Breathtaking Ambras Castle: Skip-Line Innsbruck Royal Entry

Much diversity in Castle’s exhibits. English explanations/details abundant. Intriguing Room of Curiosities and armour/jousting explanations. Spanish Hall beautiful (guest violinist practicing with local classical music orchestra when I visited… wonderful). 12-15 minute ride from Markt-Platz on bus M (free using city tourist card I got from my hostel).

The medieval armor for horses and humans was AMAZING! The renaissance hall and the other museum collections here were also well worth the visit. This museum was much better than I expected, truely a high quality museum and I’m so glad we made the visit.

One of the coolest things you'll see in Tyrol. The exhibit ranges from methodical collection of knightly armor to an absolutely eclectic gathering of "all that's cool" circa 1600s. The collection is fifficult to describe. Think of if it this way: it's 17th century and you have to make a gift for a man that literally has everything; what would it be? You really want to know? (Go and find out.)

Ambras Castle is the most important and famous castle in Innsbruck. The best way to get there is by bus, which departs from Innsbruck Railway Station and has a stop named after the castle (by car you have to pay a ticket for the parking). The castle has a big collection of armours and swords as well as many curious objects and paintings the King used to entertain his guests with. Don't miss the exposition of glass handcrafts too! Fun fact: in the gardens there are peacocks.

Lots of armor and weapons. Many rooms with just portraits. The grounds outside the buildings were nice to sit .

The castle is very nice and the museum is extensive. There are many trails to walk in the forest; small waterfalls, etc. The only negative was that TripAdvisor told me after I had booked the excursion that I needed to print my ticket. This was not possible since tickets were purchased the night prior. They fussed about it at the gate, but did let us in.

Entrance is paid. However, you can walk around it without entering. There wasn't much inside either. A few exhibitions of items from the Middle Ages and a souvenir shop. Those who are interested in such things can come in and take a look.

Great tour for some history. You pay to get inside the castle; however, you could walk around the castle for free. There are 2 places to go inside. The first is by the souvenir shop and you walk around and see the medieval armor and weaponry used for the time and some other stuff. I was surprised to see samurai armor. If you ever watched Shogun on TV you’ll love the find. The 2nd entrance is the main castle which houses many portraits of the people there through the time. Interesting descriptions of their life as well. Careful with photos. Some places you can and some you can’t and they have people there to enforce it. Outside are beautiful grounds/gardens. Like I said before that part is free. We didn’t have a lot of time so we only went to the back bridge that is against the woods. Lots of walking trails and waterfalls. I’ll have to go back some other time to explore those. Great little tour to take if you’re in the area.

A must visit. The grounds offer beautiful gardens and walking trails. The castle and its contents offer a unique window into the Renaissance Period. The collection goes well beyond the family items for Ferdinand II.

1/2 of the building is closed. The upper castle is unavailable. The lower case is very nice. There was almost no one there.