Austria: Views you Won’t Forget
One of the most romantic trips of my life was to the Alpine region in Austria, just an hour's drive from Salzburg. Not only I was lured by the rural beauty, silence, fresh air and breathtaking views; the countryside and its settings have been the backdrop for some world-famous movies. For example, it was featured in the well-known film, “The Sound of Music”.
Spending our holidays in the one of the most beautiful regions in Austria, we could not miss going up Shafberg Mountain with its almost vertical north face visible from afar.
The journey up the mountain with a vintage cogwheel steam train, Schafberg Bahn, took about 45 minutes. The six-kilometre ride up is an experience in itself.
The railway opened in 1893 and it’s one of the oldest of this type in the world. At that time, it was very popular among aristocrats from Vienna to spend summer in the mountains of Salzburg, Tyrol or Carinthia - and we can understand why.
We were lucky to have such clear, sunny days. From the summit, 1,783 meters high, we admired amazing views over the villages and lakes: the largest lake here, Wolfgangsee, the Bavarian mountains, and even Lake Chiemsee in Germany.
We spent almost a full day at the summit of Shafberg Mountain, enjoying the incredible views, and we had lunch in Hotel Schafbergspitze, the oldest mountain hotel in Austria, built in 1862.
We spent our evening in the lovely village of Hallstatt, tightly nestled between the lake and the mountain range…
… where we rented a small electric boat.
Hallstatt Lake, surrounded by steep wooded slopes, reminded me of Norwegian fjords.
We loved this calm, picturesque and romantic Alpine village, where it is just so nice to be and enjoy life.
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Written by Jana Ultra
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