Axams - Axamer Lizum
Above the village of Axams (878m/2881ft) lies the winter sports area of the Axamer Lizum (Lizum Alp; 1,633m/5,458ft) with its Olympic runs. Cableways and ski lifts go up to this area, including a funicular and a chair-lift up the Hoadl (2,340m/7,680ft) and a chairlift to the Birgitzköpfl (upper station 2,044m/6,708ft).
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Gotzens, Austria
(Near Innsbruck)
The little town of Götzens (868m/2,850ft), situated just to the east of Axams, is well known for its Parish Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul. Built by Franz Singer in the 18th C., it is one of the most beautiful Roccoco religious buildings to be found anywhere in the German-speaking countries. The interior has magnificent altars, stucco work and ceiling frescos by Matthäus Günther depicting scenes from the lives of St Peter and St Paul. The high altar-piece is by Franz Anton Maulpertsch.
