The Salzkammergut
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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd The Salzkammergut Why Go? Bad Ischl . .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 Obertraun . 206 of the region is remote wilderness, and even in those heavily Gosausee . .208 visited parts such as the Wolfgangsee and Mondsee, you’ll Bad Aussee . .208 always fi nd isolated areas where peaceful, glassy waters Gmunden . 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. Salt 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 Hallstatt 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 (p 214 ) » Gjaid Alm (p 207 ) To Linz (34km); 0 20 km 0 12 miles Lambach Vienna201 (210km) A1 Attnang- 144 Puchheim Vöcklamarkt 1 Vorchdorf THE SALZKAMMERGUT SALZKAMMERGUT THE Strasswalchen Vöcklabruck 145 A1 Schörfling Gmunden Pinsdorf 120 Attersee Weyregg Altmünster Traunstein 152 (1691m) Mondsee Feuerkogel A1 Attersee (1592m) Traunsee Grünau 151 Traunkirchen Heckenau Mondsee Alberfeldkogel 154 Habernau (1708m) Fuschlsee Ebensee Almsee Schafberg (1783m) 153 Falkenstein (795m) 145 Seehaus St Gilgen Offensee St UPPER AUSTRIA Zwölferhorn Wolfgang Schönberg (1520m) (2093m) Woising Bad Ischl (2064m) 158 Hallein Wolfgangsee Strobl T o t e s Mt Katrin e b i r g SALZBURG (1542m) Sandling G e Elmberg (1717m) Altausseer (2128m) Postalm Bad Goisern See Toplitzsee Kuchl Steeg Grundlsee Bad Aussee A10 Gosau Hallstätter 162 166 See 145 Hallstatt Obertraun To Graz Tennengebirge Gosausee Dachstein Caves STYRIA (190km) Gosaukamm & Mountains (2459m) 166 Hoher Dachstein (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 Dachstein Mountains 4 Strolling through the (p 210 ) – a museum with a 2 Hiking around the Kaiservilla (p 202 ), Franz sanitary objects section for Hallstätter See (p 204 ) 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 (p 206 ).