Discover the 25 best places to visit in Austria—from imperial cities like Vienna and Salzburg to Alpine gems like Hallstatt, ...

One hour’s drive north of Salzburg is the 12th century village of Hallstatt, nestled between the majestic, snow-covered Alps and a lake formed when the last glacier retreated.

Hallstatt is a little over an hour's drive from Salzburg (where you'll find the offbeat Hellbrunn Palace) and about three and a half hours from Vienna.

It’s rare that a town’s charm will get me out of bed early. The postcard-pretty, lake-cuddling town of Hallstatt, two hours south of Salzburg, is one of those places.

Best places to visit in Austria for a holiday including Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Hallstatt as well as the ski resorts to bookmark for winter holidays Travel Julie Delahaye Digital Travel Editor ...

Hallstatt, Austria is "Sound of Music" country — idyllic and majestic, but not rugged, a gentle land where lakes and mountains are shuffled together like a game of 52-card pick-up.

Salzwelten, Hallstatt’s UNESCO-recognized salt mines, date to prehistoric times, possibly even to 4000 B.C. Formed by the evaporation of sea water more than 250 million years ago, the mountain ...

Fairytale Austrian village of Hallstatt once swamped with tourists begs for their return Updated April 29, 2020 — 11.06am first published at 9.34am Normal text size Larger text size Very large ...