Galtür, full of old traditions and handmade, local specialties. A natural delight!

Every year, Galtür hosts the International Alpine Cheese Olympics. Never heard of them? Then it’s about time! According to Olympic tradition, the best raw milk cheeses of the Alpine region are awarded gold, silver or bronze.

More than 3,000 guests get to witness how 100 Alpine dairymen from Austria, Germany, South Tyrol and Switzerland present their best specialties to the Olympic Cheese Committee as well as a kids’ jury. The cheeses are rated according to their taste, quality and use of regional ingredients. The big prize: the golden harp!  

Gourmet tip: You don’t have to be a jury member to try the delicacies! Guests can sample and purchase all cheeses on the day of the event!