Thanks Cathy & Gary, glad you liked it! This festival is overlooked by people who aren't from Bavaria or Franconia, but is really great

Was super fun to make and brought so many memories from Rothenburg putting the video clips together also. Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching Cathy & Gary!!!

Such kind words, thank you for following the channel! I must have had disabled super thanks but fixed it now Thanks again for watching and your support, I hope to have at least one video per month out moving forward which will be fun

Sorry to hear you had a bad experience, however the statement you're making is unfair. There a large number of businesses that are owned by Austrian. Yes some bus or drive in from Gosau, obertraun, and bad ischl, but others are from Hallstatt and are now raising their families there. I know some of them and will be back there in a month again. It's fine if you feel it was overrated in your opinion but to say none of the businesses are owned by Ausutrians is not correct. Are there other places in Austria that you would recommend where you had good experiences?

Both are correct, but I'm curious why you put in Hallstatt Gosaumuhle as the destination when it is Hallstatt Lahn to get to the village? Gosaumuhle is usually a bus transfer point between Bad Ischl (north), Hallstatt (south) and Gosau (west)

Yep, still accurate 😀 We will be back there again in a few months

@ih2785 glad you liked it, more videps to come from Hallstatt!

Yep, exactly how I show it in the video. You can also walk the road up, which is low traffic, however there is no shoulder or path for pedestrians so we recommend the trail. You can also drive or taxi up but there isn't really a set (approved) place to park

Yes, just follow this guide in reverse starting from thr Hallstatt Lahn bus stop all the way to Salzburg. Current timetables for your specific days are available on the official Austrian website www.oebb.at/en.

It isn't possible to add it to a published video but I can make it more clear on the guide on our website soon. The bus stop is along the long east side of the palace ground facing the main road. You'll need to look for bus 840 listed for the correct bin

The trail is fully open again. There had been construction on thr first segment since February and the an alternative path, however, the labeling/signs were not good. The project was completed as planned by the end of June and the trail just fully reopened again

You can still reach the meadow. Just follow the road

Thanks for watching Matt! Part of the 2nd section of the trail has be under construction since the February and is scheduled to be fully opened again around the end of June. They have a detour marked at the top of the steps after the 1st section

The construction has been completed and the trail is fully open again

@Bigboytravel man i miss Austria

How tall is he? It is only the first 200 meters or so where the ceiling is 6.5 feet or so at points and then the exit on the Miners train that would require hunching otherwise the caverns are wide open

@@Bigboytravel Yes--he is 6'5" tall. The hunching over is a problem for his back. That was my concern!

Glad they've been enjoyable for you! Will have a lot of videos out on Austria and Bavaria this year. Have a good visit to Hallstatt!

Yes you can buy from OBB and we suggest using thr app to make it easier and then the driver will scan your ticket (or at least glance at it)

Thanks for this information. It helps. Looking forward for more beautiful videos like these. 🎉

Glad you liked it!

Yes the driving especially when you are getting into Hallstatt and trying to park is challenging. Glad you had a good visit

Thank you for watching, more to come! Will have a full length Rothenburg video out later this month!

You are so welcome!

It is an amazing place for sure, thanks for watching

Very cool! Glad you got to visit there recently

Glad it was helpful!

Hey Michell, thanks for watching. The valley is the Echerntal with the formal trail called the Echerntalweg. It is a valley the back from lake near the Lahn Bus Stop. The base of the lift up to the salt mine is at start of the valley. If you look at the interactive maps on the guides on our website for both the Salt Mine and the Free Walking Tour, the valley and rough trail are marked.

@@Bigboytravel thank you SO much! Love your videos! Thank you for all the hard work making it!

Any time!

Bitte! You will pay from Salzburg to Hallstatt Lahn Hallstatt for a price based on the region so all the continuous bus connections required are covered by one ticket. This is why many people ride all the way through Hallstatt and right to the Dachstein visitor center for thr ice cave and 5 fingers since it doesn't cost any more

Thank you!! I noticed on Google that the bus number eg 452 has now changed to 451. Then I looked back and this post was 5 years ago, so it makes sense. Hopefully still doable like this as I can only do a day trip to Hallstatt . So if I stay on the bus till the ice cave funicular station and then take same bus later to Lahn, my ticket is still valid? 🙏🏼

You'll always want to double check your dates at www.oebb.at/en Yes the ticket will cover your transfers and to Hallstatt lahn then through to Dachstein in one continuous journey. Technically the short journey back Dachstein to Lahn isn't part of the original ticket since it is broken up from thr original journey but I've never had a driver check tickets for that segment. If it was an issue you can tell them Hallstatt Lahn and the fee is very small

Thank you, glad it was helpful, it was a fun place to visit

Thanks a lot

Hey Liam, it should be just a few minutes past 6pm from Hallstatt Lahn. You can peek at thr schedule on the official Asutrian website www.oebb.at/en now and then make sure to check again during your visit. March is usually very pleasant however there is always a slight chance of snow/ice altering the bus schedule. Expect it to feel firmly like spring time at the lake/village level

@@Bigboytravel appreciate it thanks

I'd say that Hallstatt overall is kid friendly. If your kids and 6-7 year old or older they can do everything. Technically you can do the sale mine tour at 4 years old but 6 or 7 would be better. The 5 figures would be a challenge with a stroller unless if would hand a gravel trail (hard packed) but kids love to hike to the shark and other features up there even if they are too young for the ice cave. the lift and skywalk near the salt mine are good with a stroller. The Bathing island is fun with kids and has a small playground nearby. The boat rentals are fun also. We used a backpack carrier for our toddler last summer in addition to a stroller and switched between them

@@Bigboytravel thank you for taking your time to reply. I appreciate it 🙏🏾

Sorry to hear you had a bad experience. We've been here quite a number of times to eat and have drinks including just a few months ago. I haven't heard of anything but promptness for reservations and there are always locals eatting here when we visit so it feeling like a tourist trap isn't normal.

@@Bigboytravel they were really rude to us for showing up on time for our reservation

Did you look at the guide on our website that goes with the video? It has a map of thr location and hike. We also have a SOM locations guide on our site which a more comprehensive map. In werfen it is a valley and the castle is slightly north of the village. The castle, village and meadow are all on the west side of the river and the higher mountains on the Eastside of the river have the ice cave. So if you are on the meadow looking east, you'll see the village below you and the castle slightly to your left.

More east but slightly north

Good idea to start planning early! I'll have a few more Hallstatt and Salzburg area videos out this year for sure. The crowds will be lower but the weather is usually quite pleasant One thing to keep in mind if you are in the region then is that Munich has its Spring Festivals on the weeks at the turn of April/May which is basically their mini Oktoberfest and very fun.

@@Bigboytravel Thanks for that. We might be starting in Milan go through Austria to Krakow. 🤷‍♂️ don’t know yet.