DISCOVER THE ROOTS OF SALZBURG

Salzburg-Bad Dürrnberg Salt Mine

The salt mine on Dürrnberg Mountain near Hallein is one of the oldest centers of alpine salt production in the world. From the days of the Celts to the Salzburg Archbishops, salt brought riches and prosperity. A visit to the salt mine on the Dürrnberg is a journey to the time when salt was still called "White Gold".

Dive into this mysterious underground world. Thunder with the mine car through the deepest tunnels and plummet on the polished parallel slides into the heart of the mountain. Glide on a mystical cloud of sound with a raft on the subterranean salt lake and hear the fascinating story of the "Man in the salt".

You can see the way in which the Celts once lived - in the reconstructed Celtic Village with the Count's Burial Mound close by the mine and the Celtic Study Trail on the Dürrnberg.

If you click here you get a
big (124K) picture of the Dürrnberg with the Salt Mines,
the cable railway and the chair lift to the "Zinken" (1337m).

A Visit to the World's First "Gallery in the Salt"

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