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The most beautiful day trips near Salzburg

The area around Salzburg offers various, exciting opportunities for day trips.

Whether you want a relaxing day of bathing, a bit of a hike or if you are planning to visit the places of interest around Salzburg– the Salzburg region has something to suit every taste. From Imlauer Hotels in the centre of the city you can go on daytrips by car and also on public transport. Get some advice from the friendly hotel staff about the best trips to go on at the minute. Staff at the Imlauer Hotels will also be happy to give you advice tailored to your needs – such as:

Lake Fuschlsee:

Lake Fuschlsee is situated in the enchanting Salzkammergut region. As well as numerous bathing spots around the lake you can also really relax with the various water sports, such as fishing, sailing or just walking in the surrounding area. A trip on an electrically powered wooden boat on Lake Fuschlsee is a real experience for young and old. For a perfect family day out at Lake Fuschl there is also a summer toboggan run,  a farm or with advance reservation even woodland educational walks for families on the agenda. The wonderful natural landscape of the Salzkammergut region, which surrounds the lake and the first class quality of the water makes Fuschlsee one of the most popular bathing lakes in Austria.

Wolfgangsee boat trip:

Lake Wolfgangsee is one of the most beautiful and impressive lakes in Austria. For the most part it is in the province of Salzburg and is one of the best known lakes in Salzkammergut region. Explore this gorgeous area on the waterway with the Wolfgangsee boat trip. The Wolfgangsee boat shuttles regularly between the magical areas St. Wolfgang, Strobl, Gschwendt and St. Gilgen and enables you to get to know Lake Wolfgangsee in a quite special way. The Wolfgangsee fleet consists of 6 ships and there is a discovery trip for children every Wednesday. An old sea dog tells stories about Wolfgangsee during the sailing, while the little ones make flags and masks.

Giant ice world in Werfen:

The world’s largest glacial cave is located in Werfen in the Salzburg region. Experience impressive ice sculptures in a fascinating ice wonderland – created by nature itself not any artist. Magnesium light creates an effective and fascinating light in the ice cave when you are walking through this giant ice world. The average temperature in the inside of the system of caves in the giant ice world is around 0°C, so make sure you wear sturdy shoes and warm clothing.

Hallein Salt mines:

In the picturesque town of Hallein at Dürrnberg you’ll find one of the oldest mining museums in the world: the salt mines in Bad Dürrnberg. The Celts even mined this “white gold” on the Dürrnberg. In the same way this treasure helped turn Salzburg into a great kingdom. As inconspicuous as salt seems today, it was significant in the history of Salzburg. In the salt mines you can experience the extraction of this gift of nature, firsthand.

The journey into the depths of the salt mines begins by dressing the “mountaineer’s costume“. Dressed completely in white, you travel in a small train, the so-called ‘cavity hunt’, into the depths of the mining museum. From one level to another there are polished chutes, which will prove very popular with young and old guests alike.

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