Excursion Destinations in SalzburgerLand
Salzburg City
...a place you simply have to visit once in your life. Numerous tourist attractions await you, with a stroll along the famous Getreidegasse past the house where Mozart was born an absolute must.
The highlight in Advent
A visit to the Salzburg Christmas market at Residence Square and Cathedral Square.
Haus der Natur in Salzburg
ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel
The most popular nature museum in all of Austria features 35 separate rooms focusing on different themes. Exciting, fascinating information about the interconnections in nature. Especially impressive: the giant aquarium and the reptile zoo.
Salzburg's Castles & Palaces
Four historical buildings in and around Salzburg invite curious visitors and culture-lovers to embark on an impressive journey through time back into our storied past.
- Hohensalzburg Fortress
This emblem of Salzburg is Europe's biggest castle fortification, dating back to the 11th century.
- The Salzburg Residenz
The former official seat of the Salzburg prince archbishops attests to their fame and splendor in earlier times.
- Hohenwerfen Castle
A daunting bastion high above the Salzach valley, with daily falconry shows given by the historic Salzburg State Falconer, as well as guided castle tours and the Museum of Falconry.
- Mauterndorf Castle Adventures
At Mauterndorf Castle, a former toll station and occasional summer residence of the Salzburg prince archbishops, the Middle Ages come to life.
Further details about Salzburg's castles and palaces are available online at www.salzburg-burgen.at
Hellbrunn Zoo
Living there are over 400 animals - from the heavy-weight African rhino
to the European dwarf mouse. Also impressive are the free-flying griffon
vultures.
And awaiting the youngest visitors is a petting zoo.
Hangar 7 in Salzburg
ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel
Hangar 7 at
Salzburg Airport is a unique architectural work of art and home to the
steadily growing collection of historical planes of the Flying Bulls, an
exhibition of modern art, as well as an exceptional gourmet
restaurant.
Dachstein Sky Walk and Ice Palace
- Skywalk: Probably the most spectacular lookout
platform anywhere in the Alps affords incomparable views of the
surrounding mountain world, located right next to the summit terminal of
the Dachstein cable car. Part of the floor is made out of glass -
allowing you to gaze down below your feet at the steep, 250 m cliff face
of the Hunerkogel.
- Ice Palace: A fascinating world of ice, light and sound in the heart of the glacier reveals itself to you just a 3-minute walk from the lift summit station. Marvel at ice sculptures with themes such as "Ice Age" or look straight into a natural glacial crevasse.
Salt Worlds in Hallein
ca. 40-minute drive from the hotel
The small train will take you in miner's clothing into the mine galleries. A miner will explain the history of salt mining and mining techniques in general here in the Dürrnberg. Surrounded by mystical sounds, you will glide on a raft across the famous subterranean salt lake.
Toy Museum in Salzburg
ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel
The Salzburg Toy Museum housed in the Bürgerspital is home to a collection of European toys from the past 250 years. Enjoy browsing the dollhouses and dolls, a paper theater, tin and wooden toys of all kinds, stuffed toys, especially teddy bears, optical toys, tin figures and toy railways.
Stiegl Brauwelten
ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel
There's a
lot to see, discover and learn at Stiegl Brauwelt. Step by step, you
will stroll through the various production steps that turn raw
ingredients into the finished beer. In the museum. history is right
there for you to reach out and touch: machines and equipment, carts and
barrels, tankards and glasses - all documenting the history of beer in
Austria.
Gastein's Spa Resorts
ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel
Alpentherme Gastein:
Six worlds of spa experiences and good health on 32,000 m² with unique
360° Alpine panoramas, Sauna World with mountain lake, oases of quiet
and wellness, multimedia dome, water slides, geysers and a glassed-in
Sky Bar. A completely new dimension of relaxation, regeneration and recreational enjoyment.
Felsentherme Bad Gastein: Unwind and relax in the famous Rock Hall - which serves as a SPA OF TRANQUILITY. The Experience Spa promises fun for young and old on 600 m² with two tiered pools, massage loungers, geysers, current canal, slide, toddler pool and a rocky grotto.
Shopping in Salzburg City
ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel
Awaiting you in the Old City are numerous shops and boutiques along the Getreidegasse and Judengasse for the ultimate shopping experience. In the 130 shops of the Europark Salzburg shopping center, you can check off all the items on your shopping list. At the new designer outlet center, you can pick up top-quality fashions by international designers at bargain prices.
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