Hallstatt Salt Mine

Hallstatt Salt Mine: Welcome to the oldest salt mine in the world!

• Travel 7000 years through time!

• Experience great cinema 400 meters underground!

• Embark on a prehistoric expedition!

• Visitor center & salt world store at the valley station of the Salzberg cable car

• Enjoy the world heritage view from the Skywalk

Due to the enormous volume of traffic, we strongly recommend traveling by public transport!

SALZWELTEN HALLSTATT & SKYWALK

An unforgettable excursion to the oldest salt mine in the world
The wind gently caresses your face. Lake Hallstatt glistens deep below you. Colorful houses line the shore. You feel the vastness, squint into the sun, enjoy the warmth ... and remember that until recently you were exploring the tunnels in the heart of the mountain.That you were hurtling down wooden miners' slides and following in the footsteps of thousands of years - in the Hallstatt Salt Mine, the oldest salt mine in the world!

Before you can explore the tunnels in the salt mine, you first have to take the Salzbergbahn up a steep incline. It only takes a few minutes to climb 360 meters up into the Hallstatt high valley. Did you know that people were already mining for salt here 7,000 years ago? This makes Hallstatt the oldest salt mine in the world! The burial ground in the Hallstatt High Valley bears witness to this bygone era. At several stations - such as the walk-in show grave - you can find out all kinds of interesting facts about the prehistoric settlers and the world-famous place to which an entire era owes its name.

Underground: miners' slides, Bronze Age cinema & co.

After a short walk through the Hallstatt high valley, the Hallstatt Salt Mine welcomes you with a hearty "Glück Auf!". Your exciting journey inside the mountain begins in the miners' house: first you walk into the mountain, where you roam through the tunnels underground with a Salzwelten guide, whizz down the miner's slide and learn exciting stories and facts about salt mining. The oldest salt mine in the world is also home to a record: the oldest wooden staircase in Europe was found in the prehistoric Hallstatt tunnels - built 2,800 years ago! Today, the staircase is the star of the "Bronze Age Cinema" 400 meters underground. In other words, probably the deepest cinema in the world. A speedy ride on the mine train takes you back to daylight.

After you have explored the depths of the mountain, another highlight awaits you - in the truest sense of the word: the Hallstatt Skywalk! A twelve-meter-long walkway that juts out into the void! Do you dare to go all the way to the top? If you dare, an unforgettable view including an adrenaline kick of the world-famous Lake Hallstatt, the UNESCO World Heritage town of Hallstatt and the surrounding mountains awaits you!