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Hallstatt and the Salzkammergut
3 days · 5 things to do
Best time to go: May to September
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Welcome
Hallstatt and the Salzkammergut, in a few days
Austria's lake district, with the village of Hallstatt squeezed between cliff and still water. Salt mines worked for thousands of years, lake swimming and villages that look like postcards.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 3 things
- D2 Day 2 1 thing
- D3 Day 3 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
3 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Hallstatt village free · about 45 minHouses stacked between the mountain and the lake, a UNESCO-listed landscape, and a charnel house of painted skulls by the church.
- Afternoon · The Hallstatt salt mine · about 2 hSalt has been mined here for some 7,000 years; the tour goes deep into the mountain, with wooden miners' slides along the way.
- Late afternoon · The Skywalk viewing platform · about 45 minA platform jutting out from the mountainside by the salt mine funicular, high above the village roofs and the lake.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Goldenes Schiff ↗ · All places to stay by budget →€140 a night
D2
Day 2
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- All day · Wolfgangsee and Attersee free · a full dayWolfgangsee with St Wolfgang and the Schafberg railway, and Attersee, the largest lake entirely in Austria, with clear water Klimt painted.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Goldenes Schiff ↗€140 a night
D3
Day 3
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Hikes and boat trips · half a dayFerries across the Hallstätter See, and walks up to the Dachstein plateau for the Five Fingers platform and the ice caves.
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Wiener Schnitzel: veal beaten thin, breaded and fried, served with a slice of lemon.
- Sachertorte: chocolate cake with a layer of apricot jam under a dark glaze, with unsweetened whipped cream on the side.
- Tafelspitz: boiled beef with apple and horseradish sauce, said to have been Emperor Franz Joseph's favourite.
- Apfelstrudel: paper-thin pastry rolled around apples, raisins, cinnamon and breadcrumbs.
- Kaiserschmarrn: a thick pancake torn into pieces, caramelised, dusted with icing sugar and served with plum compote.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Skip the cafés facing Stephansplatz in Vienna: you pay for the view, not the coffee.
- Tip around 5 to 10% in restaurants, and say the total as you pay rather than leaving coins on the table.
- A boxed Sachertorte from the supermarket is not the Hotel Sacher original.
- Stay off the marked cycle lanes in Vienna, where bikes come through fast.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ German
| English | German |
|---|---|
| Hello | Hallo |
| Thank you | Danke |
| Please | Bitte |
| Yes | Ja |
| No | Nein |
| Excuse me | Entschuldigung |
| Goodbye | Auf Wiedersehen |
| Do you speak English? | Sprechen Sie Englisch? |
| I don't understand | Ich verstehe nicht |
| How much is it? | Wie viel kostet das? |
| Where are the toilets? | Wo sind die Toiletten? |
| The bill, please | Die Rechnung, bitte |
| Help! | Hilfe! |
| Cheers! | Prost! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €125 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to September
PlugC/F · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
TippingRound up, around 5 to 10%
Emergency112
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo vaccinations required. Make sure tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR are up to date. Tick-borne encephalitis is present across Austria, so walkers should consider the vaccine.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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