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collection of Celtic objects Lammer river, which cuts a
which relate to the history of scenic valley between the
salt-mining in the area. Tennengebirge and the craggy
wall of the Dachstein.
E Keltenmuseum
Pflegerplatz 5. Tel (06245) 80783.
Open 9am–5pm daily. & 8 Werfen
Road map D4. * 3,000. @ £
Environs: From the southern Tel (06468) 5248. ∑ eisriesenwelt.at
end of Hallein you can drive
to the top of Dürrnberg, The little town of Werfen has
which has some of the most several interesting churches.
interesting prehistoric finds St James’s Church is mentioned
in Austria. The remains of in 14th-century records, but its
the settlements that grew present style dates from a 17th-
up around the rich local salt century Baroque conversion.
deposits can be seen to The Marian Church was built
this day. The Gollinger Wasserfall, a favourite theme in the early 18th century.
The spa of Bad Dürrnberg for painters
has a show-mine open specifically Environs: There are two
for tourists, who are offered rides Scheffau and the late-Gothic fascinating sights near Werfen.
on an underground salt lake. St Nicholas’s Church near Hohenwerfen fortress, built
In the village Torren, which stands high on a rocky outcrop, dates back
stands a 14th- up on a rocky shelf. to the 11th century. Today, it is
century Marian an interactive museum with
church, now a many displays, including late-
Baroque struc- 7 Abtenau Romanesque frescoes and an
ture. The altar- Road map D4. * 5,600. @ £ exhibition of weapons. It also
piece contains n Markt 165 (06243) 4040. includes Austria’s first museum
a miraculous of falconry.
picture of the Abtenau, a summer resort Eisriesenwelt (giant ice
Madonna, situated in the Salzburg world) is one of the world’s
Logo of salt mine in once visited Dolomites, is surrounded largest cave systems. It has
Dürrnberg by pilgrims. by the mighty peaks of the dramatic ice formations and
Tennengebirge. The church in superb ice galleries. Some
the valley was built around 42 km (26 miles) have been
6 Golling 1500. Its main nave is guarded explored so far. A scenic walk
by figures of St George and or bus or cable car journey will
Road map D4. * 4,200. @ £
Tel (06244) 4356. St Florian. On the north wall, an take you from Werfen to the
original late-Gothic fresco can entrance in the western wall
South of Hallein lies the small be seen, but the new main altar of the Hochkögel peak. Inside
town of Golling. At its centre and side altars are built in the it is very cold (so take warm
stands the Church of St John Baroque style. It is worth taking clothes). It is open from May
the Baptist and St John the a walk upstream along the to October.
Evangelist, with a Gothic main
nave and remodelled Baroque
side naves. A small medieval
castle, devoid of any ornaments
and adjoined by a chapel with
a Rococo altar, now houses a
regional museum.
Environs: There are many natural
features of interest near Golling,
including the Lueg Pass with the
spectacular, 100-m (328-ft) deep
Salzach river gorge, and the
Schwarzbacher Wasserfall, better
known as Gollinger Wasserfall
(100 m/328 ft), much beloved by
romantic painters of natural
scenes. Also worth a detour is a
visit to two interesting churches
in the vicinty – St Ulrich’s in The enchanting winter landscape of Abtenau

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