Art on the mountain

The Mooserboden and Wasserfallboden high mountain reservoirs in Kaprun, which lie between the commanding cliffs of the Upper Tauern at a height of 2,000 metres, can be reached with Europe’s largest open slant lift. During a guided tour of the dam wall on the 107-metre-high and almost 500-metre-long “Mooser-Sperre” visitors can discover how clean electricity can be generated from 160 million cubic metres of water. The "Electricity Adventure World“provides insights into the fascinating world of eternal ice and explains the interplay between the glacier, power plant construction and electricity generation.

The Kitzsteinhorn summit station is situated 3.029m above sea level. It is the highest point comfortably accessible for everyone in the county of Salzburg.On Salzburg’s highest and most spectacular panoramic platform, visitors have a breathtaking view to the valley of Kaprun. The Gipfelwelt 3000 allows you to savour the entire fascination, energy and grandeur of high alpine nature. In the CINEMA 3.000, the highest cinema in the Alps, a movie of the nature is shown on a panoramic screen. Here visitors can marvel at the beautiful impressions of Kitzsteinhorn throughout the seasons. The magical-mystical path of the 360-meter-long NATIONAL PARI GALLERY gives some extraordinary insight and views to the Hohe Tauern National Park. All year-round Austria’s oldest national park can be explored in organized excursions with NATIONAL PARK RANGERS that are familiar with the region On Kitzsteinhorn Glacier you can refresh yourself in summertime at the ICE ARNEA with slippery slides or relax at the snow beach.

A history-charged natural spectacle is the Sigmund Thun Gorge in Kaprun. Going down to a depth of 32 metres, the Kaprun Ache carved out its 320-metre-long path through the Sigmund Thun Gorge and created distinctive smooth surfaces and deep holes. Moss-covered wood and cragged rocks with symbols and dates, which wood-cutters carved into the stone many years ago, transport visitors back into an earlier time

One thing is very clear on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road: "the journey is the reward". It is not about arriving at the top, it's about experiencing the pass road with all its views, places for a stop, display boards and information points. Various huts and restaurants along the road are waiting for your visit. At the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Höhe you have a unique view, which is dominated by the Grossglockner and the Pasterze, Austria's largest glacier. The hiking trails into the Gamsgrube amidst the special conservation area of the High Tauern National Park affords unique views and sightings of rare alpine animals, such as the majestic ibex and marmots.

Merging landscapes with the pleasures of art, that is something which was genuinely achieved on the Schmittenhöhe in Zell am See in the so-called "Gallery on the Ski-Slope - Art on the Mountain". Creatively designed works of art can be admired in the middle of the beautiful mountain landscape of Schmitten by natural and cultural enthusiasts in summer. During the course of five symposiums, artists created more than 30 over-dimensional objects and sculputers, which are placed near to the hiking trails.

The panorama-cruise with the MS Schmittenhöhe promises pure relaxation shilst enjoying fabulous views to the surrounding mountain panorama from Lake Zell. Lake crossings are from Zell am See to Thumersbach possible.