Sightseeing in Zell am See - what to see. Complete travel guide

This town, which is situated on the shore of the beautiful Zeller See, is a fully service-oriented resort that is a part of ESR. Ski fans from over Europe try to visit this amazing resort. Summer is especially popular due to unique conditions - there is no other resort in Europe that allows both enjoying a swim in the Zeller Lake and skiing. In addition to this the resort attracts mountain nature fans because the shores of the lake and its surroundings are extremely picturesque. To the service of absolutely all guests of the resort are beautiful and high quality ski trails, modern infrastructure for water activities and various mountain rest including bicycles and other equipment.

This town provides its visitors with numerous opportunities and invites people to see something new. The main sights of this place include St. Hippolytus (Catholic) church, Evangelic Kirche, and the local town hall with an amazing art gallery. Museum of National History exhibits the items that depict the history of the town starting from ancient times. Lovers of antiques will be surely interested in visiting Prilau Fortress. Your walk along the medieval streets will bring a true pleasure. Don’t forget to visit Krimmel Waterfalls (the largest ones in the Old World) that can be reached by an old narrow-gauge, which wagons feature beautiful looks of this place.

Despite the specificity of the resort, it attracts travelers not only in winter, but also in summer. They come here to relax on the well-equipped beaches on the lake shores. This lake is quite deep, so travelers are offered to take part in entertainments that aren’t typical for such reservoirs, for example, to dive. There are old sunken ships lying at the lake bottom. When diving, you can admire fish and other underwater dwellers. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

At the resort, there is a very interesting History Museum. Most of its exhibits date back to the period when the city was founded. Its visitors have an opportunity to see archaeological artifacts found by researchers in this area and evaluate the collection of important historical documents and the first city pictures. Most of the museum exhibits are real pieces of art. It will be very interesting for admirers of paintings to visit the art gallery. It houses unique works of William Cowley, Günter Brus, Terry Winters and other Austrian painters.

In the city surroundings, there is an interesting nature attraction, the Werfen Ice Caves. You can visit them only at certain times of the year. Travelers usually come here as a part of sightseeing tours to the old Hohenwerfen Castle. It is located not so far. The castle was built in the Middle Ages and protected nearby cities and towns.

Besides its attractions, the resort is distinguished by a wide choice of entertainments. You can have a good time here at any time of the year. In summer, tourists can choose from many hiking and riding tours. They can also visit the local riding school. In the vicinity of the resort, there are several prestige golf clubs, tennis courts and other playgrounds.

In winter, besides skiing, the resort guests can diverse their leisure with many other entertainments. They can sledge on the lake, walk along snowy forests and take part in winter festivals. It is important to note that the popular resort primarily welcomes children. For them, there are a lot of entertainment venues and special ski schools.