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Hohe Tauern National Park


Near the church, this chalet-style HI hostel has light, spacious dorms and handy extras, including ski storage and a common room. It’s right next to the public swimming pool, sauna and climbing wall, too. Lunch and dinner are available (both cost €7.90).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Hohe Tauern National Park attractions

1. Wallfahrtskirche St Vinzenz

0.08 MILES

As though cupped in celestial hands and held up to the mighty Alps, this 15th-century pilgrimage church lifts gazes, and spirits. Inside is a tabernacle,…

2. Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe

5.01 MILES

One of the high points (in every sense) of the Grossglockner Road, the 2369m Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe viewpoint takes its name from the Austrian emperor…

3. Wildpark Ferleiten

9.03 MILES

Wildpark Ferleiten is a 15-hectare reserve that's home to 200 alpine animals such as chamois, marmots, ibex, fallow deer, wild boar and brown bears. Kids…

4. Aguntum

14.62 MILES

Excavations are still under way at the Aguntum archaeological site in nearby Dölsach to piece together the jigsaw puzzle of this 2000-year-old municipium,…

5. Stadtpfarrkirche St Andrä

14.65 MILES

The town's main church has an attractive Gothic rib-vaulted ceiling, a startling baroque altar, 14th-century frescoes and a pair of unusual tombstones…

6. Gasteiner Museum

14.74 MILES

Tap into the source of Bad Gastein at this museum, which spells out the town's history and the wonders of its thermal waters, from the bath-loving Romans…

7. Gasteiner Wasserfall

14.81 MILES

Bad Gastein’s star attraction is this 341m waterfall, which rages over rugged cliff faces and through thick forest to tumble into three turquoise pools…

8. Thermalwasser Trinkbrunnen

14.88 MILES

To feel the benefits of Bad Gastein's thermal waters without tapping into your euros, fill your bottle at this drinking fountain for free. Two to six…