Tourism

Haus RoodHulst, Alpendorf, Annaberg-Im-Lammertal, Dachstein West, Austria

There is a wealth of tourist attractions within easy reach of Alpendorf. The reception keeps a stock of brochures, there is a tourist information office in Annaberg (under the ski lift), and in Summer there is a weekly listing of events.

Annaberg tourist office:

Tourismusverband Annaberg-Lungötz

5524 Annaberg 215

0043 (0) 6463 8690

Monday - Friday 08:00 am – 01:00 pm

Saturday 09:00 am - 01.00 pm

There are two discount cards available:

• • The Salzburg Card (Salzburg atractions only); and

  • The Salzburgerland Card (covering a wider area and providing discounts to over 190 attractions).

Here are some links to the main attractions:

MUSEUMS, PALACES AND CASTLES

Hallein (about 25 minutes drive):

• • Salz Welten - The salt mines

  • The Silent Night Museum

  • Kelten Museum - The Celtic Museum

Salzburg (about 40 minutes drive):

• • Natural History Museum - Haus de Natur;

  • Open Air Museum - Salzburger Freilichtmuseum - folk museum;

  • Festung Hohensalzburg (Salzburg castle)

  • Residenz Du Salzburg (Salzburg residence)

Elsewhere

• • Burg Golling (medieval castle and Napoleon "resitance" musuem)

  • Hohenwerfen castle Burg Hohenwerfen (near Eisriesenwelt)

  • Burgerlebnis Mauterndorf (Mauterndorf Castle)

• Hallstatt Museum - UNESCO world heritage museum

OUTDOOR

Hallein

• Mt Durrnberg 2.2 Km Summer tobogan run (on a kind of monorail)

Elsewhere

• • Scheffau, Muhlenrundweg - waterfall and old mill (very near the Lammerklam gorge)

  • Wanderwelt Russbach - Russbacher Horn - walking or train

  • Golling waterfalls

  • Golling, Bluntautal Valley, romantic river valley and nature reserve

  • Eisriesenwelt (near Hohenwerfen) the world's largest ice cave, Werfen

  • Higher Dachstein, which can be accessed either from the Hallstat side or from the Schladming-Ramsau side

    • Dachstein Ice Palace and other caves

    • 5 Fingers viewing platform (Dachstein - Salzkemmergut)

    • www.derdachstein.at

  • Adventure Parks:

    • Dein Berg including forest rope course with Flying X area, 400-metre-long SpeedLiner, and "KöpflFlitzer" (fast mountain carting)

    • Schladming, Abenteuerpark Planai Tree-top adventure park

  • Konigssee national park (actually in Bavaria), nearby the Berchtesgarden area and also close to Hitler's "Eagles Nest" (its an easy drive to the Eagle's Nest via Hallein, entry is about 16 Euro per adult including a compulsory bus ride (or walk!))

  • Wildpark Ferleiten wildlife park

  • Hohe Tauern National Park

Various gorges

• • Scheffau, Lammerklamm

  • Salzachofen - 80m deep lime gorge, Golling

• The Liechtensteinklamm ravine, St. Johann Im Pongau

OTHER SALZBURG ATTRACTIONS

The Salzburg Burgen and Schlosser "top 7":

• • • • Eisreisenwelt Werfen - ice cave

• • Salzburger Freilichtmuseum- folk museum

  • Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse- panoramic road

  • WasserWunderWelt Krimml- waterfalls

  • Schloss Hellbrun + Wasserspiele- Hellbrun Palace and fountains

  • Haus der Natur Salzburg- Natural history museum

  • Kaprun Hochgebirgsstauseen- alpine reservoirs

See the full list of events, museums, sights, tours and shopping in Salzburg, including:

• • Salzburg Zoo;

  • Concerts;

  • www.mozartfestival.at

  • Other Salzburg concerts and events

OTHER LOCAL EVENTS

• • Early July - Russbach Summer Festival

  • Hallein, various events and concerts and theatre

  • Late August / early September - Hay Art festival - parade, hay figures, bars and beer tents, in a different local village each year. (usually around 1st weekend in September)

Alpendorf is at the heart of the Salzburgerland attractions: