Austria's Largest Active Salt Mine: 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 reflects the diversity of all things salt — its history and significance — in a fascinating way.

What makes Salzwelten Altaussee special is that it is Austria's largest active salt mine and at the same time tells a fascinating story about the rescue of art treasures by miners during the Second World War. Visitors can plunge into the underground world, where they slide down miner's slides, see an underground salt lake and the mystical Barbarakapelle, and learn more about traditional salt mining...