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Traunviertel's Unmissable Treasures

Traunviertel encompasses the UNESCO World Heritage region of Hallstatt-Dachstein, featuring the world's oldest salt mine and the high-altitude 5 Fingers viewing platform. The area's history is preserved at the Imperial Villa in Bad Ischl, the former summer residence of Emperor Franz Joseph I, and the medieval Ort Castle on Traunsee. Natural landmarks include the Dachstein Ice Caves and the alpine Gosauseen lakes. The region also hosts the Schafbergbahn cog railway and the Mauthausen Memorial, a site documenting the history of the Nazi concentration camp system.

Traunviertel's Unmissable Treasures – Karta

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Skywalk Hallstatt

Perched 350 meters above Hallstatt, this viewing platform provides a panoramic vista of the UNESCO World Heritage region and Lake Hallstatt. It is accessible by the Salzbergbahn funicular or a steep hiking trail from the town center.

Tigerente / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Gosauseen

Gosauseen are three lakes in the south-western, Alpine part of Upper Austria.

Andrew Bossi / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Salzwelten Hallstatt

The world's oldest salt mine offers underground tours through tunnels dating back 7,000 years. Highlights include a 64-meter wooden slide, a subterranean salt lake, and exhibitions on the prehistoric Hallstatt salt mining culture.

Tobias b köhler / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Schafbergbahn Cog Railway

The Schafberg Railway is a metre gauge cog railway in Upper Austria and Salzburg leading from Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut up to the…

Lucie Krásová / CC-BY-SA

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5 Fingers

5 Fingers is a free viewing platform in the Dachstein Mountains of Upper Austria, on Mount Krippenstein.

Matthias Steinbrecher / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Almsee

Almsee, English sometimes Lake Alm, is a lake in Upper Austria's part of the Salzkammergut in the Almtal valley, 11 kilometers south of the…

Johann Jaritz / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Bad Ischl

Picturesque ancient spa town and the very first tourist resort in the area. A good starting point for exploring Salzkammergut.

Grubernst / CC0

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Ort Castle

Schloss Ort is an Austrian castle situated in the Traunsee lake, in Gmunden, 19 kilometres from Vöcklabruck, the gate to Salzkammergut.

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Imperial Villa

Summer residence of Habsburgs. A dream-like place: awe-inspiring natural setting and lavishly decorated palace.

Sygic Travel User / CC-BY-SA

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Hoher Dachstein

Hoher Dachstein is a strongly karstic mountain in central Austria and the second-highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps.

LP mAn / CC BY 3.0

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Mauthausen concentration camp

Mauthausen was a German Nazi concentration camp on a hill above the market town of Mauthausen, Upper Austria.

Marion & Christoph Aistleitner / CC0

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Town of Gmunden

Probably the most picturesque town in the area best known for its three palaces. Here you can still buy traditional pottery.

Tigerente / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Dachstein Ice Cave

A must see of the region. Visiting this fairy-tale like ice cave is a real adventure.

Lukáš Nevosád / CC-BY-SA

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Dachstein Ice Cave

This ice cave is rebuilt every year and showcases nicely lit ice sculptures as well as thick layers of the glacier itself.

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