Hallstatt Austria – The Most Beautiful Village in the World!

Hallstatt offers not just some of the best scenery in Austria but as well as in the whole world.

Offering a picturesque landscape overview of the lake, scattered with pastel-colored 16th-century Alpine houses. Its cobblestone alleyways is home to cafes and shops and is surrounded by the remarkable Northern Limestone Alps.

Indeed, it is one of the gem villages in the world!

Hallstatt, Austria

Knowing Hallstatt, it is a village on Lake Hallstatt’s western shore in Austria’s mountainous Salzkammergut region.

It is a small town in the district of Gmunden, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Situated between the southwestern shore of Hallstätter See and the steep slopes of the Dachstein massif. The town lies in the Salzkammergut region, on the national road linking Salzburg and Graz.

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Researching what Hallstatt is known for, the village does the production of salt.

Dating back to prehistoric times, and gave its name to the Hallstatt culture, the archaeological culture linked to Proto-Celtic and early Celtic people of the Early Iron Age in Europe, c. 800–450 BC.

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UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hallstatt’s tourism began in the 19th century but greatly increased after it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

It became popular among East Asian tourists in 2006 when it was featured on a South Korean television show.

Meanwhile, it was captioned “the most Instagrammable town in the world,” went viral in Southeast Asia.

Hallstatt, Arendelle Village

Few years after, in 2013 it was rumored as the model for the movie Frozen’s Arendelle village.

Moving on to the year 2020, the town had a population of 780, an estimated 10,000 to nearly 30,000 tourists per day, primarily via bus tours which bring tourists briefly into the town for the tour.

Our Half day tour in Hallstatt

Starting our day off was very stressful. We were in the most disadvantageous state to our visit to Hallstatt.

We arrived and parked about a few kilometers away from the center. Hubby and I had to walk for around 15-20 minutes from the parking area to the entrance of the town.

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Although it wasn’t that tiring, I still find it very striking! The village was indeed very enticing. It was like a fairy-tale ambiance coming out from the Disney movies.

Entering the town’s featured Alpine houses, suddenly it reminded me of our Germany’s visit from previous months ago.

Continuing to its profound path, I finally look into the most stunning sight of the village. My heart pumped like a galloping horse quitting the stable. I was so excited to take photos of this marvelous place.

Inviting you to watch our vlog from Hallstatt, Austria, to know more of the details of our adventure.

Spilling some parts: as you know, we rented a boat for an hour at Bootsverleih near the Evangelische Pfarrkirche Church.

We were opting to take a ferry ride to explore the river. However, we found the rent boat place first.

Hence, we rented it, and I was the one who navigated for the first time.

An hour later, we ended our boat tour and continued to stroll in the center. But the rain came and interrupted our way.

We’ve finally decided to finish our day with a meal in a nearby restaurant.

At the Heritage Cafe & Bar Hallstatt, we enjoyed our food why starring at every raindrop fall until it stopped and we headed to our next destination.

Here’s another video published from our Lake Tour. For those who love to listen to calm music while overlooking Hallstatt lake, you may watch this video.

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The Most Beautiful Village in the World!