--- title: Mondsee-Irrsee in the Salzkammergut area url: "https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/artikel/detail/2824/mondsee-irrsee.html" description: The region arount the lakes Mondsee and Irrsee in the Salzkammergut area is perfect for bathing, hiking and cycling but offers culinary highlights and cultrual events too. image: "https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/e/0/csm_Irrsee-_Valentin-Weinhaeupl_743331829a.jpg" date: 2012-06-14 modified: 2026-03-06 --- # Mondsee-Irrsee in the Salzkammergut area The habitat Mondsee-Irrsee ========================== The pearl in or the gate to the Salzkammergut region? Let's assume you buy a travel guide about Austria or more detailed about the Salzkammergut region or Salzburg and its surroundings and you search for the city of "Mondsee". The guide will desribe you our home town either as "pearl in the Salzkammergut" or "gate to the Salzkammergut". Let's assume you would like to get to know Mondsee (btw. moon lake in English) and find out for yourself if we are more pearl or gate. Anyway just take the highway exit "Mondsee" and decide for yourself: "Going left direction Irrsee or right direction Mondsee"? This difficult decision you have to make on your very own. Of course the region around the Mondsee and Irrsee is dominated by its bathing lakes. [Mondsee ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/startseite-englisch/austria/poi/202458/mondsee-lake.html)and [Irrsee ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/startseite-englisch/austria/poi/201538/irrsee-lake.html)are named "brothers" although they are more like day and night. One, the Mondsee, is a lively, sportly and active bathing lake providing the right offer for all kinds of fun. The other is protected by nature conservation laws and well known for its romantic watersides. Between and around the two lakes one word describes experience without boundaries: diversity. Diversity for discoverer. The following photo gallery can be navigated with the arrow keys (left, right). [ ![](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/e/0/csm_Irrsee-_Valentin-Weinhaeupl_e590180135.jpg) ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Sommer/Wandern/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/Irrsee-_Valentin-Weinhaeupl.jpg) © Open copyright © Panorama Mondsee ©Meindl, Mondsee Close copyright [ ![View across lake Mondsee and the surrounding area](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/e/9/csm_Panorama-_Meindl_-Mondsee_01_443f1eef99.jpg "Panorama Mondsee ©Meindl, Mondsee") ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Startseite/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/Panorama-_Meindl_-Mondsee_01.jpg "Panorama Mondsee ©Meindl, Mondsee") © Open copyright © Alley in autumn ©www.mondsee.at Close copyright [ ![Autumn landscape with coloured leaves and view in the direction of the mountains](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/2/a/csm_Allee-Herbst_16cde79022.jpg "Alley in autumn ©www.mondsee.at") ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Startseite/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/Allee-Herbst.jpg "Alley in autumn ©www.mondsee.at") © Open copyright © Family-winter-holiday ©Alexandra Fazan Close copyright [ ![A woman, a man and a child on a snowcovered mountain](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/f/b/csm_Familienurlaub-im-Winter__Alexandra_Fazan_4ff5bcceac.jpg "Family-winter-holiday ©Alexandra Fazan") ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin//user_upload/mondsee/Responsive_Design/Winter/1bzw2Spalten_750x422/Familienurlaub-im-Winter__Alexandra_Fazan.jpg "Family-winter-holiday ©Alexandra Fazan") [ previous slide ](#ttgDetailSiteCarousel "back") [ next slide ](#ttgDetailSiteCarousel "forward") Now it is up to you what you would like to discover first: relaxation, fun and action, culinary features, romance, luck, or.... Anyway providing you with information you are looking for is our job. If you not find sufficient information on this website feel free to contact us. After visiting our website still one question is not answered: pearl or gate? The gate of course has to do with our direct access to the highway. If you want to go further into the legendary Salzkammergut region you first have to stop in Mondsee. The attribut "pearl" is a big honor to us and we say thank you to the author first calling us so. But we say that we are