Legends Kaiser Panorama

Name: Das Reisch
Address: Franz-Reisch-Straße 3, Kitzbühel, Tirol, 6370, AT
Telephone: +43 5356 633660
Price range: EUR85 - EUR495

approx. 30 m² | 2 - 3 People

LEGENDS FACILITIES:

Comfy beds
Cable TV with Sky
Make-up mirror with lights
Minibar
Dark curtains for a good night's sleep
Air conditioning (on request)
Hairdryer

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Legends

Toni Sailer

Toni Sailer was and still remains a bone fide Kitzbühel legend. The former ski star and singer also worked as head coach of the Austria Ski Team and race director of the legendary Hahnenmann downhill race. Toni Sailer will always be associated with KItzbühel!
Born 17 November 1935 in Kitzbühel

Member of the "Kitzbüheler Wunderteams" (Christian Pravda, Ernst Hinterseer, Anderl Molterer, Fritz Huber, Hias Leitner)

Won three gold medals at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo (Slalom, Giant Slalom, Downhill)

A the 1958 Ski World Championships in Bad Gastein he won gold in the Downhill, Giant Slalom and Combined events as well as silver in the slalom and many further awards

One of the most successful skiers of all time

Attended an acting school in Berlin and featured in numerous TV shows and films such as "König der silbernen Berge" and "Der schwarze Blitz".

Singer with 18 records to his name

1972 – 1976 head coach and technical director of the Austria Ski Team

1986 – 2006 race director of the Hahnenkamm race in Kitzbühel

1999: voted Sportsman of the Century

Died 24 August 2009 in Kitzbühel
Jane Tilden

This actress, who appeared in numerous productions at the Volkstheater in Vienna and continued acting until 2000, considered Kitzbühel her second home and would come here as often as possible between her roles at the famous Burgtheater in Vienna.
Born 16 November 1910 in Aussig

Real name: Marianne Wilhelmine Tuch

Discovered in 1930 by Max Reinhardt

First appeared at the Volkstheater in Vienna in 1934

1936: first ever film role in "Konfetti"

When war broke out she moved to Switzerland, where she appeared in small roles in 14 films until 1945

Returned to Austria – many roles at the Raimund Theater and theTheater an der Josefstadt in Vienna as well as the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in Berlin

1956 utntil 1977: ensemble member at the Burgtheater in Vienna

Kitzbühel was her second home

Continued working as an actress until 2000

Selected films: Hauptsache glücklich, Pünktchen und Anton, Hotel Paradies, Alte Liebe-neues Glück, Tatort, Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald.

Died 27 August 2002 in Kitzbühel

Had a road in Vienna named after her, the "Jane-Tilden-Gasse", in 2006
Christian Pravda

The Austrian skiing legend and member of the famous "Kitzbühel Wunderteams" won numerous races for Austria before emigrating to North America.
Born 8 March 1927 in Kufstein

Member of the "Kitzbühel Wunderteams" (Ernst Hinterseer, Hias Leitner, Fritz Huber, Anderl Molterer and Toni Sailer)

1937: member of the Kitzbühel Ski Club

1952: silber medal at the Winter Olympics in Oslo

1954: downhill world champion in Are, Sweden

Silver in the combined event in Are

Many further successes in North America

1956: won the downhill, slalom and combined in Sun Valley, where he lived

1958: became Austrian slalom champion for the third time

Later worjed as a ski instructor in the USA and taught many celebrities to ski

Returned to Austria at the start of the 1970s

Died 11 November 1994 in Kitzbühel
Alfons Walde

Kitzbühel's most famous painter is without a doubt Alfons Walder. He designed the logo which is today synonymous with the village, while his posters promoting Tyrol as a tourism destination became famous the world over.
Born 8 February 1891 in Oberndorf

1892: moved to Kitzbühel, where his father Franz Walde became headteacher at the local school

Influenced by the secessionism movement, he painted still life, landscapes and scenes depicting life on the land

1920 until 1938: became world famous through his posters showing landscapes and winter sports

1910 until 1914: studied at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna

Meetings with Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt, supported by the architect Robert Oerley

First exhibitions in Innsbruck from 1911

1918: oil paintings such as "Jahrmarkt in Kitzbühel" and "Kirchgang" as well as nudes such as "Badende am Schwarzsee".

