Bad Aussee Sights

Sights in Bad Aussee

  1. Altaussee Salzbergwerk

    The Altaussee Salzbergwerk is still a working salt mine and was the secret hiding place of art treasures stolen by the Nazis during WWII. Tours include the treasure chambers, an underground lake and a chapel made of blocks of salt and dedicated to St Barbara, the patron saint of miners. Guided tours in English are available.

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  2. Kammerhof Museum

    Kammerhof Museum, housed in a beautiful 17th-century building, covers local history and salt production. There are also some portraits of Anna Plöchl, the local postmaster’s daughter who scandalously married a Habsburg prince. All explanations are in German but there’s an English sheet available.

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  3. Ausseer Lebkuchen

    There are great views across the town and the mountains beyond it from Ausseer Lebkuchen, a working gingerbread bakery that offers tours.

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