LITERATURE AT THE STEEPLE

The Juffing - your literature hotel in Austria

We understand literature as a sustainable source
of inspiration. This is why the theme "reading"
has a special place in our tyrolian hotel. 

Books and a cup of coffee

Source of joy - enjoy literature in Tyrol

Books mean something different to everyone: They open windows to other worlds, offer a possibility to decelerate, further empathy, make enjoyable downtime and relaxation possible and, last but not least, they serve as an especially qualitative leisure activity - in any case, reading enables us to get a new perspective, to take a different glance at the world and to gain sustainable inspiration. In our literature hotel you will find the perfect space for it!

Hand-picked. Multifaceted. Inspiring.

Our libraries ...

People talking in library

Library in the fireplace lounge

Comfortable lounge and seating furniture with good lighting are the ideal surrounding to read quality papers, new publications and poetry. The reader will be welcomed with an own shelf "new publications" so to say and the special focus on poetry at a very prominent place in the hotel is a further particularity of our library. Also selected picture volumes and informative publications will invite you to pause and to engage in topics that move our society.

Seating area with bookshelves

Library in the spa

Travellers and readers mainly have one thing in common: the wish to discover new worlds. Our library in the spa will surround you with unique silence and offer you the right atmosphere to be surprised by belletristic works that we have divided up into “airy & light”, “inspiring”, “intense” and “controverse”. You will find the leisure to pick up a classic or devote yourself to interesting biographies. Also nonfiction and self-help literature from the areas of yoga, spirituality, philosophy and partnership can be found here. 

Room with desk, chair, tablet and books

Library for idlers

Yes, you have understood us correctly, we will read to you - to be precise, the professional speakers of the audiobooks that you can borrow for free at our hotel reception for the whole duration of your stay - stored on iPods.

Sign with literary text

Literature in the staircase

means that we have designed the staircase and the walls in the hallways of the main house with sophisticated poetry. It is an interdisciplinary project between the author, the architect and the hotel manager. It was exciting, brought us joy and we are very proud of it! We have written down the precise explanations, information on the sources and descriptions of the project idea in our “Literature at the steeple reading guide”.

Finish-book-service

Should you not be able to finish an exciting book during your stay, take it home with you - after talking to our hotel reception - and send it back to us after you have finished it. 

Table with books and a cup of coffee

Have a look and
browse in advance

If you want to browse through our library online: www.biblioweb.at/juffing
If there is a book which you have wanted to read for a long time or if you have certain literary preferences we will be happy to prepare a selection of books in your room at our hotel. Simply write us a short mail with your book requests.

"Not the big names are important here but the encounters and conversations"

Literature at the steeple

A retrospective

A heartfelt thank you to our literary guests, January 2025

For many years, we have been able to organise unforgettable literary evenings with high-calibre authors at our hotel - unique encounters that have inspired us in particular. They were moments of exchange, reflection and a shared passion for literature. The evenings were a personal affair of the heart for us - a contribution to culture and an invitation to experience great moments together.

It has always been a pleasure and an honour for us to welcome great authors and to see how literature connects people. Their works, their thoughts and their presence have filled our hotel with literary life and given us all unforgettable encounters. Our heartfelt thanks go to them for their marvellous contributions, which have made our hotel a place of exchange and inspiration.

At the same time, we have realised that there has not been as much interest in the readings as we would have liked. We have therefore decided to suspend the monthly reading series for the time being. However, this does not mean saying goodbye to literature, but rather a break during which we will observe whether interest changes again in the future.

This decision was not an easy one for us, as we know that the readings were special highlights for some of you.

Our house remains a place to meet, relax and enjoy - and we look forward to continuing to welcome you here.

We look forward to receiving your feedback at info@juffing.at and will be happy to engage in a personal dialogue with you.

Past readings

Writers visiting the Juffing Hotel & Spa

What connects us withNorbert Gstrein, Christoph Ransmayr, Anna Kim, Maja Haderlap and Michael Köhlmeier? All of them have already read in our house and woken us from our gentle twilight sleep. Surrounded by signed books and secluded places, the Juffing hotel and spa has internalised literature. 

