Special guided tour through the salt mine: The true "Monuments Men" in the Altaussee
Unusual tour
Would you like to experience something unusual during your holiday in the Salzkammergut? Walk in George Clooney's footsteps and learn more about a long-forgotten art theft? Then the special guided tour of the Altaussee salt mine is just the right thing for you.
Looted museums
Between 1933 and 1945, the National Socialists bought and looted unusual art treasures throughout Europe. The well-known works were intended for Hitler's art museum, which was to be built in the Upper Austrian capital. But at the end of the reign of terror, the numerous monuments with an estimated value of around 3.5 billion US dollars had suddenly disappeared from the scene. "Art treasure hunters" of the American military tracked down the numerous "treasures" in the old salt mine of Altaussee in the Styrian Salzkammergut and thus also provided the template for the Hollywood blockbuster "The Monuments Men".
"Bombs on Michelangelo"
How the works of art got there and, above all, how they could be rescued from the clutches of the destructive National Socialists, you will learn in this exciting special tour. Here, at the original location, the true story of the dramatic rescue of Hitler's looted art is told.
The discovery of summer
Come with us on a 90-minute journey through time to the "Mountain of Treasures", take a look into the tunnels, in the depths of which works by Michelangelo, Dürer and many others were stored not so long ago. An award-winning multimedia show documents the rescue of these treasures in a particularly impressive and captivating way.
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Salt mine "Salzwelten" Altaussee
Arrival tip
Even without a car in the tunnel adventure of Altausssee
Arrival by public transport
Would you like to go on a guided tour of the salt mine - the salt mine - in Altaussee, but don't have a car and are only travelling by public transport? No problem. And this is how it works without a car: With the trains of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), the so-called "Salzkammergut Bahn" from Bad Ischl / Bad Goisern to the "Bad Aussee" station. Change! Continue with "RegioBus 955" to the stop "Losermaut" Skiarena. Then we continue on a footpath of about 1.7 kilometers. This is easy to walk and well developed. Alternatively, continue with the "Salzkammergut-Shuttle Ausseerland" (to be reached by calling +43 664 50422422 (daily from 7:00 to 22:00 hrs. We wish you a relaxing journey and an unforgettable visit to the Aussee Salt Mine.
More events in the salt mine
Contemporary history with a sharp pen: Cartoon exhibition "Graphic Novel" in Altaussee
Wed, Jan. 21, 2026 09:00 — 16:00 Altaussee salt mine, Altaussee
Austria's largest active salt mine: Guided tours of the salt mine in Altaussee
Wed, Jan. 21, 2026 09:00 Altaussee salt mine, Altaussee
