Hall in Tirol combines coinage history, church architecture and contemporary art with a farmers’ market on Saturdays. The town lies close to Innsbruck, against the backdrop of the Bettelwurf massif. You can tailor your travel plans to your interests: take a museum tour, explore historic buildings, stroll through the old town or visit the market.
Coinage History and City Museums
The Hall Mint Museum brings half a millennium of European coinage history to life. The Museum of Urban Archaeology in Hall in Tirol is also included in the museum tour. Since 2008, it has been housed in Hasegg Castle. The tour thus combines coinage history with an archaeological perspective on the town.
Other places to visit offer different thematic perspectives: the Hall in Tirol Mining Museum is located in the heart of Hall’s old town. The Hall in Tirol City Museum houses numerous exhibits on the town’s history. Together, the museums offer different ways to explore Hall—from coins and archaeology to mining and local history. If you would like to focus on culture, you can choose based on which of these topics interests you most.
Churches, Architectural History and Art
St. Nicholas Parish Church is one of the most important buildings in Hall’s old town. Its present Late Gothic hall church was built around 1430. The Jesuit Church, also known as the All Saints’ Church, has a different architectural and founding history: located on Stiftsplatz, it was founded in 1571 by Archduchess Magdalena to provide spiritual care for the neighbouring convent for noblewomen. Alongside the neighbouring convent church, it is the only Late Renaissance church in Tyrol.
The Old Town Gallery complements this view of the past with contemporary art. It is housed in a 700-year-old medieval building in the old town of Hall in Tirol. This brings different periods into focus: the architectural history of the churches, the long history of the gallery building and contemporary art.
A Walk Through the Old Town and the Mint Tower
The historic guided tour is a walk during which visitors discover the most important sights and charming squares of Tyrol’s largest old town. It offers a different focus from the themed tour at the Hall Mint Museum: here, the focus is on the old town’s squares and sights; there, on coinage history and the integrated urban archaeology museum. If you plan to join the tour, check the latest dates in advance.
The Mint Tower offers a concrete measure of the town’s architecture: it is 45 metres high, and its highest point is reached after 192 counted steps. The tower offers a view. If it is a must-see on your itinerary, check the access information in advance.
Saturdays at the Farmers’ Market
The Hall Farmers’ Market takes place every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Oberer Stadtplatz. It offers goods from family-run farms: fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy products, homemade bread, jams and honey, as well as fish, meat, bacon and sausage specialities. Its fixed hours make the market an easy-to-plan activity for any stay that includes a Saturday. Check the latest market information before your visit.
You can tailor your stay to different interests: coinage and local history, churches and architecture, contemporary art, or a visit to the market on Saturday morning. To plan your visit, it is worth first checking the dates and deciding on its main focus.
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