"Seamandrew's Attersee page" Attersee by seamandrew

Attersee Travel Guide: 10 reviews and 43 photos

Sailing on the Attersee is unforgettable.

Attersee is the largest lake within the borders of Austria. It is approximately 12 by 2 miles (20 by 3 km). Not only is it the largest, but it is also one of the most beautiful lakes in Austria. The town of Attersee, located right on the lake, is very small and has a church up on a hill (Gaberg) that provides an excellent view of the lake and surrounding scenery. This by all means does not mean it's the only place to get a great view of the lake! Schafberg also provides an excellent view of the lake.

Attersee is also surrounded by many villas around the lake. Some of these estates are quite impressive and even have their own boat houses. My wife's grandmother worked for one of these villas at one point. If only my wife's family owned one of these villas!

The lake is encircled by a succession of picturesque villages ideal for holidaymaking. These include the villages of Unterach, Nussdorf, Attersee, Seewalchen, Kammer, Weyregg, Steinbach, and Weissenbach. Most have camp sites, sailing and windsurfing schools and boat rentals.

This page will serve as both my Attersee (the lake) page and my Attersee (the town) page.

My pictures are limited right now, but I will come back with more.

Pros and Cons

Pros:So big, there's so much to see. Amazingly beautiful
Cons:So big, takes a couple of days to see.
In a nutshell:Largest Lake within Austrian borders but also on of the most beautiful.

Last visit to Attersee: Aug 2003
Intro Updated Dec 8, 2004
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Water sports galore in Attersee. Sports & Outdoors (1)

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globetrott Apr 14, 2005 at 12:58 AM

a sports-tip is always a great start for an Attersee-page !
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dvideira Sep 4, 2004 at 10:47 PM

Attersee is really a beautiful lake. My brother sent me lots of pics of it and I am always looking at them.... the color of the water is amazing.Thanks
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joefred28 Mar 16, 2004 at 5:14 PM

A beautiful lake , indeed. I had the good fortune to be swimming in it and hiking in some of the surrounding mountains some 40 years ago.
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matcrazy1 Nov 2, 2003 at 4:54 AM

Drinkable water in a lake? Are you sure, hehe? Very good sports tip!