1919: became friends with the Viennese poet Alfons Petzold, who lived in Kitzbühel

1923: founded the Kunstverlag Alfons Walde publishing house

1925: received the Julius Reich Art Foundation Prize

1927: designed the bottom and top stations for the Hahnenkammbahn cable car in Kitzbühel

1929: build a home on the slopes of the Hahnenkamm

1932: created his first official Tyrol poster

From 1946 he focused increasingly on architectural projects

1956: was awarded the title "professor"

Died 11 December 1958 in Kitzbühel

His works still fetch high prices at auction today
Countess Lamberg

"The Flying Countess" was the first female ski jumper and the source of much jealousy in Kitzbühel thanks to her perfect style and flapping skirt.
Born 21 September 1887 in Kitzbühel

Pioneer of women's ski jumping

Known as "The Flying Countess"

1908: jumped an impressive 24 metres on the Schattberg ski jump in Kitzbühel wearing a long skirt

Lebenberg Castle was used from 1885 onwards as a bed & breakfast and later a hotel (one of the first in Kitzbühel)

Married Franz Valentin Count Schlick, an automobile racer

Killed in an accident at a sidecar race organised by the Bavarian Automobile Club in Berchtesgaden

Died 4 September 1927
Toni Praxmair

Toni Praxmair made Kitzbühel famous around the world thanks to his songs. He also established a tradition which continues until today: the Tyrolean evening at the Café Praxmair.
Born 11.2.1907 in Kitzbühel

Was a musician with passion, talent and skill

Created the famous Tyrolean evening at the Café Praxmair

Today he would be called an entertainer or showmaster

He was ahead of his time and was often ridiculed when talking about his plans to take the local songs of Kitzbühel out into the wide world

1934: first journey to England, which lasted two months

In the following years he travelled the world

Despite his busy schedule he alwas had time for the Tyrolean evening at the Café Praxmair

Died 26.12.1991 in Kitzbühel

The Café Praxmair is still a traditional coffeehouse in the heart of Kitzbühel
Peter Aufschnaiter

Born in Kitzbühel, Peter Aufschnaiter was a researcher who became famous for his work in Nepal. It was there that he worked as an agricultural engineer and cartographer. He was also a member of the famous Himalaya expedition led by Heinrich Harrer.
Born 2.11.1899 in Kitzbühel

Son of a carpenter in Kitzbühel

Trained as an agricultural engineer and chemist in Innsbruck and Munich

It was during this time that he developed a great interest in the Himalayas

Learned English, Italian and Hindi

1929: took part in an expedition to the Kangchenjunga mountain

Remained fascinated by the Himalayas throughout his life

1939: was a member of the famous Himalayan expedition led by Heinrich Harrer

Stayed in Nepal, worked there for the Indian government as a cartographer and agricultrual engineer

Returned to Europe in the early 1970s due to ill health

Died 1973 in Innsbruck and buried in Kitzbühel

His grave remained decorated with Tibetan prayer flags until today
Simon Benedikt Faistenberger

The baroque works of this painter born in 1693 in Kitzbühel can be found in many of the region's churches. Visitors interested in art and culture should definitely take the opportunity to check out some of his paintings.
Born 27.10.1693 in Kitzbühel

Trained with his father

Started working independently in 1709

Was a student of Johann Anton Gumpp in Munich

1712: first records of his works in Kitzbühel

1726: earliest recorded mention of Faistenberger as a landowner

His works include portraits, altar paintings and sacred images, wall and ceiling frescoes in churches in and around Kitzbühel

Took inspiration from Italian art - increasingly visible influence of Rubens

Was an artist during the high baroque period

Some of his works are the frescoes in the Oberndorf parish church, the paintings in the Liebfrauenkirche church in Kitzbühel and the frescoes in Jochberg

Died 22.4.1759 in Kitzbühel
Erna Carise Gerling

The Austrian dancer Erna Carise was a true globetrotter and spent much of her life travelling the world, but after the end of her career she returned to her beloved Kitzbühel.
Born 1906 in Vienna

Real name: Erni Gerling

Was a true globetrotter

Performed at a young age throughout Europe as Erna Carise

Particularly success from 1934 to 1936

Appeared in the "Die Königin der Revue" together with her close friedn Josephine Baker

After the end of her dancing career she became famous in Austria for her book "Punktediät"

Recorded a song and wrote the book "All about Kitzbühel"

Died 1981 in Kitzbühel

Services Included

Always included in the price:

Wireless internet throughout the hotel
Free parking (does not include underground parking)
Healthy and hearty breakfast buffet (07:30-10:30)
Delicious ingredients sources from the region
Spa & gym

Available for an extra fee:

Garage parking space (€15 per person per space)
Dogs (€20 per day, including dog blanket, water & food bowl, small surprise)

Massages on request (24 h prior booking)
Special Kitzbühel experiences (local tipps)
Hotel cancellation insurance with the European Travel Insurance Company

Prices

Period	1 person	2 people
Preseason & Season Ending 01.12.2022 - 19.12.2022 12.03.2023 - 10.04.2023	from € 175,- enquire	from € 125,- enquire
Main Season 2 20.12.2022 - 22.12.2022 08.01.2023 - 14.01.2023 22.01.2023 - 11.03.2023	from € 245,- enquire	from € 175,- enquire

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All prices in euros per person / per day including breakfast buffet and free use of sauna, steam bath, bio sauna and fitness room. The local tourism taxe of €1.80 per person / per day is not included. (Subject to change)