Zell am See Things to Do

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The Zell Am See town centre is a nice place to walk around, take your meals and shopping. There are many restaurants here as well as a Billa supermarket. There are many sourvenir shops selling stuff such jewelleries, clothings etc as well as sports shop catering for both summer and winter sports. At the heart of the town centre is the St Hippolyt Parish Church and the town fountain.

The Schloss Rosenberg Town Hall is a traditional Salzburg residence built on quadratic foundations and set with 4 corners. It was built in 1583 and named after the founders, Karl and Hans Rossenberger.

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The Zell Am See park is located at the waterfront area of Zeller See (lake) and is a good place for relaxation. During summer, you will see a lot of people around this lovely park. Periodically, there are performances and cultural shows here (the best way to find out is to get the Zell Am See brochure and check with your hotel staff). My wife and I enjoyed sitting at the benches of this park and watch the day go by admist beautiful scenery.

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St Hippolyt Parish Church is a landmark located at the Zell Am See town centre. It is made of Roman construction with Gothic extensions, dating from the 11th century. This church also contains a series of ancient red marble tombstones originating from the year 1371.

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 "Austrian Fountain" is located at the Grand Hotel of Zell Am See, just next to the Zeller See (lake). The fountain was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, one of the most famous Austrian artists of the second half of the 20th century. Hundertwasser dedicates this fountain to the nine provinces of Austria, with each column representing each province. The height of each colomun represents the number of people living in each province and is according to the proportion of colours in each coat of arms.

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Zell Am See is a rather lively town, and there frequent music, dance and festivals. The best way to find out is to check out their website, or obtain the Zell Am See brochure (and check with your hotel staff) when you are there. During our honeymoon in June 2007, my wife and I managed to catch a local song and dance performance held at the Zell Am See park next to the lake (we enjoyed the performance).

If you are looking for tourist information of Zell Am See and surrounding areas, then it will be easy because you can obtain the information from the website or your hotel, and there is a tourist information centre located on the main road of Zell Am See called Brucker Bunderstrasse. The tourist information centre is just next to the local police station.

If you are in Zell, don't miss to go skiing on the glacier of Kaprun. You will love it.

Regarding to the weahter conditions (winds)are most of the time not all ski-lifts open.
Bu never mind. If you climb up the hill by cable car you will see it's worth to go there.

See the mountains from the summit - 3,000 m above it all!

Around the Alpincenter, which is located in the middle-alpine Tauern region, you will find a wide variety of guided and non-guided hiking routes and trails for the whole family. Other delights include the emerald-green glacier lake, fascinating rock formations, glacier striations, brightly coloured flowers and lichen, flocks of sheep, small lakes and, nearer the valley, the green alpine meadows. The Kitzsteinhorn cable cars quickly and comfortably transport guests into the wonderful and diverse world of these mountain peaks.

With the cable car via the world´s tallest cable car support (113,6 m) to the summit at 3,029 m. From the Panorama Terrace and the Glocknerkanzel (can be reached through a tunnel in southerly direction) beautiful vistas meet one´s eye - next to the Großglockner, Austria´s highest mountain with 3,797 m and the other 3,000 meter-mountains in the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern.