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Krimmler Wasserfaelle are not far from Zell am See

by globetrott

Krimmler Wasserfaelle are a great halfday-excursion from Zell am See. They are the highest waterfalls in Austria.It needs a lot of walking uphill and downhill for quite some time in order to see at least a small part of these gigantic waterfalls. You will mostly see just a small part of it and in order to see all of the many cascades at the same time in your photos you have to step up one of the mountains opposite of the falls or even better : take an airplane (e.g. from Zell am See).
Nevertheless it is worth to step up at least to the 2nd viewpoint, the view from there is excellent, but the haze of the water is sometimes taken to the viewpoint by the wind, so take care of your camera and a rain-gear is never really wrong at these waterfalls, even in bright sunshine !
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Krimml is quite easy to drive to, when you are coming from Zell am See and Mittersill, the road is also quite scenic.
By public transportation you can take the Bus #670 from Zell am See, it starts in front of the train-station and it also is a ÖBB-bus, so it will be included in your train-passes.
The ride from Zell am See to the village of Krimml takes 75 minutes and the station of the bus is rather close to the entrance of the Krimmler Wasserfaelle.

Town Fountain

by victorwkf

In 1855, the Archbishop Wolf Dietrich gave the fountain to tenure, and in 1885 it became the property of Zell Am See. Apparently in 1894, a water pipe was constructed and the fountain was taken away. In 1954, it was once more erected thanks to the donations from the local people. This fountain was designed by Kiefer marble company and important historical events of Zell Am See are showned on the side panels of this fountain.

the frozen lake

by domenicococozza

"another ski trip"

Zell am See sits in a valley in Saltzburgerland.The town of Zell sits around a huge lake which freezes over in winter and makes for good skating.
The snow skiing is primarily aimed at intermediate and advanced skiers, but there is also an excellent ski school. The town itself is very quiet and does not lend itself well to apres ski, but there are a few bars and restaurants. The best skiing takes place a 10 minute bus ride away in Kaprun, where it is possible to ski the Schmittehohe glacier or the Maiskogel. The main skiing in Zell am See is on the Schmittehohe. These two areas open up a total of 130 kms of open piste