Here you can enjoy nature, you can relax and get to know friendly people.
Culture and Customs:
Tradition live on in Elsbethen Folk Museum, a place of encounters and discovery. Authentic schnaps distillery, oven, turnery, a full preserved washhouse, numerous implements, handicraft demonstrations. Oktoberfest in and around the Museum (on the first Sunday in October).
Sports and Leisure:
Numerous marked hiking trails, cycling on e.g. the Tauern Bicycle Trail, hikes through the Glasenbachklamm ("Glasenbach Canyon") or the Trockene Klammen "(Dry Canyons").
Gastronomy:
Seven inns/restaurants featuring regional specialties, a pizzeria, a pub, bistros, a cafè and "El Coyote" at Salurnerhof.
Accomodations:
4-star hotel, inns in the valley and on the mountain, private rooms.
Bus Connections:
Bus stops in town: ÖBB bus "Salzburg-Hallein (via Oberalm)" city bus 3 / 7 / 8 into downtown Salzburg (every 10 minutes)
Situated in the south of Salzburg along the gently rolling foothills of the Gaisberg, the idyllic village of Elsbethen is the ideal starting point for wonderful hiking tours through the Glasenbach Gorge, to the unique "Trockene Klammen" (dry gorges) or up the Gaisberg with its pristine mountain passtures. Wether you roam about nature or stop at one of the numerous inns, you will always find reaction, adventure and enjoyment.