Starting point: Hallstatt Train Station
I took the train to Hallstatt Train Station, which stops on the other side of Hallstatt Lake. You will need to take a boat to get to the town. From the train station, it is a very short and easy walk (directional signs are posted) to the dock where you will take the Stefanie boat across the lake. Be sure to align your arrival time with a boat departure time!
City View
Get the quintessential view of Hallstatt.
It’s a very short walk from the dock. The town is small, so none of the walks are very far. After you disembark from the bridge, take a right on Landunglplatz. Then veer right on Gosaumuhlstrasse. Continue forward. You’ll notice the view once you get there. The area for viewing/photos is pretty small, so watch out for cars!
Beinhaus Chapel
Skull painting was carried out primarily during the 19th century and belonged to a cultural area that mainly consisted of the eastern Alpine region (the Austrian Innviertel, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol, and Bavaria). Even during modern times, this custom has still been in use in Hallstatt. Hallstatt is home to the largest collection of skulls ever, with few other collections still in existence. When an existing grave was reused for a new burial, the skull or bones were transferred from the grave to the charnel house or ossuary as part of a second funeral. The identity of the deceased family member was preserved by decorative paintings and inscriptions. Depending on the family relationship or based on artist choice, the skulls were labelled with names or initials. At
Return towards the town on Gosaumuhlstrasse. Veer towards the right.
Hallstat Cemetery
The cemetery is located on the same grounds as the Ossuary.
Hallstatt Catholic Church
The tower of the first Catholic church was built sometime after 1150. In 1320, the second, enlarged was Romanesque church of Bishop Hermann of Passau as Mary Help consecrated church. In the late Gothic period, construction of the present church on the steep cliffs began. The current church was finished in 1505. After the great fire in 1750, the Romanesque tower received a baroque helmet.
The cemetery is located on the same grounds as the Ossuary and Cemetery.
Hallstatt Lutheran Church
Located directly in the centre of Hallstatt is the Evangelical Church, which was built as a house of prayer on the 30th October 1785. Following the order of the Emperor Franz Joseph I, all Evangelists were guaranteed full rights of citizenship and equality in their ecclesiastical and political life. This was the beginning of building of the new church. In October 1863, after only five years of construction, the new church was completed.
Turn right on Gosaumuhlstrasse. Continue forward until you reach Landunglplatz. The church is on the left side of the street.
Marktplatz
From the Lutheran church, take a left on Landunglplatz. After you pass Gemeindesiege, Marktplatz is located on the right.
Braugasthof am Hallstattersee (lunch)
From Marktplatz, turn right on Seestrasse. Braugasthoff is located on your left.
Five Fingers Lookout
5 Fingers is a free viewing platform in the Dachstein Mountains. The individual fingers are built over a precipice of about 1,300 feet. On the first finger (from left to right) a metal frame has been mounted, so that visitors can take a framed photo of themselves as a souvenir. The second finger is equipped with a glass bottom which allows visitors to look down into the abyss below. The third finger is shorter than all others and is not accessible all the way. It has a springboard at the end, and symbolizes the freedom of the mountains. The fourth finger has a hole in the floor that allows a free view into the abyss. At the fifth finger a telescope is available free of charge.
From Braugasthof, turn left on Sestrasse. Continue until you reach the Tourismusbüro. Here you can buy a ticket for the bus that will take you to the lift for Five Fingers. The bus stop is located just outside the Tourismusbüro.
Boat Ride on Lake Hallstatt
The bus will return you to the Tourismusbüro.
Eternal Horizon 