mountain pass
Soelk Pass
The highest surfaced mountain pass in Styria at 1,788 m, a quiet single-track alternative to the busy Tauern crossings linking the Enns and Mur valleys through unspoilt alpine pasture.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Styria, Austria · Europe
Bretstein is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Sankt Johann am Tauern, 60km from Loser Panoramastrasse.
Bretstein is a town located in Styria, Austria. With a population of 298, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Bretstein sits in Austria, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Vienna time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bretstein to your route.
Bretstein is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Pölstal.
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Bretstein is located in Styria, Austria, Europe. The coordinates are 47.3333 latitude, 14.4167 longitude.
Bretstein has a population of approximately 298 people, making it a town in Austria.
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mountain pass
The highest surfaced mountain pass in Styria at 1,788 m, a quiet single-track alternative to the busy Tauern crossings linking the Enns and Mur valleys through unspoilt alpine pasture.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The world's largest monastic library, a breathtaking Baroque hall with ceiling frescoes, housing 70,000 volumes in the Styrian Alps.
27 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Short, fast circuit at Spielberg in the Styrian mountains hosting the Austrian Grand Prix, with big elevation changes, alpine views, and a busy calendar of public track days.
29 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Nine kilometres of hairpins climb from Altaussee to a car park at 1,600 m on the Loser plateau, with the whole Ausseerland lake district spread below: a fraction of the traffic of the famous glacier roads.
60 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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