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with an accommodation board outside. Gosau is at the junction of the
only road to the lake and can be reached by Hwy 166 from Hallstätter See.
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Bad Aussee
03622 / POP 4880
Quiet, staid Bad Aussee is the largest Styrian town in the southern Salzkammergut. It is
close to two lakes, and convenient by rail and a walking trail to a third, the Hallstätter
See. Stay in Bad Ischl, though, if you prefer a little nightlife.
The train station is located 1.5km south of the town centre. After getting off the train,
dash to the bus stop out front for the connecting bus.
Sights
Altaussee Salzbergwerk
(
www.salzwelten.at
;
adult/child/family €16/8/34; tours hourly 9am-4pm Jun-mid-Sep, 9am, 11am, 1pm & 3pm
mid-Sep-late Oct, 7pm Wed year-round; )
Situated near the Altaussee about 6km north of Bad
Aussee, this working salt mine was the secret hiding place for art treasures stolen by the
Nazis during WWII. All tours are bilingual in German and English. Bus 955 runs a few
times each day to the nearby stop 'Altaussee Scheiben' from the post office (€2, 10
minutes). Bike is a better option as the bus is infrequent.
Tours include the treasure chambers, an underground lake, and a chapel dedicated to St
Barbara, the patron saint of miners, that's made of blocks of salt.
MUSEUM
Kammerhof Museum
(
www.badaussee.at/kammerhofmuseum
;
Chlumeckyplatz 1; adult/child/family €4/2/6; 10am-noon & 3-6pm May-
Oct)
Kammerhof Museum, housed in a beautiful 17th-century building, covers local his-
tory and salt production. It also has some portraits of Anna Plöchl, the local postmaster's
daughter who scandalously married a Habsburg prince. All explanations are in German
but there's an English sheet available.
MUSEUM
Panoramastrasse
SCENIC AREA
