Sightseeing in Salzburg

Giant ice world Werfen
The world’s largest glacial cave. Experience the mountains in a different way. Discover the wonders of the world’s largest glacial cave .You will see ice palaces of crystal clear beauty, where even on hot summer days you can immerse into a wintrily ice world. The cave entrance with a width of 20m and a height of 18 m is so gigantic that it can already been seen from the distance. The entire cave system stretches across a length of over 42 km from which the first long part (approximately 1 km) portrays gigantic ice formations. It is this part which has been made accessible to the public in form of a guided tour. During the summer months the inside of the caves have an average temperature of about 0° Celsius.

Salzburg’s open air museum
Discover the new in the old! Adventure under the sky ... in Salzburg’s open air museum, on the fringes of the natural park Untersberg, you can learn everything about the rural building and living culture from the 16th to the 20th century. A beautiful place of excursion in the proximity of the city Salzburg! 60 farms, barns, mills, houses of craftsmen, 5 centuries of Alps as well as permanent and special exhibitions which are well worth seeing, a multi vision show and a house of sounds as well as various events and handcraft presentations make your visit to one of the largest sights near the city of Salzburg an unforgettable open air experience.

Grossglockner high alpine road
The summit of amusement. The Großglockner (3.798 m) is Austria’s highest mountain in Europe’s biggest alpine national park. It dominates Austria’s massive mountains the Hohen Tauern, it projects above the longest and most regular glacier of the Eastern Alps- the Pasterze. The Großglockner high alpine road, probably the most famous panorama road in Europe makes this fascinating high mountain landscape accessible to a broad audience.

The Palace of Hellbrunn
Welcome to Hellbrunn! The world famous trick fountains, the most beautiful summer palace north of the Alps and a spacious park are awaiting you. The trick fountains and the palace have hardly been altered since their erection almost 400 years ago. The spacious park with over 60 hectares is considered to be an example for exquisite garden architecture. The way you experience it today is precisely how Salzburg’s prince archbishop Markus Sittikus had commissioned it to be. It was modelled on Italian summer gardens. The Palace of Hellbrunn has always been a place of entertainment, a place of great festivities, the luxurious spectaculars and exhibitions of the exceptional – then as today.

Salt world Hallein, Bad Dürrnberg
The mountain, the prince and his town of salt. The journey through time leads through the legendary salt mountain Dürrnberg. On this journey through time you overhear, behold and tactilely sense the salt mountain with all its pleasurable surprises. The grim salt Prince Wolf Dietrich and the clumsy Padre Jakobus are always present. One of many surprises is the mysterious subterranean salt lake. A raft takes you across the salt lake in a storm of lightening effects and thunderous music. Especially fun is the racy ride with the little miner’s train into the mystic inside of the mountain.

Krimml Waterwonderworld
The fascinating water adventure directly at the entrance of the Krimmler waterfalls – an outstanding natural spectacle of the Alps and natural treasure in the national park Hohe Tauern. Here the gates are opened into a water theme park in Pinzgau. An enrichment and supplement to the waterfalls for the whole family! Water in every form, amazing, unique and never seen before. After a visit to the WaterWonderWorld you will have learnt so much more about the Krimmler waterfalls that you will see it with different eyes. – House of water- Aqua-Park – Multi vison cinema

Adventure Village Salinas
Already 2.500 years ago the Celts drudgingly mined salt. A glance into the prehistoric tunnels will give you an idea how difficult it was to mine salt in those days. Every single cabin tells a story of the Celts’ hard working life. Listen to Celtic discussions in the gathering house, see the Celtic prince in the burial chamber lying on his chariot with his weapons and burial endowments.