Hallstatt - A Village with a Clone

A picture paints a thousand words. So without further ado, here's Hallstatt.

Hallstatt

Marktplatz (Market Square) with the statue of the Holy Trinity

The Skywalk

View of the village of Obertraun

Bird's eye view of the village of Hallstatt

Traditional alpine houses

Lakefront café

What to do in Hallstatt, Austria:

"You want to be alone? In three minutes you are in solitude. Thoughtful? Visit the charnel house. Inquisitive? Hallstatt has two museums. Prefer social contact? Then simply choose: tennis, sauna, fishing, rowing, swimming, boat rides, grill courses, camping, hiking and mountaineering, lake concerts, town-square concerts, evenings of local culture, excursions in the surrounding area...? Even our Hallstatt Theme Trail can offer only a few glimpses of the depth of our history. But perhaps it would help you to discover the special flair of this unique town with a little background knowledge." Rudolf Lehr, journalist and Hallstatt resident by choice

How to get to Hallstatt:

By train: Take the train to Attnang Puchheim from Salzburg Hauptbanhof then transfer to the local train for Hallstatt. Take the ferry from Hallstatt railway station to the village.

Sightseeing Tour: Panorama Tours departs from the Mirabellplatz for the 5.5-hour sightseeing tour to Hallstatt. It passes by the beautiful lake towns on the way to Hallstatt and through the Dachstein Mountains on the way back to Salzburg. You have 2 hours on your own to explore Hallstatt. www.panoramatours.com.

About the Skywalk:

By cable car or you can also hike up the mountain (one hour). One adult roundtrip ticket (in 2017) by cable car is €16. Cable car service opens at 9 a.m. and departs from Salzbergstrasse 21. For more information about the Skywalk, check this link: http://www.hallstatt.net/about-hallstatt/sehenswertes-en-US/skywalk-of-hallstatt/

Cable car

For more insider tips about Hallstatt, I found this website helpful: www.hallstatt.net.

Where is the clone?

In Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China

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Images by TravelswithCharie, 2017

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