One of the cornerstones on the edge of the Salzburg Basin: the Untersberg, with its impressive rocky edges invites you to go on hikes of various levels of difficulty.

Depending on how the mood takes you, you can scale the mountain on various routes or you can choose to ascend on the Untersberg cable car. Having arrived at the top beautiful hiking and walking paths open up in front of you, as does the unique panoramic view from Chiemsee to the Hohen Tauern.

Since the year 2000 animals in distress have found a place stay in Gut Aiderbichl – which was founded by Michael Aufhauser in 2000. Here they can enjoy 100 hectares of pasture land and really good living conditions in the spacious stables.

Since then around 250,000 visitors each year have experienced the charming atmosphere, letting people have contact with animals such as horses, cattle, pigs, goats, foxes, hares and poultry.

Experience unique examples of historic rural building tradition in Salzburg’s largest museum.

An exciting events calendar with superb offers for young and old is available, making a trip to the Salzburg Open Air Museum one which will be rich in diversity. A picturesque loop road takes you through six centuries of typical Salzburg building tradition. Children especially have a lot of fun in the Großgmain Open Air Museum.

In the adventure playground original water games, a slide and lots of other fantastic playground equipment await.

As well as the many options for entertainment and for culture, the mighty fortress from the 11th century also has a setting which is suitable for festivals and events.

• Guided tours of the castle with a trip to the exhibition of weaponry
• Rustic castle tavern with knight’s feast,
• Historic provincial falconry with daily flight demonstrations,
• 1st Austrian regional falconry museum
• Regularly changing special exhibitions

Access to the castle is via a walkway (around 15 minutes walk). For a surcharge the passenger lift direct to the upper part of the bailey can be used.

* Closed Mondays in April. Closed for January, February, March and December

The Salzkammergut, as a local recreation area of the regional capital, is characterised by its many crystal clear lakes, the wonderful towns and villages such as Bad Ischl, Hallstatt and Bad Aussee and its superb mountain backdrop.

This unique holiday region owes its name to salt production, which was already operational in the Iron Age. In the monarchy too this area was very popular especially with Emperor Franz Josef and his wife Elisabeth, as a summer resort.

And since time immemorial many artists and prominent people have cavorted around Wolfgangsee, Attersee, Mondsee, Traunsee and Altausseer, like the artist Gustav Klimt, the composers Franz Liszt and Gustav Mahler, to name but a few.

A worthwhile destination close to Bavaria: Kehlsteinhaus. The American army called this striking building Eagle´s Nest. The construction consists of metre-thick walls and is located at one of the most impressive sites in the region: at Kehlstein in Obersalzberg.

Originally constructed for Adolf Hitler’s 50th birthday, today it is visitors who are lead through the rooms. You can get to Kehlsteinhaus from the Blobergerhof in your own car, or on a guided tour which includes a visit to the Eagle’s Nest.

Always worth a trip: the “Bavarian Lake” with its two big islands. Fraueninsel houses a convent, while Herreninsel has a landscaped park and two castles. Neue Schloss Herrenchiemsee was built by the Bavarian “fairytale king” Ludwig II. as a replica of Versailles. Beaches which are kilometres long and themed cycle paths around the lake offer something for everyone..

Königssee lies to the south of Berchtesgaden. Located at the foot of the Watzmann, it takes in the entire valley at up to 190 metres deep and 8 km in length. Berchtesgaden National Park has been in existence since 1978, with Königssee in its centre. The historic pilgrimage church Sankt Bartholomä in front of Watzmann-Ostwand can be reached by ship. Ship landing stages: Königssee, St. Bartholomä, Salet, Kessel.

As long as Königssee is not iced over, it can be navigated year-round. You can get to Schönau on Königssee from the Blobergerhof first of all via the Alpine road, then follow Berchtesgaden Strasse to the border for Germany. After the border drive on the B305, then take a left turn into Königseerstraße (B20), follow this, then drive to Seestrasse. You can now see Schönau and the wonderful Königssee.