--- title: Altaussee salt mine url: "https://dachstein.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/402147/salzwelten-salt-mine-altaussee.html" description: "Altaussee salt mine: the mountain of treasures" date: 2012-06-19 modified: 2026-03-06 --- # Altaussee salt mine Salzwelten (Salt mine) Altaussee ================================== Altaussee, Steiermark, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206283/484FC93DA4A39DD02F9843EC1252699BB5A9778E05FEE3A99C8266B50FE08F9E/salzwelten-altaussee-rutsche.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206284/65BF317E317A93839D1E0119787A927B659CAAED2865B98A425211D11BEE1417/salzwelten-altaussee-salzgestein-stolleneingang.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/206285/24D12B913CC1A17008BAEC1F9A4C996CFBD7665429321F6655F633312C7EBC30/salzwelten-altaussee-barbarakapelle.jpg) © Open copyright © CC-BY, Salzwelten, Salzwelten Close copyright [ ![A cheerful family is sitting in a roller coaster and enjoying the ride. 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Lichtersberg 25 8992 Altaussee [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Lichtersberg%2025%2C%208992%20Altaussee "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Lichtersberg%2025%2C%208992%20Altaussee "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=47.6514282&lon=13.7391195&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) **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:** - **Themed tour "Bombs on Michelangelo"** Every Friday at 4:00 p.m.; registration required! Tickets available online. **Tip: adventurous expeditions underground** **Graphic Novel Exhibition:** Since March 22, 2024, the Graphic Novel Exhibition has been taking place in the Steinberghaus. During regular opening hours, you can visit this exhibition in the Salzwelten Altaussee. You can find more information here: [**Salzwelten**](https://kh24.salzwelten.at/en) **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 (Friday, 4 p.m.) **Find more information, online tickets and opening hours on our website: ** Suitable for: Children are allowed to visit the mine from the age of 4 years. Hint / Advice: See what experiences we offer: **[Special Tour](https://www.steiermark.com/de/Ausseerland-Salzkammergut/Urlaub-planen/Erlebnisse-im-Ausseerland/Bomben-auf-Michelangelo-Sonderfuehrung-Salzwelten_asd_45583668)** [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Salzwelten (Salt mine) Altaussee** Lichtersberg 25 8992 Altaussee Phone +43 6132 200 - 2400Show no. 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E-Mail [info@salzwelten.at](#mailto) Web [www.salzwelten.at/de/altaussee](https://www.salzwelten.at/de/altaussee "New window") --- **Legal contact information** Salzwelten GmbH Salzbergstraße 21 AT-4830 Lahn info@salzwelten.at UID: ATU36919108 --- **We speak the following languages** German English [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ For more information, prices & opening hours visit: [https://www.salzwelten.at/en/altaussee/prices-opening-hour](https://www.salzwelten.at/en/altaussee/prices-opening-hours) - Registration required [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Parking**- Parking area for disabled: 2 [ Equipment ](#ttgCollapseAusstattung) ---------------------------------------- - Toilet facility - Food and drink available **Service**- Shop - Guided tour [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- **General price information**per person 27,- Euro per child 13,- Euro Children under 4 years are not allowed to visit the salt mine. **Payment methods** Cash payment Invoice **Debit and credit cards** ATM card JCB Mastercard Unionpay Visa **Mobile and online** Alipay Klarna PayPal **Discounts (Age-related / Groups)**- Children 2024: € 11,00 2025: € 13,00 - Families 2024: Children with accompanying perent: € 10,00 2025: Children with accompanying perent: € 12,00 - Groups 2024: Groups from 20 persons: € 20,00 Schoolgroups: € 11,00 2025: Groups from 20 persons: € 25,00 Schoolgroups: € 13,00 **Discounts (Memberships)**- ARBÖ member - ÖAMTC Member - Salzkammergut Sommer-Card Normal price / special price Adults EUR 27.00 / EUR 23.00 - Salzkammergut Winter-Card Normal price / special price Adults EUR 27.00 / EUR 23.00 - Family Card OÖ **Other discounts**Dachstein Sommercard, and other guest cards [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - 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 **Season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. 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