{"id":188,"date":"2015-08-19T15:06:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T13:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=188"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:58:23","slug":"tirolerhof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/zoo\/tirolerhof\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tirolerhof"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tirolersmall.jpg\" alt=\"Tirolerhof sign\" class=\"wp-image-12822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tirolersmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tirolersmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A little tip for those visiting Vienna&#8217;s zoo (Tiergarten Sch\u00f6nbrunn): make your way to the far side of the complex and climb the wooded hill to the Tirolerhof, a genuine farmhouse from the mountainous Tyrolean region of Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Original farmhouse reassembled in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Features rare farm animal breeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Educational trails &amp; raised tree walk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Area also has a restaurant &amp; farm shop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try the cheese (seriously)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/tiergarten-schonbrunn-tickets-l141990\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_ZooVenue\" rel=\"sponsored\">zoo tickets<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/vienna-zoo\/\">Zoo overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/zoo\/information\/\">Zoo visitor and ticket tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-farmhouse\">The farmhouse<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tirolerhausside.jpg\" alt=\"Side of the Tirolerhaus\" class=\"wp-image-43071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tirolerhausside.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tirolerhausside-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Tirolerhof on a bright winter&#8217;s day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A genuine farmhouse from Tyrol sounds like an oxymoron in the middle of Vienna. But it isn&#8217;t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tirolerhof building dates back to 1722; it once stood in a small municipality close to the German border about a 400km drive west of Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1994, they moved the whole thing to the zoo: stone-by-stone, beam-by-beam. You have to doff your hat at the feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As is usual for the original Tyrolean region, the house has a part where the family would have lived and a working part which, for example, housed the animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area offers three highlights for visitors&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-the-house-itself\">1. The house itself<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tirolerhof.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/tirolerhof.jpg\" alt=\"The Tirolerhof front view\" class=\"wp-image-43146\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As an original building, you get an idea of how a traditional Alpine farmhouse looks and feels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few rooms also feature typical furniture, too: all dark solid wood and the overwhelming impression that the life of an Alpine farming family probably lacked excessive frivolity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t imagine winter was a bundle of laughs, frankly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-the-animals\">2. The animals<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/rarecowbreed.jpg\" alt=\"A rare cattle breed\" class=\"wp-image-43085\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The lower levels of the farmhouse and the surrounding enclosures contain various rare breeds of farm animals, including horses, sheep, goats, cows and chickens. And rabbits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It gives kids a chance to get up close to farm animals with such intriguing names as the Tyrolean Rock Sheep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to go to the lower level of the farmhouse proper; if you&#8217;re lucky, you find incubators and small glass enclosures with chicks or baby rabbits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-content-type=\"product\" data-content-ids=\"974071,976418\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ZooTech\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-food-and-drink\">3. Food and drink<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gasthaustiolergarten.jpg\" alt=\"Gasthaus sign\" class=\"wp-image-43147\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Curiously, the Tirolerhof turns out to be one of the best places to eat in the zoo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ground floor has a small organic farm shop selling bread, cheeses, hams, fruit juices and other traditional rural fare. You might meet the vendor at the Christmas and Easter markets on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/freyung-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"29646\">Freyung<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We often pop in for a couple of open sandwiches with cured ham (for my wife) and a strong Bergk\u00e4se cheese (for me), plus a drink of natural apple juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bread is a thick wholemeal and soon fills you up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That cheese might just be the best in the city, though be warned: Bergk\u00e4se can be sharper than a new pencil with a degree in rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those with more appetite, the Tirolergarten restaurant opposite the farmhouse offers a range of traditional Austrian fare, as well as a children&#8217;s menu and vegetarian options. You can also reach the restaurant from outside without going into the zoo itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets-visitor-tips\">Tickets &amp; visitor tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tirolerhof forms part of the Tiergarten Sch\u00f6nbrunn zoo, so is included in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/tiergarten-schonbrunn-tickets-l141990\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_ZooVenue\" rel=\"sponsored\">zoo ticket<\/a>*. In fact, it&#8217;s just inside one of the back entrances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paths down to the main part of the zoo are maintained, but the hill can be relatively steep at times, so obviously not all easy-going. Wear decent footwear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you go down (or up), look out for enclosures and educational trails. The former include woodland areas for lynx and wolves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One route down takes you through the tops of the trees on a raised walkway that gives wonderful views across to Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace and the west of Vienna. Unfortunately, few of the famous city landmarks reside on that side of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-get-to-the-tirolerhof\">How to get to the Tirolerhof<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the main article for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/vienna-zoo\/\">directions to the zoo<\/a> and the Tirolerhof entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1oN2SutdbrqOx-JViFyKk3v-X_Kw\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little tip for those visiting Vienna&#8217;s zoo (Tiergarten Sch\u00f6nbrunn): make your way to the far side of the complex and climb the wooded hill to the Tirolerhof, a genuine farmhouse from the mountainous Tyrolean region of Austria. 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