Illustration books

"Not the big names are important here but the encounters and conversations"

Newspapers
Sign with text
Room with desk, chair, tablet and books
Woman and man reading books in front of bookshelves
Close up of a pillow
Woman behind piles of books
Literature at the steeple

A chapter of literature at Juffing

From 2015 to 2024, the Juffing Literaturhotel welcomed outstanding authors as part of the ‘Literatur am Kirchturm’ scholarship. We offered German-language writers the opportunity to pursue their creative activities for a fortnight in the form of a residency scholarship without the direct use of their own financial resources.

During this time, a lively literary atmosphere developed that enriched our hotel and our guests alike. This special chapter has now come to an end in 2025. We look back with gratitude on inspiring encounters, exciting readings and touching literary impulses. Our heartfelt thanks go to all the scholarship holders who have filled our hotel with their texts, thoughts and conversations.

Even though the scholarship program has ended, the love of literature remains an integral part of our company. In order to continue to live up to this claim, we will continue to work together with our literature officer, Mrs Gabriele Wild. She takes great care in selecting our book recommendations, ensures literary quality in our library and is the contact person for our guests who love reading.

The following "Literatur am Kirchturm" scholarship holders were guests at the Juffing Literaturhotel:

  • Carolina Schutti (2015)
  • Christoph W. Bauer (2016)
  • Bernd Schuchter (2017)
  • Mascha Dabic (2018)
  • Olja Alvir (2019)
  • Jana Volkmann (2020)
  • Hans Augustin (2021)
  • Siljarosa Schletterer (2022)
  • Isabella Krainer (2023)
  • Julia Costa (2024)
Biography of Mrs Gabriele Wild
Woman in front of bookshelf

Gabriele Wild, born in 1982, studied German literature and Russian in Innsbruck, Berlin, St. Petersburg and Riga. She began her career already while studying towards her degree, working as an author, moderator and host for the Tyrolean literature magazine Cognac & Biskotten and thus discovered her excitement for literature events and literature transmission. After having finished her degree in German studies she worked at different projects in literature studies for some years and was also responsible for the programme of the literature event Innsbrucker Wochenendgespräche. In 2009, her path led to Innsbruck’s House of Literature at the Inn where she now does the programme and works as a moderator. In her function as a employee at the House of Literatur she is also engaged in the culture advisory board of the state of Tyrol and is a member of various juries for awarding literature grants and prizes.

Woman in rocking chair looking outside
four-leaved clover

We would like to point out to you the literature festivals glück.tage, W:Orte and Sprachsalz.

The glück.tage festival in Kufsteinerland offers inspiring lectures, readings and workshops with renowned personalities from the fields of philosophy, psychology, ethics and natural sciences.
The aim is to create motivating encounters and to track down happiness together. The festival impresses with a top-class and exciting programme.

The international poetry festival W:ORTE invites you to experience poetry, listen to poetry and feel poetry in all its facets: in readings, talks or even with a chamber orchestra!
W:ORTE - One festival, eight locations & even more poetry: International poets present their poems on festival stages in Innsbruck and the surrounding area. The International Poetry Festival W:ORTE invites you to an annual celebration of W:ORTE!

The international literature festival Sprachsalz has been enriching the cultural scene for over two decades and acts as a platform to bring together outstanding authors and enthusiastic readers. After the successful relaunch in Kufstein in 2024, the festival is continuing its tradition.

#savethedate 11 to 13 September 2026:
The 24th edition of the festival in the Kultur Quartier Kufstein with international literary stars and a diverse programme.

Sprachsalz has made a name for itself far beyond the country's borders, as it is the only international literature festival in Austria and has repeatedly featured authors of outstanding quality and originality.

Go to the website glück.tage
Go to the Website W:Orte
Go to the website Sprachsalz

Take your time for valuable hours of leisure in our book hotel where you can quietly immerse in another world.