"My day on the Hallstattersee" Hallstatt by argentia

Hallstatt Travel Guide: 225 reviews and 719 photos

Beautiful but...

Hallstatt is a charming little village located in the Salzkammergut, southeast of Salzburg. It's most famous for the Salzwelten, the real working salt mines. The mines were first worked about 4500 years ago. The presence of the mines made the people of Hallstatt and the surrounding area very wealthy since salt was a very profitable trade.

My travelling companion and I had the pleasure of visiting the village and the mines on a day trip from Salzburg. I'd read so much about how Hallstatt was a gorgeous place to visit and saw so many beautiful pictures here on VT and on other internet sites. But...

I couldn't see much in the rain!

Restaurant from Miner's Refuge, Hallstatt

But it rained!
And rained.
And rained some more.
The unexpected bonus was that we got some incredible pictures of the clouds really low on the mountains. Up at Miner's Refuge, everything looked almost magical, what with the mist settling in the forest and some buildings being camouflaged in the clouds.

Last visit to Hallstatt: Jul 2005
Intro Updated Sep 19, 2005
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Salzwelten Things to Do (1)

Many visitors to Hallstatt come to go to the salt mines. Once you climb up to the visitor's station (called Miner's... more travel advice

Getting to the salt mines Transportation (2)

The quickest way to get up to the salt mines is by taking the funicular. The cost is 12,60 euro, and this includes the... more travel advice

Ferry crossing to Hallstatt Transportation (2)

If you arrive at Hallstatt by train, you will have to take a ferry across Lake Hallstatt to the village. From the train... more travel advice

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Written Sep 19, 2005

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Mikebb Jan 13, 2006 at 3:08 PM

Now I know how it looks like in the rain, thanks for your comment on my sunny photos, we later got 10 days of heavy rain in Italy. Congratulations on your pages
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topoftheworl Oct 28, 2005 at 10:42 AM

'almost magical' is a very apt description. Great pics.
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Gentleman75 Oct 18, 2005 at 1:33 AM

Hallstatt is the most beautiful and loveliest place I've ever seen. What a pity, it rained and rained during Your stay there! Greetings from Hungary! Andras
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MURRA Oct 5, 2005 at 10:57 AM

I like germanic villages on a lake