We are visiting Salzburg from 22/11 to 25/11 and staying at the Hotel Schloss Fuschl, which looks stunning.
We are keen to enjoy some of the surrounding sights and natural wonders. Unfortunately though it seems that a lot of them are only open May to Oct.
I so wanted to see the Ice Caves, Eagles Nest or the Liechtenstein Gorge but these all appear to be closed.
Thankfully the Salt mines appear to be open, which we would like to see, but I also note that within the area is Europe%26#39;s second deepest cave system (Lamprechts Cave). Information on the web seems to be sketchy on this. Does it have a visitor centre? Do you just turn up and is it actually open within the times we are going?
Thanks in advance for all your help and thoughts. Apologies if my questioning is a little scatter gun.
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Hi, I too have found little information about the Lamprechts Cave other than sketchy details. If I were you I would email the Schloss Fuschl and ask if they know if it%26#39;s open in November. I%26#39;ve always found Austrian hoteliers to be very helpful in this regard. If they don%26#39;t know the answer themselves they may have an idea of who else you could email to find out. Failing that you could try contacting the Salzburg tourist office:
tourist@salzburg.info
Good luck,
Liz
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Cheers Liz. I have fired quite a few questions at the hotel prior to ordering!
It%26#39;s funny but with so many things seeming to close at the end of October I had expected the snow to come immediately afterwards. Apparently the hotel reckon that chances of snow at the end of November is low with temps between 5 - 10c.
I think I%26#39;ll try the tourist board and if no joy try the hotel again nearer to the trip. Thanks for the address and advice.
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Hello again
From what I can see the cave is pretty close to Weissbach so here is another email address:
tourismus@weissbach.at
or even:
info@lofer.com
Liz.
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You beauty. I%26#39;ll email the same thing to all three and see who comes back.
Thanks again
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Just following on from this post. I did email the people that Liz kindly listed. Didn%26#39;t get a great deal of joy from them but in the meantime managed to find further information from this site.
Hopefully it might be of use to others on here.
showcaves.com/english/…Lamprechtsofen.html
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Best to look for information under german name - lamprechtsofen -
if you use this on google or other search vehicles - you should find much info.
They are supposedly open year round- but must close during high water periods- note many trapped some years ago-
Perhaps this is not a place for casual sightseer.
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%26quot;Perhaps this is not a place for casual sightseer.%26quot;
Looking at the site I mentioned I would disagree with this statement. Granted it%26#39;s probably not worth visiting in sandals and shorts but the cave seems very well appointed with walkways, lighting and blankets in the event of a flood.
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I believe prior poster should visit the cave before giving such opinions. He was the one asking for advice and thoughts .
If he reads the website mentioned and other information- the cave has had people trapped due to periodic flooding - has emergency provisions - blankets stockpiled in the cave . %26quot; Not %26quot; german for emergency , call buttons - These things are not placed there without cause.
Just the place for Granmother and the little kids.
With so many other things to see near Salzburg , and limited time,it does not need to be on the %26quot; Must See %26quot; list for the casual visitor in my opinion.
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Yeah cheers Vertical. I did read the website mentioned because I was the one that posted the link to it. The website comments about people getting trapped and then says
“This situation is a bit annoying, but it is not dangerous at all. Only a short passage is flooded, most of the cave is still dry. It just becomes a bit cool after some time, so the cave administration placed a big box with warm blankets and food inside the cave”
Who said I was taking Grandma and the kids? The fact that I was talking about Ice Caves, gorges and Hitler’s Nest would hardly indicate I was organising a pensioners reunion. The cave system has a visitor centre and the photographs indicate that it is well provisioned with lighting and walkways etc. From this and from the quote above I would guess that you don’t have to be part of a potholing expedition or a seriously committed caver to visit the parts open to the public.
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Hi Vertical,
Sometimes I wonder why you waste your valuable time and knowledge trying to help people.
Regards David
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