Tourist Destinations
Canyons and Ravines
The numerous canyons and ravines around Zell am See make a spectacular trip destination for families. Hiking around natural paths and breathtaking ravines and the wildlife reserves of Salzburg lands. If the thermostat climbs over 30 degrees, a canyon hike is the ideal cool down.
Canyons near our Holiday Cabins:
Kitzlochklamm, Taxenbach
Liechtensteinklamm
Vorderkaserklamm
Seisenbergklamm
Sigmund Thun Klamm
Lofty Mountains Reservoir Kaprun
A trip to the reservoir Moserboden and Wasserboden should definitely be planned in your holiday. Since 1952 Kaprun has produced clean, renewable energy from its water.
A fascinating trip in the lofty mountains is made easy with the bus and Europe’s biggest open funicular railway, where you can enjoy a terrific view of the Alpine area. At 2.040 meter up you can learn about the eco-energy generation and power station construction in a dam tour guided from specialists, or take a hike on the herb path.
Our Tip:
Enjoy the mountain restaurant with its huge panorama windows and the first class view of the surrounding area from Hohen Tauern to the Stone See (Steinernen Meer).
Art and Culture in Salzburg Lands
This is your chance for a premium holiday in a historical land. You can almost feel in the air that the Salzburg land is rich in history. Culture and art lovers can visit the many museums and travel through Salzburg’s rich history.
A particularly good time to visit is in the summer months when you can find many special events, like concerts, exhibitions and theater shows.
The Harvest Festival, offers more then 2000 events and come every year in harvest time to the Salzburg lands. Here are traditions and culture displayed in their original form. Old handcrafted work and traditional food is brought back to life for you.
Festival City Salzburg:
A visit to Mozart’s birth house, located just 70 km away in the beautiful City of Salzburg, in which the yearly Festspiele are held is for the culture seeker truly worth a visit.
Links:
Bauernherbst
Stadt Salzburg
Festung Hohensalzburg
Erlebnisburg Hohenwerfen
Burg Kaprun
Nationalpark Museum Mittersill
Heimatmuseum Zell am See
Pinzgauer Heimatmuseum Saalfelden
Bergbau Museum Leogang
Kaprun Museum
Culturkreis Maishofen
Keltenmuseum Hallein
Harvest Festival (Bauernherbst)
Culture and customs play a very important roll in the Salzburg land. Out of these came the tradition of the Harvest Festival, in which yearly numerous events are celebrated. Old handcrafting and traditional food is brought to life here. Come to the festival - good spirits guaranteed!
Participate in Almabtrieben (driving cattle from the mountain pasture), horse tours, Almmessen (mountain mass), or take a bike trip to any of over 70 participating Salzburg communities. Traditional Salzburg delicacies await you there. Whether its handmade cheese and farmer’s bread with an Austrian cream cheese spread and smoked ham or homemade schnapps, these Austrian specialties are worth the trip.
