Give It a Try: Daily Salt Tasting in Hallstatt

Hallstatt is so much more than a small, picturesque village nestled at the foot of mighty mountains and on the shores of an enchanting lake. Hallstatt is also tradition, custom, and history. For thousands of years, "white gold" – salt – has been mined here. The charming lakeside town is so famous that an entire era was named after it – the Hallstatt period. For millennia, salt was the only way to preserve food over extended periods, and for thousands of years the trade in this "white commodity" from Hallstatt flourished across Europe.