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SU SIGHTS AND HIKING SALZBURG

editor — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:42:00 +0000

SU SIGHTS AND HIKING SALZBURG Back when Rome was still a village, the white gold from the salt mines made Hallstatt a world-famous settlement; the 2500-year- old Salzbergwerk is the oldest salt mine in the world. Take the guided tour (lhr. in English and German), and zip down a wooden mining slide on a burlap sack to an eerie lake deep inside the mountain, (a 200 2400. Open daily May-Sept. 9:30am- 4:30pm; Oct. 9:30am-3pm. ‚14.50; students ‚8.70.) In the 19th century, Hallstatt was also the site of an immense and well-preserved Iron Age archaeological find. The charnel house next to

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SALZBURG

editor — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 01:39:00 +0000

SALZBURG ACCOMMODATIONS Although hostels are plentiful, other housing in the city center is expensive; other affordable options lie on the outskirts of town or just outside it on Kasern Berg. Be wary of hotel hustlers at the station. Instead, ask for the tourist office’s list of Privatzimmem (private rooms) or the Hotel Plan (which has info on hostels). From mid-May to mid-September, hostels fill by mid-afternoon; call ahead, and be sure to make reservations during the Festspiele (106). Monchsberg 19c (-a-fax 84 17 29). Take bus #1 (dir.: Maxglan) to Monchsbergaufzug, go down the street and through the stone arch

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