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Hallstattersee: Everything You Can Do at Hallstatt Lake

TLDR Hallstattersee is the 8.5 kilometre alpine lake that Bad Goisern sits at the north end of. It is 125 metres deep, drinkable in the centre, and ringed by a 20 kilometre hiking and cycling path. From Bad Goisern you can swim at the Untersee lido, rent kayaks, SUPs and electric boats, take the lakesideContinue reading "Hallstattersee: Everything You Can Do at Hallstatt Lake"

Hallstatt, Austria: The Complete Visitor\’s Guide

TLDR Hallstatt is 8 kilometres south of Bad Goisern on the Hallstattersee, a UNESCO World Heritage village of 750 residents that handles up to 10,000 day visitors at peak. Salt has been mined here continuously for 7,000 years, which makes it one of the oldest inhabited spots in Europe. Stay in Bad Goisern, day-trip inContinue reading "Hallstatt, Austria: The Complete Visitor\’s Guide"

Dachstein Ice Cave and Mammoth Cave: Complete Visitor Guide

TLDR The Dachstein Ice Cave and Mammoth Cave sit on the Schonbergalm terrace above Obertraun, 15 kilometres south of Bad Goisern. You reach them by the Krippenstein cable car to the middle station, then a 15 minute walk. Ice Cave entry is 44 euros combo ticket with cable car, Mammoth Cave is 39 euros, aContinue reading "Dachstein Ice Cave and Mammoth Cave: Complete Visitor Guide"