Introducing Bad Ischl
This spa town’s reputation snowballed after the Habsburg Princess Sophie took a treatment here to cure her infertility in 1828. Within two years she had given birth to Emperor Franz Josef I; two other sons followed and were nicknamed the Salzprinzen (Salt Princes).
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Rather in the manner of a salmon returning to its place of birth, Franz Josef made an annual pilgrimage to Bad Ischl, making it his summer home for the next 60 years and hauling much of the European aristocracy in his wake. The fateful letter he signed declaring war on Serbia and sparking off WWI bore a Bad Ischl postmark.
Today’s Bad Ischl is a handsome town that makes a handy base for visiting the region’s five main lakes.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: 1 Week Vacation to Austria
by anto_official 30 May 2012
Hello! As you have only 8 days in Austria I would recommend you to visit Vienna (3 days), Salzburg (2 days) and the lake region (lake…
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Re: Gosausee in May
by anto_official 25 April 2012
Hello! The lake will have the full water line not until June. In May you won't see the total lake - that's right. The famous “Schafbergb…
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Gosausee in May
by rachel_evian 24 April 2012
Hello guys, I'm going to stay in Hallstatt for 3 days and planning to go to St Wolfgang/ Gosausee/ Bad Ischl. For Gosausee, how's the…
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