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Berchtesgaden Salt Mines (Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden)

Bergwerkstrasse 83, Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany
08652/6-00-20
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Crawley, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

After much persuasion from my husband and reassurance from our hotel reception, I finally agreed to visit this attraction while we were in Salzburg, and I'm so glad I did. We took the bus from the centre of Salzburg to Berchtesgarden, where there is a special stop for the salt mine, so transport was no problem at all. Once there,... More

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Whyalla, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

We travelled as a family of 4 incl 2 teenage children. Took the Panorama Tours bus from Salzburg, where we joined the mine tour. A great experience, well worth the trip, remember you will need to travel if coming from Salzburg either on a tour, hire car or public transport. The actual tour was fascinating, we had a German speaking... More

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Hong Kong
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

We stayed a nice in Salzburg on the way driving up from Venice to Munich just to come to the salt mine and it certainly did not disappoint! This is an extremely well run experience. There's something for everyone. The 2 slides were a lot of fun, the barge ride on the mirror lake was beautiful and above all it... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Almost missed the train into there because we were running late, but they waited a couple minutes for me to run up there after we parked. We laid for a couple hours with later bottles inhaling the salt air, wonderfully relaxing, fell asleep, didn't want to leave the cave. Bought some salt in the store next door.

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Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

Since the Eagle's Nest tour had not yet opened up for the season, my brother and I decided to take the Salzberg mine tour. I had visited over 20 years ago, but much has improved since then. Absolutely amazing how the salt is extracted from the rock and prepared for consumption. A great family outing.

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Bangkok, Thailand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

We went there by bus no.840 from Salzburg (5.10 Euro each way). It took us about 40 minutes to get to Berchtesgaden. Surprisingly, we were in Germany already!! Actually, we should got off at "Salzbergwerk" bus stop (3 stops before the end). It's a lot of fun in the salt mine. We went down 2 steep and long slides. The... More

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Shanghai
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

I went to the sale mine with my then 4-year old and my parents. I was really glad that we picked this mine over the other salt mines in the area. First, there was no long stairs to climb, making it very easy on the little one and my parents. Second, how often do you find a tour that has... More

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Munich, Germany
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

oops...read about it in my STOLLEN berchtesgaden about the salt mine. made a mistake but go to this stollen too. i went to a concert there. the air is filtered.. you can right away notice the difference when you go in.. air is pure. atmosphere is so relaxing.. candles, lights...fountain. lounge chairs and they give you a hot water bottle... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

Be prepared to go down a couple of very steep slides, or to take the other option of walking down a steep slope and then later stairs in semi darkness. Given that our bus tour from Munich did not mention this aspect of the tour it came as a complete surprise to a number of the not so young people... More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

So much of the wealth of the Berchtesgaden and Salzburg area was founded on the "white gold" (salt) industry, that any visit to this area wouldn't be complete without a visit to a Salt Mine. But this isn't just somewhere to learn about mining and the history of salt extraction. It's a lot of fun too! The price seems reasonable... More

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