Wintry excursion destinations in SalzburgerLand
Salzburg City
ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel
...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 - on approximately 7,000 m² - focuses on different themes. Exciting, fascinating information about the interconnections in nature are featured. Especially impressive: the giant aquarium and the reptile zoo.
Salzburg's Castles and 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 (ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel)
This emblem of Salzburg is Europe's biggest castle fortification, dating back to the 11th century. - The Salzburg Residenz (ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel)
The former official seat of the Salzburg prince archbishops attests to their fame and splendor in earlier times. - Hohenwerfen Castle (ca. 35-minute drive from the hotel)
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 (ca. 25-minute drive from the hotel)
At Mauterndorf Castle, a former toll station and occasional summer residence of the Salzburg prince archbishops, the Middle Ages come to life.
Zoo Salzburg
ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel
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.
Red Bull 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.
The Dachstein
ca. 40-minute drive from the hotel
- Panorama gondola: Even the ascent to the glacier is a real experience. With all-round glazing and no prop, you can comfortably climb 1,000 metres in altitude to the mountain station - freedom lovers can enjoy the ascent from the gondola balcony!
- 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.
- Suspension bridge: Walking across the 100-metre-long bridge may prove to be a small test of courage for some. However, a high railing and steel cables ensure absolute safety high up in the air, even in winds of up to 250 km/h!
- Stairway to nowhere: From the suspension bridge, narrow steps lead you down to a glass platform at a dizzying height. If you climb this staircase, you stand directly on the rock face, 400 metres above the foot of the wall, and are rewarded with an unparalleled panoramic view!
- 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 the ice sculptures with annually changing motifs or look directly into a natural crevasse.
Salt Worlds Salzburg (former Salt Words 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.
Thermal spa country Salzburg
- Erlebnis-Therme Amadé (ca. 15-minute drive from the hotel)
Relaxation for the parents, adventure for the children. What more could you want on a perfect holiday? Each pool has its own highlights, and the various slides are a hit with young and old alike! - Aqua Salza Golling (ca. 40-minute drive from the hotel)
Wellness at the highest level in the midst of Salzburg's mountain scenery. Families, sauna lovers and those seeking peace and quiet will get their money's worth here. - Heiltherme Bad Vigaun (ca. 50-minute drive from the hotel)
The water from the St. Barbara spring is recognised as a healing spring. With its calcium-chloride-sulphate mineral mixture, it has a positive effect on joints, spine and muscles and promotes deep, lasting relaxation. Do something good for yourself and your health! - Alpentherme Gastein (ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel)
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. - Felsentherme Bad Gastein (ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel)
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. - TAUERN SPA Zell am See - Kaprun (ca. 60-minute drive from the hotel)
The TAUERN SPA, one of the most modern spa resorts in Austria, is open to the public and scores highly with its location at the foot of the Hohe Tauern National Park and the Kitzsteinhorn. 12 pools, the Kidstein, 10 saunas and steam baths on approx. 20,000 m² await you here.
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 designer outlet center, you can pick up top-quality fashions by international designers at bargain prices.
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