Largest Active Salt Mine in Austria: Guided Tours at Salzwelten in Altaussee

Dive into a fascinating world. Deep inside the salt mountain of Altaussee in the Styrian Salzkammergut, a hidden world awaits to be explored—a world that vividly reflects the diversity of all things salt, its history, and its significance. What makes the Salzwelten Altaussee special is that it is the largest active salt mine in Austria and, at the same time, tells a fascinating story about the rescue of art treasures by miners during the Second World War. Visitors can immerse themselves in the underground world, where they slide down miners' slides, see an underground salt lake and the mystical Chapel of St. Barbara, and learn more about traditional salt mining...