If you want to be in a fairy tale, then you should visit the village of Hallstatt in Austria . This place is considered the oldest settlement in Europe. That's why, despite its inaccessibility, this town annually hosts tens of thousands of guests.
How to get to Hallstatt in Austria and what interesting things can be seen there, we will tell in this article.
Hallstatt on the map
The village of Hallstatt (or Hallstatt) is located in Upper Austria. Of the major cities, Salzburg is closest to it. It is from him that it is best to get to the village. To do this, take the bus number 150, going to Bad Ischl, where you need to transfer to a train that goes to Hallstatt. In order not to waste time waiting for transport, it is worth to familiarize in advance with the schedule of their movement.
If you are going to go there on your own transport, then it will be necessary to move along the same route, because on one side the town is surrounded by the Dachstein mountain massif, and on the other - by the lake. It must be taken into account that you can only walk on Hallstatt by foot, that is, you will have to leave the car in an underground parking lot.
Attractions Hallstatt
The most important sight of the village is nature itself. The combination of the mirror surface of Lake Hallstatt and the majestic mountains is only admirable. To preserve this beauty, this region was listed in the list of cultural heritage of UNESCO.
Tourists who came here have the opportunity to visit the oldest salt mines in which salt was extracted 3000 years ago. Also there are guided tours of archaeological excavations, the historical museum of the city's Heritage, the caves of Dakhstein and the tower of Rudolfsturm (late 13th century).
In addition, the church of St. Michael built in the 12th century is preserved. Also in the city there is a Lutheran evangelical church (19th century) and a church in ancient Romanesque style.
One of the most interesting traditions of this town is connected with the burial of its inhabitants. Since there is no place to increase the area of the village, they dig up bones from old graves, paint the skull with different pictures, write on it data about this person and send them to the Bone House (Bin House), located in the Gothic chapel. This institution is open to visitors.
The town of Hallstatt tourists surprises in itself. Its small multicolored doll houses, located very close to each other, lack of transport on the streets, fresh mountain air, create the feeling that you are in another world.
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