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Municipality in Salzburg, Austria
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Bad Gastein is a small city in the eastern part of the Alps, in the Salzburg region in Austria. It is located in the middle of the Hohe Tauern National Park in the Salzburg region, and gets visitors all year around. Most people visit for skiing during the winter season. For summer activities, there are hiking trails, running and Nordic walking routes, biking and bike tours in and around the national park.
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Gasteiner Wasserfall
The main thing to see within Bad Gastein. The waterfall is 341 m in height and cascades down in three steps through to the valley floor.
At the summit of the Stubnerkogel mountain, there is a 140-m suspension bridge which provides scenic views. Right next to it is the Glocknerblick viewing platform which offers a scenic viewing area for the surrounding mountains - including the Großglockner, which is the tallest mountain in Austria.
Stubnerkogelbahn is a cable car starting behind the train station running up to Stubnerkogel mountain. It is the Bad Gastein entrance to the Gastein Ski resort.
Angertal is a valley south of Stubnerkogel and links the Stubnerkogel and Schlossalm areas of the ski resort. In Angertal you can access lifts to both mountains.
Sportgastein is a ski resort at the very end of the valley. It can be accessed via a toll road or the free skibus from Bad Gastein. It has only one gondola and a parallel ski lift but offers a variety of slopes and due to its height and remoteness is mostly less crowded.
The most famous swimming and spa facility.
Fly to Salzburg, Munich (München) or Klagenfurt. From there you can go by car or train.
Read in the guideWithin the Gastein Valley there are several bus lines that connect the towns. In winter there is an extensive network of ski buses that connects all districts to the ski slopes.
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