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aged to sneak her skull in later (dated 1995, under the cross, with the gold tooth). The skulls
on the topics are those of priests.
Cost and Hours:
€1.50, free English flier, daily May-Sept 10:00-18:00, Oct
10:00-16:00, closed Nov-April, tel. 06134/8279.
GettingThere:
Fromnearthemainboatdock,hikeupthecoveredwoodenstairwayand
follow the
Kath. Kirche
signs.
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Hallstatt Museum
This pricey but high-quality museum tells the story of Hallstatt. It focuses on the Hallstatt
Era (800-400
B.C.
), when this village was the salt-mining hub of a culture that spread from
France to the Balkans. Back then, Celtic tribes dug for precious salt, and Hallstatt was, as
its name means, the “place of salt.” The highlight of the museum is the countless number
of artifacts excavated from prehistoric gravesites around the mine. The museum also offers
a five-minute 3-D movie and 26 displays on everything from the region's flora and fauna
to local artists and the surge in Hallstatt tourism during the Romantic Age. Everything is
labeled in English, and the ring binders have translations of the longer texts.
