Some 330,000 people visit the city each year, and tours of the mine have ... There are a number of salt mines in the area, including Hallein near Salzburg, Hallstatt in Upper Austria, and ...

In the heart of the Austrian Alps next to Salzburg, the Hallein Salt Mine conceals a world that was ... fortune since ancient times. The guided tour includes a reconstructed Celtic village and ...

And the tons of "white gold" that resulted were turned into the real gold that dazzles in Salzburg's palaces today. The salt mine tour can be booked online via salzwelten.at.