Castle · Innsbruck · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Schloss Ambras is a castle in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 3 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 80 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Schloss Ambras
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You're standing at Ambras Castle, in the hills above Innsbruck, 632 metres above sea level. As early as the tenth century, a fortress of the Counts of Andechs stood on this spot. The name is said to come from ad umbras, in the shade. Nothing of that first fortress remains.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 3 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Hofburg on the spot with the app
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Nov off (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 50 m and a water point at 80 m.
When you stand at Schloss Ambras, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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