Hallstatt

A little hole in the wall Austrian town...

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April 24th 2009
I wanted a little Austrian town away from the tourists, so I went to the local vacation region called Salzkammergut, pretty much a lakeside paradise! I took a detour leaving Salzburg to see the town of Hallstatt. My guide said it was a treasure, and it was! The train stopped at the Hallstatt station, and you have to take a boat across the lake to get to the town. The boat only had about 4 peop ... read more

Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Hallstatt

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more