Hallstatt Austria
Mar 25th, 1998, 05:15 PM
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I've also heard wonderful things about Hallstatt and I'm planning to visit during my Europe trip this summer. I got my info from Rick Steves' "Europe Through the Back Door" book (Hallstatt has a small chapter). You can also get info from the ETBD website (www.ricksteves.com). I also got info from the Rough Guides website (www.hotwired.com/rough/europe). Rough Guides recommends going to Hallstatt's tourist office which can book private rooms and guesthouses.
Mar 25th, 1998, 05:47 PM
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We are quite familiar with this beautiful small town set beside a tranquil lake. For the experience of a lifetime, go to a small town on the far side of the lake. Its name is Obertraun. We stayed there in a marvelous Zimmer Frei (B&B), the home of Hubert and Luise Ebner. He, then, was the local railway stationmaster. He was completely redoing the inside of their home so that all the woodwork showed his skill at woodcarving. The home looked like the home of the Seven Dwarfs. What wonderful people! I am sure that a letter addressed to them at Obertraun 136 would reach them.
Mar 26th, 1998, 07:12 PM
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We are going there in April. But my husband wants to stay in Salzburg. If we could stay longer in this area, I would stay at an adorable cottage that I found on the internet in Hallstatt. It is only 600 AS per night. I contacted the owner and he replied right back and had the cottage available. But then we didn't use it. I don't have the web # at the moment, but use a serch engine and put in Interaktive+Hotels+Austria. See what happends. The name of the place is Lukrezia Ditachmair, Markt 179,
A-4830 Hallstatt. Fax: 0043/6134/8607; email:
[email protected]. Under listing, also says: Ferienwohnung. 1 apt for 2 persons, bath/WC, telephone, central heating, balcony on the lake. He says you can jump from the balcony into the lake, but too cold for April. I'm sure he would let you stay with 2 small kids.
A-4830 Hallstatt. Fax: 0043/6134/8607; email:
[email protected]. Under listing, also says: Ferienwohnung. 1 apt for 2 persons, bath/WC, telephone, central heating, balcony on the lake. He says you can jump from the balcony into the lake, but too cold for April. I'm sure he would let you stay with 2 small kids.
May 19th, 1998, 06:55 AM
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Rudy,
You'll be delighted by your stay in Hallstatt. It's a small village with a charming center square and magnificent views of its lake, Hallstatter See. Hallstatt is one of the oldest settled sites in Western Europe, dating to the first part of the Iron Age, 600 - 900 BC. There is a small but fascinating archeological museum in the town that displays many Iron Age implements that have been excavated in the area.
Since you have children with you, be sure to visit the church graveyard. In addition to beautifully maintained grave sites, there is an ossuary in a cave to the rear of the graveyard which contains the skulls and bones of the village's deceased. Skulls are decorated with floral paintings and the names of the deceased and the dates of birth and death. In some instances, the cause of death is depicted on the skull. Kids will be enthralled!
Take the kids to the salt mines as well. There is a funicular railway that carries you up a mountain to the mine entrance. If entering the mine, you will be provided with a heavy jacket and pants that have canvass or leather seats. You then get on a small train and ride into the mine. (The train is so small that you straddle it, much like riding a horse.) There are over 25 miles of tunnels within the mountain at various levels. Obviously, your tour only samples them. To get from a higher level to a lower, you straddle a wooden rail and slide down some 120 feet. It's a bit like sliding down a banister. Again, an exercise that should delight the children!
There is a restaurant with an outdoor patio near the mine entrance that offers sweeping panoramic views of the lake and village far below and the mountains in the distance.
There are a number of small hotels facing the small main square, Hotel Gruner Baum, which has lakeside views and Gasthof Simony. The latter is an old, old reasonably priced guesthouse in which we stayed but would not recommend to others, although it did have spacious rooms.
You'll be delighted by your stay in Hallstatt. It's a small village with a charming center square and magnificent views of its lake, Hallstatter See. Hallstatt is one of the oldest settled sites in Western Europe, dating to the first part of the Iron Age, 600 - 900 BC. There is a small but fascinating archeological museum in the town that displays many Iron Age implements that have been excavated in the area.
Since you have children with you, be sure to visit the church graveyard. In addition to beautifully maintained grave sites, there is an ossuary in a cave to the rear of the graveyard which contains the skulls and bones of the village's deceased. Skulls are decorated with floral paintings and the names of the deceased and the dates of birth and death. In some instances, the cause of death is depicted on the skull. Kids will be enthralled!
Take the kids to the salt mines as well. There is a funicular railway that carries you up a mountain to the mine entrance. If entering the mine, you will be provided with a heavy jacket and pants that have canvass or leather seats. You then get on a small train and ride into the mine. (The train is so small that you straddle it, much like riding a horse.) There are over 25 miles of tunnels within the mountain at various levels. Obviously, your tour only samples them. To get from a higher level to a lower, you straddle a wooden rail and slide down some 120 feet. It's a bit like sliding down a banister. Again, an exercise that should delight the children!
There is a restaurant with an outdoor patio near the mine entrance that offers sweeping panoramic views of the lake and village far below and the mountains in the distance.
There are a number of small hotels facing the small main square, Hotel Gruner Baum, which has lakeside views and Gasthof Simony. The latter is an old, old reasonably priced guesthouse in which we stayed but would not recommend to others, although it did have spacious rooms.
