The View (comp. the annexed Panorama) embraces the mountains and
lakes of the Salzkammergut, Upper Austria as far as the Bohemian Forest,
the Alps of Styria and Salzburg, and the Bavarian plain as far as the
Chiemsce and Waginger See. The most conspicuous group is that of the
massive Dachstein to the S.; to the E. rise the Höllen-Gebirge and the
Priel group; to the S.W. the Berchtesgaden mountains.
Path also ascend the Sehafberg from St. Gilgen or Hüttenstein (see
p. 103 ), from Scharfling (see p. 95 ), and from Unterach (see p. 94 ).
The Railway to Ischl leads from the station of St. Wolfgang
see p. 104 ) along the Aber-See. In front rise the Sparber and Retten-
kogel, in the background the Todte Gebirge. — 31 M. Strobl; the
village (Hôtel am See, with garden, R. 2 ½ K.; Brandauer; Aigner)
and steamboat-station. (p. 104; to St. Wolfgang ¼ hr.) lie ½ M. to
the N., at the E. end of the lake. Farther on we cross the Weissen-
bach and pass (34 M.) Aigen-Voglhub and (34 ½ M.) Wacht. We
then cross the Ischl, flowing from the Aber-See, to (35 M.) Aschau
and recross it to (36 ¼ M.) Pfandl (Inn). The train now sweeps
round to the S. and penetrates the Calvarienberg by a tunnel 770 yds.
long. At (38 ½ M.) Kaltenbach, at the S.W. end of Ischl, we pass
over a viaduct, 130 yds. long, cross the Traun and reach (40 M.)
Ischl (p. 107).
7. From Attnang to Ischl and Aussee viâ Gmunden.
48 M. Railway to (27 ½ M.) Ischl in 1 ¼-2 hrs. (fares 4 K. 20, 2 K. 50, 1 K.
40 h.); to (48 M.) Aussee in 2 ½-3 hrs. (6 K. 70, 4 K. 10, 2 K. 30 h.). — From
Vienna to Ischl viâ Attnang, 178 M., express in 6 ¾ hrs.; viâ Amstetten and
Seztal, 202 M., in 8 ¾ hrs.
Attnang, see p. 94. The railway crosses the Ager (on the right,
Schloss Puchheim, p. 94) and the Aurach, and then follows the
smiling Aurach valley to (8 M.) Gmunden. The station ( 1575 ft.;
Buffet) lies above the town to the W., 1 M. from the lake (electric
tramway to the market-place, in ¼ hr., 40 h.),
Gmunden. — Hotels. HÔtel Austria (Pl. a), R. 4-7, D. 4 K.,Belle+00AD
vue (Pl. b), R. 3-12 K., both first-class, on the lake; Goldness Schiff
(Pl. c), R. 2-6 K.; HÔtel Mucha (Pl. d), on the lake, with garden, R. 4-5 K.,
L. 60 h.; Krone (Pl. e), Franz-Josefs-Platz; Post; Goldener Brunnen
(Pl. f); Goldener Sonne (Pl. g); Schwan, Rathans-Platz; Goldener Hirsch
(Pl. i), in Traundorf, plain. — Cafés. Kur-Salon (Pl. 1), on the lake, with
restaurant, large terrace, reading-room, etc; Café Pavilion, Angerer, on
the Esplanade; Brandl, Goldnes Schiff, both in the Rathaus-Platz.
Sanatorium, well situated on the slope of the Hochkogel, R. 3-16, board
6-8 K. — Baths of all kinds at the Bellevue and Austria; Fischill's Baths, at
the bridge over the Traun; Theresienbad, Elisabeth-Str. 76; Swimming
Bath, by the Esplanade.
Theatre (Pl. 3) from June to September. — Visitors Tax. Visitors stay-
ing not longer than 3 weeks pay 2 K. per week; for a longer stay season-
tickets must be taken (16 K., additional members of the same family 6 K.
each). Music tax 6 K.
Carriages. Drive within the town, one-horse carr. 1 K., two-horse
1 K. 40h; to the Railway Station 2 or 3, at night 2 K 60h. or 4 K.; to
the Traun Fall (2 ½ hrs.) 8 or 13 K.; no extra charge for returning, and