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Why Go? ...... 202 The Salzkammergut is a spectacular region of alpine and Hallstätter See . . . . . 204 subalpine lakes, picturesque valleys, rolling hills and rug- ged, steep mountain ranges rising to almost 3000m. Much ...... 206 of the region is remote wilderness, and even in those heavily Gosausee ...... 208 visited parts such as the Wolfgangsee and , you’ll ...... 208 always fi nd isolated areas where peaceful, glassy waters ...... 210 provide limitless opportunities for boating, swimming, fi sh- St Wolfgang ...... 214 ing or just sitting on the shore and chucking stones into the water. The popular Hallstätter See, fl anked by soaring St Gilgen ...... 215 mountains that off er great hiking, is arguably the most spec- Mondsee ...... 216 tacular of the lakes. is the ‘white gold’ of the Salzkam- mergut, and the mines that made it famous now make for an interesting journey back in time to the settlers of the Iron Age culture, and to the Celts and Romans. Best Places to Eat » Goldenes Schiff (p 203 ) » Balthazar im Rudolfsturm (p 206 ) » Restaurant-Pizzeria Sim- mer (p 208 ) » Balthazar (p 209 ) When to Go » Landhotel Grünberg am The mountain lakes can be chilly or cold outside July to ear- See (p 212 ) ly September, so go during those months if lake swimming is your passion. The Wolfgangsee and Mondsee are warmer. The shoulder season (spring and autumn) has changeable Best Places to weather, and in midsummer short, sudden rain showers are Stay not unusual. There’s good skiing on the Dachstein Moun- tains once the snow settles, from December to March, and » Seehotel Grüner Baum with the experience, right equipment and maps you can ski (p 205 ) to the Schladming side of the range on a cross-country trail. » Heritage.Hotel Hallstatt (p 205 ) » Schlosshotel Freisitz Roith (p212) » Im Weissen Rössl (p214 ) » Gjaid (p207 ) To Linz (34km); 0 20 km 0 12 miles Vienna201 (210km)

A1 Attnang- 144 Puchheim Vöcklamarkt 1 THE SALZKAMMERGUT

Strasswalchen Vöcklabruck 145

A1 Schörfling Gmunden 120 Weyregg Altmünster Traunstein 152 (1691m) Mondsee Feuerkogel A1 Attersee (1592m) Grünau 151 Heckenau Mondsee Alberfeldkogel 154 Habernau

(1708m) Fuschlsee Almsee Schafberg (1783m) 153 Falkenstein (795m) 145 Seehaus St Gilgen Offensee St UPPER Zwölferhorn Wolfgang Schönberg (1520m) (2093m) Woising Bad Ischl (2064m) 158 Hallein Wolfgangsee T o t e s Mt Katrin e b i r g (1542m) Sandling G e Elmberg (1717m) Altausseer (2128m) Postalm Bad Goisern See Toplitzsee Kuchl Steeg Grundlsee Bad Aussee A10 Hallstätter 162 166 See 145 Hallstatt Obertraun

To Tennengebirge Gosausee Dachstein Caves (190km) & Mountains (2459m) 166 (2995m) Werfen Stoderzinken (2048m) A10

Bischofshofen Radstadt 320 Schladming

To Bad Gastein To Villach To Murau (50km) (120km) (35km)

Salzkammergut Highlights 1 Reeling from views at the church in St Wolfgang (p 214 ), 6 Finding the toilet in 5Fingers platform (p207 ) in fi lled with priceless works of art Gmunden’s K-Hof museum the 4 Strolling through the (p 210 ) – a museum with a 2 Hiking around the (p 202 ), Franz sanitary objects section for Hallstätter See (p204 ) Josef’s summer residence in whenever nature calls from Obertraun to Hallstatt Bad Ischl 7 Winter skiing on the and cooling off in the crystal 5 Plunging into the chilling 11km downhill piste from waters between trails depths to masterfully Krippenstein in the Dachstein 3 Exploring the Wolfgangsee illuminated towers of ice in the Mountains (p 207 ) and the remarkable pilgrimage Dachstein Caves (p206 )