Alpbach Wooden Village Core

A building regulation from 1953 requires all construction to follow the Tyrolean timber style, which prevented large hotel developments that would have altered the character of the village. As a result, the core feels cohesive: timber facades, balconies, and low-rise buildings in rows rather than a single landmark to tick off a list. The village is first mentioned in records from 1240 and, until the 1920s, had no road connecting it to the Inn Valley, which further slowed any change.