Zell am See - Kaprun
Zell am See in summer
In summer, mountains and lake do not just impress the observer by the stunning beauty of nature, but offer lots of recreational and leisure-time activities for young and old: Hiking, mountain climbing, bike tours, paragliding, swimming, sailing, playing golf - over 40 different kinds of sports together with the exciting event programme of the Europa Sportregion ensure to turn your stay into an unforgettable holiday experience!
Zell am See in winter
In winter, the two skiing areas of the "Europa Sportregion", the Schmittenhöhe (ski resort Zell am See) and the alpine glacier Kitzsteinhorn (ski resort Kaprun), offer you 130 km of well prepared slopes and 57 cable ways and lifts. Other sports like cross country skiing, ice-skating or winter hiking are waiting for you in the valleys. ... Or you enjoy the romantic silence of the twinkling winter landscape on a horse-drawn sleigh - or what about a merry toboggan ride with a stop at a hut for a little snack or drink? There are almost no limits for your recreational activites
Excursion destinations in Zell am See in Kaprun
Schmittenhöhe
Excursion to the Schmittenhöhe
An absolute must for hikers. Our local mountain is one of the most beautiful panoramic mountains in Austria.
www.schmitten.at
Grossglockner - High Alpine Road
The Großglockner High Alpine Road will lead you through one of the most spectacular unspoilt landscapes on the globe, the Hohe Tauern National Park. Meadows, woods, alpine pastures, rocks and ice await you before you finally find yourself before Austria's highest mountain, the Großglockner (3.798 m).
www.grossglockner.at
National Park Center
The National Park Worlds in Mittersill bring the unique alpine experience of Austria's highest peak (Großglockner, 3,798 m) and an additional 266 peaks over 3,000 meters, more than 342 glaciers, and one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world under one roof. In eight experience stations, which guide you through the national park from one natural environment to the next, just like on a hike, you can discover and understand the extraordinary diversity.
www.nationalparkzentrum.at
Salzburg
Hohensalzburg Fortress
The landmark of Salzburg is Europe’s largest fortifications from the 11th century.
www.salzburg-burgen.at/de/hohensalzburg/
Hellbrunn
Hellbrunn Palace and the world-famous trick fountains are unique and have hardly changed in nearly 400 years since their construction. At the trick fountains you experience the same fun that the builder of the complex, the Salzburg prince-bishop Markus Sittikus, gave to his guests around 1615.
Water plays the central role and ensures sufficient mobility, among the visitors as well as the numerous original water automats. The tours bring you to a magical world of fountains, sculptures, mysterious grottos and the often most unpredictable water jets. Amusing details make the stay enjoyable and simultaneously unusual.
www.hellbrunn.at
Krimmler Waterfalls
With a height of 380 m the Krimml Waterfalls are the highest in Europe. Already in the year 1967 these Waterfalls were put under the environmental protection program
www.wasserwunderwelten.at
Alpin water reservoir Kaprun
Water as a clean and perpetual source of energy. The visitors of the power station "Tauernkraftwerke Kaprun" can learn how this is possible. In two high mountain reservoirs, the company collects up to 16 million cubic meters of water and directs it through generators to produce electricity.
www.tauerntouristik.at
Hohenwerfen Fortress
Hohenwerfen Fortress
The 900-year-old Hohenwerfen Fortress towers high above the Salzach Valley, between the Tennen and Hagen mountain ranges.
Bulwark dating from the 11th century
Adventurers and culture buffs will find exactly what they're looking for at Hohenwerfen: a variety of attractions including tours of the fortress, a weapons exhibit, a romantic castle tavern, a medieval shop and the historic Falconry Center with daily flight demonstrations, the first Austrian Falconry Museum as well as changing special exhibitions.
www.salzburg-burgen.at
Worlds largest ice-cave
Enjoy the mountains in a different way.
Discover the miracle of the world largest ice-cave and have a look at ice-palaces of crystal-clear beauty, which also on hot summer-days will abduct you in a winter-ice-world.
www.eisriesenwelt.at
Sigmund Thun Gorge in Kaprun
It has only been possible since 1992 that the Sigmund-Thun-Klamm, one of the most beautiful gorges of its kind in the state of Salzburg, can be experienced in its full splendour again. It was closed in 1938 since the utilisation of water power in the valley of Kaprun seemed more interesting. Today, thanks to the initiative of a regional association, the gorge is open again.
www.kaprun.at/klamm