Salt mines in Altaussee and Hallstatt

Explore the history of the Salzkammergut region during your holidays in Styria

Salt – this precious mineral gave the entire Salzkammergut region in Austria its name. Explore the Salt Worlds Altaussee and Hallstatt – fascinating show salt mines in Austria – during your holidays in Styria.

It is hard to believe that salt – the “white gold” of days long gone – was traded to the lands far beyond the Alps for unimaginable treasures once. Today salt is a commonplace spice, yet without it, our meals would be bland and dull. A good reason to explore the history of salt mining during your holidays in Altaussee – at the show salt mines in Austria.

Salt Mines Altaussee

Salzwelten Altaussee

Lichtersberg 25
A-8992 Altaussee
Tel.: 0043 (0) 6132 200 24 00
Website: www.salzwelten.at

The largest still operative salt mine in Austria is in Altaussee. Explore the St. Barbara Chapel and the subterranean salt lake during your tour through the fascinating show salt mine. A wooden mining slide takes you deep into the bowels of the earth to the magic world of salt.

Salt Mines Altaussee: An ancient craft at the Salzkammergut region

It is unknown when man started mining salt in Altaussee. Salt mining in Altaussee is mentioned first in the records dating back to 1147, when the mine belonged to the Styrian monastery Rein. During the following centuries mining activities were continually increased. Finally the responsibility for the mine fell to the Imperial Salt Chamber in Vienna – giving the entire region its name: Salzkammergut means “Estate of the Salt Chamber”. Today the salt mine in Altaussee is the largest operative salt mine in Austria.

Art and salt: The preservation of works of art during WW2

During the 1940s the National Socialists stored countless works of art in the salt mines in Altaussee, including a vast number of looted art. The works of art almost fell prey to the madness of the collapsing Nazi regime. Only the courageous intervention of a few Altaussee miners made it possible, that the works of art could be rescued by the Allies and returned to their rightful owners.

Day trip destination Salt Mine Altaussee

Experience a walk through seemingly endless galleries of glittering salt during a guided tour to the salt mine Altaussee. The St. Barbara Chapel glowing in iridescent yellow and red, the mining slides and the subterranean salt lake are highlights of the Salt Worlds Altaussee.

Salt Mines Hallstatt

Salzwelten Hallstatt

Salzbergstraße 1
A-4830 Hallstatt
Tel.: 0043/(0)6132/200 24 00
Internet: www.salzwelten.at

Set out in a journey through time and explore the prehistoric origins of salt mining in the Ausseerland region. Learn more about the “Man in the Salt” and the painful craft of salt mining of the olden days.

Find out more about an ancient craft at the salt mines in Austria – in Altaussee, Hallstatt or even during a day trip to Hallein. Salt was the source of the wealth and the fame of the entire region in Austria – important enough that there was a Salt Chamber at the Imperial court in Vienna during the time of the Austrian monarchy.

The perfect starting point to the fascinating show salt mines in Austria is your four star superior Hotel Seevilla at Lake Altaussee. Relax at a special soothing salt beauty treatment at the “Beauty Refugium” after an exciting trip to the Salt Worlds Altaussee and Hallstatt. Has your appetite for holidays in Austria been piqued? Send a non-committal enquiry to your Hotel Seevilla today.

rotective gear, helmet and a lamp are necessary utensils for your time travel at the salt mine Hallstatt at the shore of Lake Hallstatt in Austria. Venture deep into the mountain in a small group and experience a four hour travel in time to the “Hallstatt Period”. Discover traces and prehistoric relics from the 7.000 years of salt mining in Hallstatt. One of the highlight during your guided tour are the oldest stairs in the world, which were used by miners venturing on their search for salt into the mountain millennia ago.

Prehistoric Expedition At The Salt Mine Hallstatt From May To October

The expedition starts at the valley station in Hallstatt every Friday at 2pm. A maximum of 12 people may participate in the historic expedition. Reservations are mandatory.

Salt Mine Hallstatt And The Man In The Salt

Salt is a fantastic preservative. Three miners discovered this fact in a very spooky way in April 1734. The miners discovered the well preserved corpse of a man in the salt mine in Hallstatt, who most likely died in a mine accident in the first millennium before Christ.

Archaeologists from the Natural Historic Museum Vienna spend every summer digging at the high valley and the salt mine Hallstatt and every summer to find out more about the prehistoric time and the ancient craft of salt mining.

Holidays At The Hotel Seevilla – Day Trips To The Salt Mine Hallstatt

Only a few minutes’ drive separate you from a travel in time at the salt mine Hallstatt and the picturesque village at Lake Hallstatt during your holidays in Austria. The team at the four star superior Hotel Seevilla will gladly provide further information on sightseeing highlights at Hallstatt.

Experience the salt mine Hallstatt during your summer holiday in Styria and send a non-committal holiday enquiry to your Hotel Seevilla in Altaussee today. You will receive an attractive offer promptly.

Day trip to the Salt Worlds

Only a few minutes’ drive separate you from a travel in time at the salt mine Hallstatt and the picturesque village at Lake Hallstatt during your holidays in Austria. The team at the four star superior Hotel Seevilla will gladly provide further information on sightseeing highlights at Hallstatt.

Experience the salt mine Hallstatt during your summer holiday in Styria and send a non-committal holiday enquiry to your Hotel Seevilla in Altaussee today. You will receive an attractive offer promptly.