Hallstatt Salt Mines (Hallstatt, Austria) Reviews


Newest Review: ... to make sure we got back to the station in time for our train. When we arrived at the visitor centre we were informed that the next tour would be starting in fifteen minutes; that's just enough time for a drink in the tiny café (they serve hot and cold drinks, snacks and full meals) and to have a quick look around the souvenir shop. The shop sells not only salt related products and souvenirs relating to the salt mines tour but a variety of other items some that you might associate with Austria in general, others such as scented candles or lavender products that you might pick up anywhere. Shortly before the tour is due to start the g... more
Customer Hallstatt Salt Mines (Hallstatt, Austria) Reviews (1)

by - written on 22/10/11 (Very useful, 75 readings)
Rating:
Long before the lovely Von Trapp children trilled their escape from the Nazis and even before Mozart was banging out hits on his harpsichord, the city of Salzburg made its fortune from salt - the name even means "salt castle". There are three salt mines in the vicinity of Salzburg that are open as tourist attractions and we visited the one at Hallstatt which is approximately an hour's drive south of the city though we were based in the village of Bad Mitterndorf from which it's about forty minutes by public transport. The town is situated on the Hallstatter See and if you're coming by public transport you'll get off the train at the tiny station on ... Read the complete review
Products Similar to Hallstatt Salt Mines (Hallstat ...
Lepra-Museum (Munster / Westfalen, Germany)
Linden-Museum (Stuttgart, Germany)
Museum of Caricature (Warsaw) -
Large collection of drawings, well presented and labelled, nice kiosk
Some of the art work was a bit naff but this may not always be the case - depends on the exhibition
Stiegl Brauwelt (Austria) -
Ecelctic, well presented exhibition; good beers; nice courtyard
None I can think of
| More products in Museum International All these | ||
|---|---|---|
Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles, USA) | Haga Park Museum (Stockholm, Sweden) | Hall of Railways Heritage (Bangkok, Thailand) |
Bremer Rundfunkmuseum (Bremen, Germany) | Hallwyl Museum (Stockholm, Sweden) | Hanford Mills Museum (New York, USA) |
Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center (Chicago, USA) | Staatsgalerie (Stuttgart, Germany) | Het Rembrandthuis (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |









