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Saalfelden
Saalfelden nestles at the foot of the Steinernes Meer (Sea of Stone), the formidable ridge that divides Austria from Germany. The town, farther up Route 311 from Saalbach Hinterglemm, is a climber's dream, but only for those who are experienced and who can tackle such challenges as the 9,649-feet Hochkönig. At the edge of the Steinernes Meer, signs lead you to a late-Gothic cave chapel, containing a winged altarpiece near a stone pulpit and hermit's cell. Saalfelden is a main stop on the Innsbruck-Salzburg train route.
Sights in town include a 19th-century Romanesque church with a late-Gothic winged altar (1539); the nearby 14th-century Farmach Castle, which is now a retirement home; and the 13th-century Lichtenberg Castle, which is now privately owned.
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