This tiny, unique village on the steep side of a Dachstein foothill above the waters of the solemn Hallstättersee, is traversed by one narrow road - restricted to residents and delivery vehicles - which is regulated by five-minute stoplights at each end of town. Its train station is on the lake's opposite shore. Hotels and food are simple and there is little nightlife.
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Scenic Hallstatt |
Top Sights
- Parish Church
- Chapel of St. Michael and its charnel house packed with skulls and bones (occupants of the tiny cemetery are exhumed and moved to the charnel house after just a few years in the ground)
- Heimatmuseum
Suggested Activities
- Visit the local salt mines
- Electric boat trip on the lake
- Excursion to Dachstein Caves
Places to Stay
- Hotel Grüner Baum Marktplatz 104, A-4830, tel. +43/06134/8263, fax 8420
- Haus Sarstein A-4830 Hallstatt 83, tel. +43/06134/8217
A Place to Dine
- Dine at your hotel