Altmünster am Traunsee combines church art and architectural history with blacksmithing and activities on the water. When planning your trip, you can consider culture and swimming or sailing as different focal points. There is also a specific travel decision to make around Gmundnerberg: a direct shuttle ride from the railway station or access to the nature experience trail.
Church Art and Architectural History
In Altmünster parish church, the nativity scene by Johann Georg Schwanthaler features seven tableaux in the confession chapel. This nativity scene provides a specific artistic detail. The Calvary Church is also one of Altmünster’s sights and offers another cultural focus.
The Eggerhaus Altmünster represents a different kind of cultural heritage: it was dismantled from an old farmstead as a type of residential building once typical of Altmünster and rebuilt using its original parts. Its history focuses both on the former building type and on the reuse of the original parts. This makes it possible to understand the Eggerhaus through its architectural history without equating it with the church artworks.
Crafts and Cultural Activities
The Handwerkshaus is located below the Viechtau Local Heritage House. Its forge offers craft demonstrations and blacksmithing workshops for small groups. Demonstrations and workshops are the two specific types of activity offered: those interested in blacksmithing can choose between watching and taking part in a workshop.
After you scan a QR code, ARTmünster provides access to events and workshops, as well as information on youth, culture, art and history. This broadens your cultural options beyond individual buildings. If you are interested in events and workshops, it is worth checking the dates before planning your programme.
Outdoor Swimming and Sailing on Lake Traunsee
Solarbad Altmünster is a solar-heated outdoor swimming pool right on Lake Traunsee. Facilities include a large swimming pool, a children’s pool, a shaded playground and a dedicated beach volleyball court. Several bathing jetties lead to Lake Traunsee. The outdoor pool therefore combines swimming with other leisure activities in one facility.
The GODSPEED sailing school offers a different water-based activity: introductory sailing sessions on Lake Traunsee. If you are weighing up the outdoor pool and an introduction to sailing, you are comparing different focal points: a pool and leisure facilities in one case, and an introduction to sailing in the other. This helps you choose water activities according to your interests without presenting them as one combined offer.
Getting to Gmundnerberg
Altmünster railway station is a stop on the ÖBB Salzkammergut Railway, Line 170. From there, the Salzkammergut Shuttle, Line 20, travels directly to Gmundnerberg. The Gmundnerberg Nature Experience Trail can be reached from the station via Bahnhofstraße and the trailhead for hiking trail no. 8. For getting around Gmundnerberg, a shuttle ride and access via the hiking trail are two different options. Check the train and shuttle timetables for your travel date.
Discover more destinations: Ohlsdorf, Sankt Konrad, Obertraun, Moosham, Neukirchen, Gschwandt, Rindbach, Sankt Wolfgang Im Salzkammergut.
For the main travel overview: Gmunden.
