Altaussee Salzwelten (Salt Mine)




- All weather
- Suitable for groups
The “Mountain of Treasures”: the biggest active salt mine in Austria
The Altaussee salt mine looks back on a long and, above all, eventful history: all beginning in the year 1147. For it was in then – incidentally, also the year when the name Austria was used for the first time – that salt mining in Altaussee was first chronicled. But did you know that “white gold” continues to be mined here even today? And that Altaussee is the biggest active salt mine in Austria? You will collect your own personal treasure trove of memories during your tour of the salt mine: In passageways lined by pure, shimmering, orangey-red rock salt, you will walk deep into the heart of the mountain. Allow yourself to be enchanted by the Barbara Chapel, sculpted completely out of rock salt, by the legendary salt-leaching chambers, and by the smooth-as-glass salt lake.
Our tips in July & August:
- Themend tour: “Bombing Michelangelo”: Every Wednesday at 5 p.m.; Reservation in advance required
Tip: adventurous expeditions underground
A little bit removed from the regular tour routes inside Salzwelten Altaussee, a selection of special guided tours are also offered. Particularly atmospheric: an evening tour through the “Mountain of Treasures” (every Wednesday, except November, 5 p.m.)
Childrens Tour available in German only.
Special Tour: "Bombs on Michelangelo"
How did the brave Altaussee miners manage to save the priceless art treasures from destruction and why did some of those treasures surface a little later in the backrooms of nearby inns – you will learn all about this in a special 90-minute tour (July & August, Wednesday, 5 p.m.)
Art on the Steinberg: Cartoon exhibition (on the first floor of Salzwelten Altaussee; open daily during the summer opening hours; Free entrance)
Find more information, online tickets and opening hours on our website: https://www.salzwelten.at/en/altaussee
Additional Information:
Children are allowed to visit the mine from the age of 4 years.
For more information, prices & opening hours visit: www.salzwelten.at/en/altaussee/prices-opening-hours
08.01.2023 to 31.03.2023: Closed for renovation
01.04.2023 to 30.06.2023: Daily tours at 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, & 15:00
All year: additional evening tours on Wednesday at 17:00
01.07.2023 to 10.09.2023: Daily tours 09:00 - 16:00 every hour
11.09.2023 to 31.10.2023: Daily tours at 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, & 15:00
01.11.2023 to 30.11.2023: Closed for revision
25.12.2023 to 07.01.2024: Daily tours at 17:00 (excluding 31.12.2023)
- Registration required
- Parking area for disabled: 2
- Toilet facility
- Food and drink available
- Shop
- Guided tour
per person 22,- Euro
per child 11,- Euro
Children under 4 years are not allowed to visit the salt mine.
Additional Information:
Cash and card payment possible.

- Children
- Civil and military servants
- Families
- Groups
- ARBÖ member
- ÖAMTC Member
- Salzkammergut Sommer-Card
ADVANTAGEOUS PRICE WITH CARD
Adults Euro 16,00
Additional Euro 2.00 discount on family tickets!
Children from the age of 4 are welcome in the Salzwelten - Salzkammergut Winter-Card
RED. RATE WITH CARD
Adults € 16,00
€ 2,00 discount on family tickets!
Children from the age of 4 are welcome in the Salzwelten - Family Card OÖ
- All weather
- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for schools
- Suitable for teenagers
- Suitable for seniors
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Suitable for children
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Please get in touch for more information.
Contact
Altaussee Salzwelten (Salt Mine) Lichtersberg 25
8992 Altaussee
Phone +43 6132 200 - 2400
E-Mailinfo@salzwelten.at
Webwww.salzwelten.at/de/altaussee
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Lichtersberg 25
8992 Altaussee
Phone +43 6132 200 - 2400
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