© Panoramic view of the Dachstein Salzkammergut (photo: Sven Posch / www.viewnect.com)
© Panorama Lake Hallstatt (Photo: Sven Posch/www.viewnect.com)
The panorama from Lake Hallstatt in the Holiday Region Dachstein Salzkammergut. (Photo: Sven Posch/www.viewnect.com)

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Why it is worth to make holidays in Bad Goisern at Lake Hallstatt

When you arrive, take a look at your magnificent mountainous surroundings and take a deep breath. Here in the health spa resort Bad Goisern you will be revived with energy from Mother Nature herself, whether you choose to take a gentle walk through the lovely village with its beautifully carved balconies itself or go hiking further afield. Here in Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee, the opportunities are endless.

Bad Goisern has a good infrastructure with its numerous businesses, sports hire facilities and local firms, and as such is an Eldorado for sports enthusiasts and nature lovers. You can hire a Mountain bike or e-bike locally, start out on a hike, or, in winter, enjoy the extensive network of cross country ski trails  or do a ski tour up our beautiful mountains. You can also try out some more specialised sports during your stay in Bad Goisern such as climbing, archery, diving or fishing. You might even try your hand at canyoning, kayaking or canoeing. Further information on activities is available, including local tours and guides, from the tourist information office in the centre of Bad Goisern at Lake Hallstatt.

Music, tradition and handicrafts

For those who love music, tradition or local cuisine, the World Heritage Resort Bad Goisern comes highly recommended. The area has a long history of handicrafts which are still carried out today. You can discover the wide variety of skills and techniques used during a visit to the Hand.Werk.Haus where local handicrafts are also available for sale.  

 

The people of Bad Goisern also have good taste when it comes to local cuisine! Hearty dumplings or tender char are just some of the examples on the menu. Treat yourself to a meal in one of our numerous restaurants. Locally produced food plays an integral part of traditional annual events too. If you are around during the Violin Fest, the Chamoix Hunting Days, or one of the other events on the calendar, please come and join us! The people of Bad Goisern are always relaxed, very musical, and most welcoming!

 

Highlights in Bad Goisern at Lake Hallstatt

Summer in Bad Goisern: Mountain biking (Salzkammergut Trophy), E-Biking, bike racing, hiking, climbing, archery, swimming, Nordic Walking and running, diving, fishing, canyoning, lake kayaking and canoeing

Winter in Bad Goisern: Cross country skiing (trails free to use in Ramsau, St. Agatha, Predigstuhl), tobogganing (World Championships natural toboggan run), snow shoeing, ski tours and downhill skiing in the Dachstein West & Dachstein Krippenstein, Feuerkogel Ebensee, Loser Altaussee ski resorts

 

Summarized for you: more highlights from Bad Goisern

Contact & Service

Tourist information Bad Goisern
Kirchengasse 4
4822 Bad Goisern at Lake Hallstatt

Phone +43 5 95095-10
Fax machine +43 5 95095-74
E-Mail goisern@dachstein-salzkammergut.at

 

Don’t hesitate to contact the team of local guides at the tourist board Bad Goisern - Petra Wallner and Ulli Hillbrand  – for any questions about Bad Goisern and the Holiday Region Dachstein Salzkammergut.

Opening times tourist board Bad Goisern …
 

Further information

Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee

HAND.WERK.HAUS

Since 1 December 2016  the international UNESCO list for "good practice examples for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage"Old walls in combination with modern architecture | Much craft and culture under one roof | Exhibition in two upper…

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Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee

Heritage and Landler Museum

The Heritage and Landler museum in Bad Goisern at Lake Hallstatt gives its guests a comprehensive insight into the history and handcraft of Bad Goisern as well as their folk culture and folk arts. In addition, it is dedicated to the history and way…

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Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee

Woodcutter museum

The wood-cutters museum in Bad Goisern at Lake Hallstatt not only shows its visitors in the old so-called “Holzknechtstube” how the wood farmhands had lived and worked, it also explains the enormous importance of the raw material wood for the…

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