Hallstatt Walking Tour with Audioguide on your Smartphone

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2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

The audio guide is a convenient mobile companion for a self-guided walk around Hallstatt. The tour is designed specifically to help you get to know the town in a short time (1–1.5 hours). Follow the route on the map in the app to walk from the Lahn ferry pier to the best viewpoint, Place of Silence, passing the town’s main sights.

You will definitely see: The Ossuary, Market Square, The Holy Trinity Column, The Evangelical Parish Church, The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The tour includes 17 interesting stops. All stories are written by professional journalists and historians, with a touch of humor and a love of travel.

After you download the tour, the app works offline. You can always hear the audio guide clearly in your headphones. Enjoy fascinating stories and legends as you move at your own pace, without needing to follow a tour group.

What's Included

Illustrations to identify landmarks
Offline map with a route for easy GPS navigation
Audio Guide App for iPhone and Android
1 year access to the tour in your preferred language
17 audio recordings narrated by a professional historian
Smartphone and headphones
In-person tour guide
Transportation
Food and drinks

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

- The tour starts near the Hallstatt Lahn pier. - This is a self-guided tour. There will be no human guide present at the meeting point. - Launch the app, initiate the "Hallstatt walking tour'' and follow the designated route.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Lake Hallstatt is a mountain lake in Austria’s Salzkammergut region. Framed by steep Alpine slopes and the historic village of Hallstatt, it has long shaped local life through fishing, transport, salt trade, and tourism. Its calm water and dramatic setting reflect the close bond between the town, the mountains, and the ancient salt landscape.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Marketplace Hallstatt

    Market Square is the historic heart of Hallstatt. Surrounded by painted houses, cafés, and narrow lanes, it reflects the town’s compact Alpine character and long connection with salt trade. Its central fountain and Holy Trinity Column recall the civic, religious, and social life of old Hallstatt.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    The Holy Trinity Column, known locally in German as Dreifaltigkeitssäule, stands in the centre of Hallstatt’s Market Square. Erected in the mid-18th century and donated by a local salt-trading couple, it belongs to the tradition of plague and thanksgiving columns. Its Baroque form reflects Hallstatt’s Catholic heritage, civic memory, and long prosperity built on salt.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    Seehotel Grüner Baum is a historic lakeside hotel on Hallstatt’s Market Square. Its roots go back several centuries, reflecting the town’s long role as a stop for travellers, salt officials, artists, and visitors to the Salzkammergut. The building connects Hallstatt’s Alpine charm with its tradition of hospitality by the lake.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Evangelische Pfarrkirche Hallstatt

    Evangelische Pfarrkirche Hallstatt is the Protestant parish church on the shore of Lake Hallstatt. Built in the 19th century in Neo-Gothic style, it reflects the presence of the Lutheran community in a region long shaped by salt mining and Catholic tradition. Its slender tower, lakeside setting, and mountain backdrop make it one of Hallstatt’s defining silhouettes.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Grub Castle stands on the eastern shore of Lake Hallstatt near Obertraun, opposite the village of Hallstatt. Built in the 16th century and later reshaped in a romantic historicist style, it reflects the noble, administrative, and scenic layers of the Salzkammergut. Its lakeside position links Hallstatt’s salt landscape with Alpine aristocratic architecture.

    Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt (Maria am Berg)

    Pfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt is Hallstatt’s Catholic parish church above the old town. Built in Gothic style and later enriched with Baroque elements, it reflects centuries of religious life in the salt-mining community. Its hillside position, cemetery, carved altars, and lake views connect faith, landscape, and Hallstatt’s historic identity.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7

    The Ossuary, known locally in German as Beinhaus Hallstatt or Karner, is a small bone chapel beside the Catholic parish church of Hallstatt. It contains hundreds of decorated skulls, many painted with names, dates, flowers, and crosses. The tradition reflects limited cemetery space, local burial customs, and Hallstatt’s intimate relationship with death, memory, and faith.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Panoramic Viewpoint - Hallstatt

    Panoramic Viewpoint Hallstatt is the famous postcard view of the village. Set on Gosaumühlstraße above the lakeshore, it frames Hallstatt’s houses, church tower, lake, and surrounding mountains in one scene. The viewpoint reflects the town’s image as an Alpine settlement shaped by water, salt, and steep mountain slopes.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The audio guide is available through a special mobile app for iOS and Android
  • Entry tickets to the museums are not included. Please buy them separately in advance
  • The tour doesn’t cover all Hallstatt sights
  • This is a self-guided tour. You will need to download the audio guide mobile app, activate your purchase, and follow the route on the app's map. There is no human guide provided
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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