The Villacher Alpenstraße runs for about sixteen kilometres from Villach up on to the foot of the Dobratsch massif at 1,732 metres. From the...

This often overlooked museum is small but contains an astonishing display of religious art. Sculpture, tapestries, jewellery, artwork, and stained glass ranging from the 12th...

This statue of the mythical ‘Lindwurm’, a large serpent-like dragon from European folklore, was created in the 16th century by Ulrich Vogelsang. The sculpture represents...

Staring out onto Neuer Platz, this monument was the first to be dedicated to the Empress Maria Theresia, Queen of the Hapsburg Austria Empire who...

Schloss Moosham is a 14th century castle built by the prince-bishops of Salzburg. The stronghold was the seat of a district court which, in the...

Schloss Mauterndorf, situated on a rocky outcrop to the northwest of the market town of Mauterndorf, was built in the 14th century, and extended...

The Wildpark Untertauern is more than just a wildlife park because here you can spend a family day out fishing, playing volley ball, strolling by...

Gold was discovered in the Gastein valley at least a thousand years ago but it wasn’t extracted systematically until much later, the the 14th century....

The town of Böckstein is the location of the historic Montansiedlung Altböckstein mining settlement established in 1741 by Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg Sigismund von Schrattenbach to...

The church of Altböckstein is its predominant feature standing on a small hill in a position originally chosen by Archbishop Sigismund of Schrattenbach for a...

The Casino Bad Gastein is located in the elegant, ‘Belle Epoque’, Grand Hotel de l’Europe. The casino, which is only open during the season, has...

The spectacular falls on the Gasteiner Ache are the centrepiece of the town and, despite the worthiness of Bad Gastein’s other attractions, are worth a...

The 15th century Sankt Nikolaus Kirche, almost unchanged since it was built, is the oldest historic building in the Gastein Valley. The church, which is...

At the Thermalkurhaus Bad Gastein you can treat yourself to a curative bath in the special water which springs from the mountains. The special feature...

The Museum Bad Gastein dates form the town’s 500th anniversary in 1936. Its collections are devoted mainly to mineralogy, geology and goldmining, history of Gastein,...

Alpen Therme Gastein is Europe’s most modern alpine health and leisure complex. Its construction of natural stone and wood from the SalzburgerLand region complements its...

The Gastein Höhenweg summit trail, established between 1934 and 1938, runs from Bad Hofgastein to Bad Gastein along the valley at an altitude of about...

The Bad Gastein Pfarrkirche, built by subscription between 1498 and 1507 on the site of a much older establishment possibly dating from the 9th century,...

In 1550 the merchant Christopher Weitmoser acquired the ancient Goldeckerhof which unfortunately burnt down in 1553. It was quickly rebuilt and this late Gothic building...

In Wieden near Bad Hofgastein you will find Austria’s one and only organic beer brewery specialising in wheat beer. The traditional brews are made with...