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| About
Ebensee
Ebensee is located in the Upper Austrian part of the Salzkammergut. It is situated on the Traunsee, an attractive lake, which offers good opportunities for boating and walking. Ebensee's nearby mountains are however the key attraction. A
cable-car leads up to the Feuerkogel.
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| Highlights in Summer | ||||||||||||
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Summer offers excellent opportunities for trekking, mountain biking or golfing holidays. | |||||||||||
| Highlights in Winter | ||||||||||||
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Winter
offers opportunities for skiing on the Feuerkogel. Not to miss are the many attractive Christmas markets in Austria. Almost every city and town has their own traditional Christmas market. |
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The Feuerkogel offers some beautiful flora and fauna, and is home to many protected alpine plants as well as wildlife such as the local salamander, a small black lizard. | |||||||||||
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Several festivals take place during the year. They offer an excellent opportunity to admire the beautiful Austrian traditional national and regional dresses and local dances. Ebensee hosts the Gloecknerlauf parade. | |||||||||||
| Sports | ||||||||||||
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The
Feuerkogel and other mountains around Ebensee offer opportunities
for alpine skiing, trekking, and mountain biking. Some of the lakes offer diving opportunities. There are also some good golf courses nearby. Additional opportunities exist for white water rafting and caving. |
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| Spas and Wellness | ||||||||||||
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In
the Salzkammergut you can find some of Austria's famous spa
destinations with top spa resorts and every treatment for a great
wellness break in Austria. Bad Ischl, one of the most famous traditional Spa destinations in Austria, is also nearby. |
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| Hotels and Accommodation | ||||||||||||
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Ebensee and the Feuerkogel offer a range of hotels, guesthouses (similar to B&B) and chalets. Prices start from around 20 Euros per night. Reservation is essential during high season, particularly during school holidays in summer and in winter, and during times of festivals and events. The Feuerkogel has one 3 Star hotel - Hotel Edelweiss and several guesthouses. | |||||||||||
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Restaurants
and Gasthauses Ebensee Ebensee, like most of Austria's cities, towns and villages, offers a good selection of restaurants with local and international cuisine. Very traditional Austrian food like Schweinebraten, can be found in typical Austrian eating establishments (perhaps best described as the restaurant for the local people, usually with good atmosphere, friendliness, nicely decorated, and home-cooked food), which are called "Gasthaus". Feuerkogel At the Feuerkogel you can enjoy traditional Austrian food and international cuisine either at the Hotel Edelweiss or at some of the guesthouses and chalets nearby. |
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The restaurants and Gasthaus also offer opportunities to just drop in for a beer, wine or Schnaps, as well as, of course, something non-alcoholic. | |||||||||||
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are several opportunities to buy some of the attractive Austrian
national dress (Trachten). Alternatively Austria's famous gingerbread (Lebkuchen) biscuits and chocolates (Mozart Kugel) are also widely available. There are also regular Farmer's Markets with delicious Austrian sausages, ham, cheeses, fruits, honey, cakes and other local food directly from the farm. |
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