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Salzkammergut (Hallstatt & the Lakes) in 3 days
A ready route for 3 days in Salzkammergut (Hallstatt & the Lakes): the main sights grouped by area, so you don't walk back and forth. Each day opens on the map with all its stops.
Hallstatt & Obertraun (Dachstein)
2 places · about 6 h of sightseeing · 6,8 km between them
Morning
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Dachstein Krippenstein Cable Car (Dachstein Krippenstein Seilbahn, Obertraun)Three cable car sections lift you from Obertraun to the Krippenstein plateau with views of Hallstatt Lake, caves and the Dachstein massif.
Afternoon
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Hallstatt Market Square and Village Walk (Marktplatz Hallstatt)The compact lakeside square with the Trinity column and pastel gabled houses is the postcard heart of Hallstatt.
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Bad Ischl & Wolfgangsee
3 places · about 5,5 h of sightseeing · 18,1 km between them
Morning
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Imperial Villa (Kaiservilla Bad Ischl)Franz Joseph's summer residence with guided tours, an imperial park and the Marmorschlössl tea house.
Afternoon
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Schafberg Cog Railway (Schafbergbahn)Austria's steepest cog railway climbs from St. Wolfgang to the 1,783 m Schafberg summit in about 35 minutes.
Evening
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Pilgrimage Church of St. Wolfgang (Wallfahrtskirche St. Wolfgang)Late-Gothic pilgrimage church whose carved Michael Pacher altar is one of the great altarpieces of the Alps.
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Gmunden & Traunsee
2 places · about 4 h of sightseeing · 2,4 km between them
Morning
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Ort Lake Castle (Seeschloss Ort)The castle on a small island in the Traunsee, reached by a 123 m wooden causeway.
Afternoon
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Grünberg Cable Car (Grünberg Bergbahn)Cable car above Gmunden to the Grünberg with Traunsee views, hiking trails, a playground and the tree-canopy path.
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Good to know
When to go
The main season is May to early October — every boat, the Schafberg railway, the Dachstein lifts and the Ice Cave are running, and from June the lakes are warm enough to swim. Autumn colours are beautiful, but many boats and lifts stop around 26 October – 1 November.
Book ahead
Dachstein Krippenstein Cable Car (Dachstein Krippenstein Seilbahn, Obertraun), Schafberg Cog Railway (Schafbergbahn)
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