Holiday Planner Bad Goisern – Gosau – Hallstatt – Obertraun 2019/20 www.dachstein-salzkammergut.at Welcome to the Dachstein Salzkammergut – a holiday destination where no wish is left unfulfilled! The Dachstein Salzkammergut World Heritage Region is rich and varied. Our region is diverse in culture and famous for its unspoilt natural landscape and historic buildings. We have a wealth of places of interest to visit, and offer limitless opportunities to make those holiday dreams come true. The Dachstein Salzkammergut is the perfect holiday destination for visitors of all ages! The summer is perfect for walking on beautiful mountain pastures and climbing to the highest peaks. Go swimming or diving in the many mountain lakes, visit the oldest salt mines in the world, venture into a labyrinth of caves or experience a real sense of freedom by paragliding from the summit of the Krippenstein. Climb steep rock faces or visit the Urzeitwald (Primeval Forest) and the Museum of Rural Life in Gosau. The Salzkammergut Hand.Werk.Haus in Bad Goisern offers locally crafted goods for sale and there are numerous inns and mountain huts throughout the region. In the winter months you can speed your way over well-groomed ski slopes, go snowshoeing or take time to admire the magnificent scenery. Clamber up frozen waterfalls or go off-piste skiing on the Krippenstein. Relax and enjoy a romantic horse-drawn sledge ride in Gosau, or try ice-skating and enjoy the clean, fresh air. This little booklet is full of ideas for your holiday, and contains details of the many places of interest in our region. We hope that you will have a happy and enjoyable stay with us here in the Dachstein Salzkammergut Holiday Region, and that you will take home many memories that stay with you for years to come! From all the team here in the Dachstein Salzkammergut holiday Region 2 CONTENTS Attractions 4 Summer Activities 19 Winter Activities 43 Mountain and ski huts 54 Gastronomy 59 A – Z + Events 76 SALZKAMMERGUT CARD Collect your discount card from one of our Tourist Offices in the region – free for stays of 3 nights or more! More information can be found by visiting www.dachstein-salzkammergut.at SOMMERCARDSOMMERCARD 2019 2019 SOMMERCARD2019 up to SOMMERCARD up to 25% discount 2019 o n s n o o ve ti r 12 trac PhenomenallyEndless fun 25%0 At summery.this summer. discount€ 4,90 o Available at all tourist information o ces, info points and many hotels, pensions andn s o n partnerAvailable businesses from in the Salzkammergut. all tourist Valid frominformation 01 May to 31 October, offices for the entire v tio duration of your stay. For locals and second home owners it is valid for 21 days from issue.er c 120 Attra Freethroughout starting at three nights in the your participating Salzkammergut region – A­ ersee-A­ ergau / as well as Phenomenally Ausseerlandmany / Badpartner Ischl / Dachstein / companiesFuschlsee / Mondsee-Irrsee / Traunsee-Almtal.and accommodationsalzkammergut.at providers. Valid for the duration of your stay € 4,90 between 1st May and 31st October. For local summery. people and second home owners, the card is valid for 21 days from the date of issue. Available at all tourist information o ces, info points and many hotels, pensions and Free for stays of 3 nights or more throughout partner businesses in the Salzkammergut. Valid from 01 Mayyour to holiday 31 October, region – Attersee-Attergau for the entire / duration of your stay. For locals and second home owners itAusseerland is valid for / Bad 21 Ischl days / Dachstein from issue. / Fuschlsee / Mondsee-Irrsee / Traunsee Almtal. Free starting at three nights in your participating region – A­ ersee-A­ ergau / Ausseerland / Bad Ischl / Dachstein / Fuschlsee / Mondsee-Irrsee / Traunsee-Almtal. salzkammergut.at 3 BAD GOISERN AT LAKE HALLSTATT Kirchengasse 4, 4822 Bad Goisern, Tel.: +43 5 95095-10 CHORINSKY HERMITAGE Culturally significant monument which dates back to the year 1819. Trees were uprooted due to severe flooding and were washed down towards the River Traun. Felling is no longer allowed for reasons of natural protection, but the hermitage is still well worth a visit . The Chorinsky Hermitage in the Weißenbach Valley is accessible by foot or by mountain bike. Distance is approx. 