Sillian is located at an elevation of 1,103 meters. It is the main town in Osttirol's Hochpustertal Valley.

Nestled between the world-famous South Tirolean and Lienz Dolomites, Sillian is the gateway to the Tirolean Hochpustertal.
With 2,100 inhabitants, Sillian is one of the largest communities between the towns of Lienz and Bruneck. It has accommodation to suit every visitor (1,200 beds).

Sillian is located at an elevation of 1,100 meters and is the main town in Osttirol's Hochpustertal Valley.

A state-of-the art continuous monocable gondola takes you from the outskirts of Sillian to Thurntaler mountain. The ski area has a gondola, two 4-passenger chair lifts and three T-bars. 45 km of well-groomed slopes and a snowboard terrain park are fun for young and old. The resort has a ski lift capacity of 10,000 skiers per hour. No lift lines. Three ski huts.

Sillian has a 100-km cross-country ski trail system. The "International" trail runs through Sillian in the section between Cortina and Lienz.

Other activities include snowshoeing, sledding, backcountry skiing and curling.