Discover Attersee Am Attersee

Attersee Am Attersee combines impressive landscapes with cultural history. Around the town, you can discover the history of the medieval Attersee castle complex, historic churches, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the prehistoric pile dwellings and the Reinthaler Moos nature reserve. There are also cruises on Lake Attersee and trails that are ideal as a varied complement to cultural sightseeing. This allows you to shape your trip according to your interests, balancing the lake, nature and history.

Cultural history around Attersee

The Heimathaus Attersee is a good starting point for discovering the area’s culture. It is located in an 18th-century building constructed on the ruins of a medieval castle. The parish and pilgrimage church of “Maria Attersee” also commemorates the former castle complex: it is the surviving former castle chapel of Attersee Castle. The church offers panoramic views of Lake Attersee, the Höllengebirge mountains opposite and the Schafberg.

The Evangelical Church of Attersee was formerly the Catholic Church of St Martin. In 1813, the Protestant community acquired it from the Catholic parish of Attersee for 480 guilders and made it the Protestant parish church of the Attergau region. Two of its stained-glass windows are Late Gothic and probably originate from the Bohemian region. In Abtsdorf, the present-day parish church, which dates from the mid-15th century, adds to the area’s ecclesiastical history. Its high altar, side altar and pulpit were created by the Mondsee Baroque artist Meinrad Gugenbichler.

Pile-dwelling history and distinctive nature

Attersee Am Attersee has an information pavilion about the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps. Guided tours through the pile-dwelling pavilions in Attersee or Seewalchen provide insights into everyday life in a Stone Age pile-dwelling village. The tours last about one hour and can be booked on request for groups of four or more.

Reinthaler Moos has been a nature reserve since 1990. Immediately west of Attersee Am Attersee, a spring-tuff marsh with swamp woodland has formed there, unique in Upper Austria thanks to its extensive size. The Moosrunde trail leads from Attersee railway station to Palmsdorf and through the Reintalermoos nature reserve. This makes it possible to deliberately include an experience in nature in your daily itinerary without losing sight of the town’s cultural attractions.

Boat trips, hikes and insights into the region

Attersee boat services offer circular cruises on Lake Attersee. During the season, breakfast cruises are also available. Such a trip offers a different focus from visiting churches or historic buildings and can complement your stay with an experience on the water. Those who would like to explore the area on foot will find the Christophorus Chapel in the Neustift district as a starting point for several hikes in Attersee. Bienenhof Attersee also introduces visitors to the world of honeybees.

Your journey to the area can also be incorporated into your travel planning: Attersee is accessible from Vöcklamarkt by the Atterseebahn railway. When choosing your holiday apartment or holiday home, the key consideration is therefore which experiences you would like to combine. Those interested in culture can focus on churches, the Heimathaus and the history of the pile dwellings, while nature and lake enthusiasts can take the Moosrunde trail, the view from “Maria Attersee” or a cruise on Lake Attersee into account. This allows you to choose accommodation in Attersee Am Attersee that suits your personal daily rhythm and excursion plans.

More places for planning your trip

You can also note down these places for further planning: Puchkirchen Am Trattberg, Vöcklamarkt, Rüstorf, Steinbach Am Attersee, Manning, Fornach, Gampern and Neukirchen An Der Vöckla.

For the higher-level travel overview: Vöcklabruck.