6 km. Bad Goisern, Kirchengasse 4, Tel.: +43 5 95095-10, Tourismusverband Salzkammergut, www.dachstein-salzkammergut.at ANZENAU MILL This property is around 600 years old and was formerly a considerable enterprise. “Anzenau Mill Bread” is still being baked today in the so-called “Black Oven” – made from old stone. There are bread baking demonstrations and other exhibitions at the museum. Anzenau 1, Herbert Kefer, Tel.: +43 676 4054432, Paul Rainer for tours, Tel.: +43 664 8933759, [email protected] , www.museum-goisern.at Open from May to the beginning of October, Wed to Sat from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Weds also 03:00 p.m. to 06:00 p.m. FIGURES AND LEGENDS TRAIL T Exciting tales from the Goisern Valley are depicted along the trail from the Rathlucken Hut to the “Ewigen Wand”. Carved wooden figures bring the stories to life. At the end of the trail there are 2 short tunnels with views towards Bad Goisern and Lake Hallstatt. Trail suitable for pushchairs. Accessible in winter when there is little snow at own risk. 4 PLACES TO VISIT FOSSILS AND MINERALS EXHIBITION T Giant ammonites and fossilised snails from the Triassic and Cretaceous Periods. Fascinating discoveries from the world of fossils and stones. Helmut Gamsjäger, Tel.: +43 680 4040077, from May to October. Weds from 04:00 p.m. to 06:00 p.m. Free tours for individuals and groups by prior arrangement by phone. HAND.WERK.HAUS T The Salzkammergut – lots of culture and handicrafts under one roof: Visit approx. 25 different stations throughout this exhibition of time-honoured Salzkammergut handicrafts. Discover local products, history and traditions. There is a lovely shop selling locally crafted goods, and there is also a spectacle maker’s workshop in the same building. Admission € 3.50 , Children under 18 years free. Schloss Neuwildenstein, Rudolf-von-Alt-Weg 6, Tel.: +43 6135 50800, [email protected], www.handwerkhaus.at Mon to Fr 09:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 02:00 p.m. to 06:00 p.m. Sat 09:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Tel.: +43 699 13336733 Group tours by prior arrangement) LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUM Situated in the Goiserer Mühle in Goisern. Discover the history and culture of Bad Goisern. Learn about the manufacture of “Goisern Boots”, hunting, the “Goisern Violin” as well as discovering memoirs from local people. Special exhibitions change annually. Repeat visits recommended. Kurparkstraße 10, Herbert Kefer, Tel.: +43 6135 7434, [email protected] , www.museum-goisern.at, June to September, Tue, Thu, Sat and Sun 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Wed and Fri 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 03:00 p.m. to 05:00 p.m. 5 WOODCUTTERS MUSEUM Approx. 200 years old. The “Dürrenholzstube” was transported from Weißenbach and carefully reconstructed in Müllerwäldchen by the local history group in 1977, complete with all the old tools and equipment used by the woodcutters. Each woodcutter would bake his own bread and dripping in front of the open fire. Old pictures and display items provide us with an insight into the hard and often dangerous work carried out by the woodcutters. Müllnerwäldchen, Robert Zahler, Tel.: +43 664 5513661, 15th June – 15th Sept. Tue – Sat 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., [email protected] , www.museum-goisern.at PRIVATE MINERAL AND FOSSIL MUSEUM T Untersee 2, Franz Gassenbauer, Tel.: +43 664 8917399, Only by prior arrangement. Admission free! ANNAMAX MUSTARD FACTORY T Is mustard making an art? Of course it is! Here at the Senferei ANNAMAX we make a total of 24 different flavoured mustards. Lots of handcrafted skill goes into each jar, and the red seal is added only when every last detail has been checked. Witness the gentle cold grinding methods used to preserve all the aromas and active ingredients of the spices and medicinal plants. Discover your love of mustard with lots of tasting along the way! Group tours always available by prior arrangement. St. Agatha 38, Rainer H. Baumgartner Tel.: +43 6135 50723, [email protected], Tue to Sat from 09:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m. Hiking on the Katrin T Travel by nostalgic cable car. The summit of the Katrin is the perfect starting point for mountain walks. Enjoy stunning views of 7 Salzkammergut lakes. Kaltenbachstraße 62, Bad Goisern/Bad Ischl, Tel.: +43 6132 23788, [email protected], www.katrinseilbahn.com 6 www.k12.design 60 YEARS 7 GOSAU Gosauseestraße 5, 4824 Gosau, Tel.: +43 5 95095-20 ATTRACTIONS BUMMELZUG TRACTOR TRAIN Travel in comfort by Gosau tractor train to many different mountain huts. Every Tuesday and Saturday from May to October there are trips to the gritstone quarries. On Saturdays from July to September we continue afterwards to the Plankenstein Hut. Trips up to the quarries, the Plankensteinalm, the Ebenalm or the Iglmoosalm are available at any time. Information and Reservations: Tourismusverband Inneres Salzkammergut, Gosauseestraße 5, Tel.: +43 5 95095-20, www.dachstein-salzkammergut.at GAPP FOSSIL AND MINERAL EXHIBITION T An impressive collection of stones from the region (Dachstein marble) as well as other parts of the world. Gosauseestraße 9, Tel.: +43 6136 8753, [email protected] SCHMIEDBAUERN OPEN AIR MUSEUM This open air museum offers a brief insight into the agricultural/ cultural heritage of the Gosau Valley - an area within the historical UNESCO World Heritage Region Hallstatt-Dachstein/ Salzkammergut.