The cradle of the “Hallstatt Period”.The Hallstatt Upper Valley in prehistoric times was the working area and habitat of the miners and their families. Their graves were discovered in 1846 by accident during gravel excavations. The mine director in Hallstatt at that time, Johann Georg Ramsauer, began to make detailed records of the excavations with the help of the court chamber at Vienna. These sensational finds were to finally give an entire epoch its name: the early Iron Age (800-400 BC) is known worldwide as the “Hallstatt Period”. There is still a great deal to be discovered today in the Hallstatt Upper Valley: the reproduced huts in the fields and in the forests are an invitation to explore. In the summer the farmers drive their sheep up into the Upper Valley, where the animals take special pleasure in their young visitors! The Salt Mine Shop and the enchanting Rudolfsturm restaurant, with its marvellous sunny terrace, offers the opportunity to pass the time. NEW in the Hallstatt Upper Valley!
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