8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Loser Panoramastrasse
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.
16 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Hallstatt Skywalk Viewpoint
A platform projecting over the Hallstatter See with a bird's-eye view of the fairy-tale lakeside village framed by the Dachstein mountains.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Hallstatt
Picturesque lakeside Alpine village with pastel-coloured houses and a history stretching back to prehistoric salt mining.
21 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Dachstein Glacier & Skywalk
A spectacular glacier plateau with a glass skywalk, ice palace, and suspension bridge offering vertigo-inducing views 250 metres above the abyss.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Gosausee
A serene alpine lake mirroring the Dachstein glacier, a beloved Salzkammergut photo stop.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Admont Abbey Library
The world's largest monastic library, a breathtaking Baroque hall with ceiling frescoes, housing 70,000 volumes in the Styrian Alps.
40 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
St. Wolfgang & Schafbergbahn
Lakefront pilgrimage village on the Wolfgangsee from which Austria's steepest steam cog railway, running since 1893, grinds up the Schafberg to a summit view over five Salzkammergut lakes.
42 km · about 50 min drive