Located in the Salzkammergut region, Hallstatt developed in isolation for centuries due to its mountain surroundings. Its ...

Book a room at Heritage Hotel Hallstatt—and request to stay in the Stocker House, known as the village’s oldest secular ...

Hallstatt is a small village in Upper Austria set along the shores of Lake Hallstatt. With a history dating back to the ...

We went on a day trip to Hallstatt but were so overwhelmed by tourists that we changed our plans after a few hours.Timothy Moore We planned to spend a day in Hallstatt, a picturesque town in Austria, ...

The idyllic Alpine valley in which the Austrian town of Hallstatt rests looks like a fairy-tale come to life — so much so that visitors are often struck by its similarity to the fictional icy kingdom ...

Roman object called the Medusa of cameo, found in Hallstatt, is an 1,800-year-old gem that reveals trade networks in the ...

Locals in the Austrian town of Hallstatt have taken part in a protest against mass tourism. Hallstatt, which is a World Heritage Site, has just over 700 inhabitants - but gets up to as many as 10,000 ...

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Hallstatt is a town in the Austrian mountains, famous for its pretty views and glacial trails. It's also an extremely popular photo destination - so much so that a fence was recently put up by the ...