Austrias Largest Active Salt Mine: Guided Tours of the Salzwelten in Altaussee

Diving 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 everything surrounding salt – its history and its significance – in a captivating way.

What makes the Salzwelten Altaussee so 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 Barbara Chapel, and learn more about traditional salt mining...