not that exquisit like a pearl even though we are really proud living and working in a unique Austrian region. We would name ourselves as the whole diversity of Austria on one spot. Still one question to go: left or right? or both? We would love to help you answering this question. Please feel free to contact us at any time. ### Service **Salzkammergut Tourism, Destination Mondsee-Irrsee** Dr. Franz Müller Str. 3 5310 Mondsee Phone [+43 6132 26909 600](tel:+43613226909600) E-Mail Web [mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en) ### Offers and specialties #Mondsee #Irrsee [ © Open copyright © Copyright: TVB Mondsee-Irrsee Close copyright ![Lake Mondsee and the village of Mondsee](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "Lake Mondsee and the village of Mondsee (© Copyright: TVB Mondsee-Irrsee)") Mondsee am Mondsee ### Mondsee lake Hardly any other holiday region offers as much variety as the habitat around Mondsee and Irrsee. Lake Mondsee is primarily known for its variety of water sports options. With lake temperatures of up to 27°C, it's no wonder! The Alpenseebad Mondsee, for example, promises a varied… ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/202458/mondsee-lake.html) [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Rothner Tatjana Close copyright ![Fischhof](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "Fischhof (© Copyright: Rothner Tatjana)") Zell am Moos am Irrsee ### Irrsee Lake The Irrsee - the warmest bathing lake in the Salzkammergut. To the north of the Mondsee you can find the romantic Irrsee lake. This moor lake has a length of five kilometres, is about one kilometer wide and surrounded by a natural and unspoilt landscape. Due to its unique fauna… ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/201538/irrsee-lake.html) [ © Open copyright © Copyright: www.mondsee.at Close copyright ![Basilica St. Michael](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "Basilica St. Michael (© Copyright: www.mondsee.at)") Mondsee am Mondsee ### Wedding church basilica St. Michael Mondsee The Basilica of St Michael in Mondsee - a special art treasure near SalzburgFormer Benedictine collegiate churchPatrocinium: 29 September. In 748, the Bavarian Duke Odilo II from the Agilolfing dynasty founded Mondsee Monastery on the remains of a Roman settlement. With its… ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/401362/wedding-church-basilica-st-michael-mondsee.html) [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Tourismusverband MondSeeLand Close copyright ![Pfahlbau-Pavilion](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "Pfahlbau-Pavilion (© Copyright: Tourismusverband MondSeeLand)") Mondsee am Mondsee ### Pile Dwelling Pavilion The pile dwelling pavilion is freely accessible and, for the first time in a new form, presents the history of the inhabitants of the pile dwelling villages that now lie under water. The presentation of the UNESCO World Heritage Site is designed to answer the most frequent… ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430011922/pile-dwelling-pavilion.html) [ © Open copyright © Copyright: www.mondsee.at Close copyright ![Open air museum Mondsee Rauchhaus](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "Open air museum Mondsee Rauchhaus (© Copyright: www.mondsee.at)") Mondsee am Mondsee ### Mondsee Open-Air Museum, Smoke House We warmly welcome you to the Rauchhaus open air museum in Mondsee! ​. The most important exhibit on display is the authentic Mondseeland farmstead and its numerous in- house exhibitions. The building itself is made of wood and comprises the living area, the stables and the barn,… ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/400127/mondsee-open-air-museum-smoke-house.html) [ © Open copyright © Copyright: www.mondsee.at Close copyright ![Pile dwelling museum](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "Pile dwelling museum (© Copyright: www.mondsee.at)") Mondsee am Mondsee ### Mondseeland and Austrian Museum of Lake Dwellings The museum is currently closed due to illness. Immerse yourself in the history of the pile- dwelling cultures, the Mondsee monastery and the Mondsee writing school and experience the sculptures of the baroque sculptor Meinrad Guggenbichler. Today, the relics of an outstanding… ](https://mondsee.salzkammergut.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/402152/mondseeland-and-austrian-museum-of-lake-dwellings.html)