Bad Reichenhall Travel Guide

The Bad Reichenhaller Philharmonie is a major element of Bad Reichenhall´s culture. The Philharmonic Orchestra offers public rehearsal sessions for fans of classical music. This offer is part of the almost daily played KurparkClassics in the Kurpark (spa garden). Listening to KurparkClassics in Bad Reichenhall´s healthy alpine air is a very special experience.

To learn about the current Philharmonic Orchestra's program contact the Bad Reichenhall Tourist Office via phone at +49 (0)8651 606-0 or email: info@bad-reichenhall.de

Bad Reichenhall is surrounded by impressive mountains; one of them is the Predigtstuhl. Visitors can reach the top of the mountain (1,150m) with the help of the Predigtsthulbahn cable car. It is the oldest twin-cable car in the world! The gondola offers space for 25 people and it takes 8.5 minutes to get to the top.

At the top, hiking trails guide tourists to several viewpoints with a fantastic view at Bad Reichenhall and the Alps. Have a bird´s eye view of Bad Reichenhall, Salzburg and the mountain panorama from Dachstein to the Wilder Kaiser via the Watzmann. The Predigtstuhl offers groomed hiking trails and climbing routes. In winter, you can get active on a cleared circular hiking trail.

Hours: In summer the cable car is open daily from 9am - 5pm; check the website for winter hours.

Prices range from 10 € for children ages 6-16 to 18 € adults, depending on one-way or round trip purchase.

The Gradierhaus is the world´s biggest open-air AlpsBrine inhalatoriuman, located in Bad Reichenhall´s Kurpark. About 400,000 litres of AlpenSole (AlpsBrine) trickle down the 13 meter high walls, which are covered with blackthorn. Take a walk around the Gradierhaus and breathe in the fresh air enriched with small salt water particles.

The Gradierhaus was built in 1912. Since then it has been a public open-air inhalatorium that attracts both national and international tourists. The evaporation of the salt water causes a cooling and humidifying of the air which makes it easier to breathe. It also improves the local climate in Bad Reichenhall.

For thousands of years Bad Reichenhall's livelihood has been based on salt. After the devastating town fire of 1834 that totally destroyed the medieval salt works, King Ludwig I commissioned the construction of what is now referred to as the Old Salt Works.

The strict rectangular layout of the complex - an industrial monument of international significance - encompasses three inner courtyards. The central part of the salt works is formed by the main pumping hall and by the spring works chapel, a gem built in neo-Romanesque style with window frames by Moritz von Schwind. Fourteen meters below the main pumping hall the brine springs flow through marble canals. Tours include the pumping hall, some of the underground tunnels and the informative salt works museum.

Hours: November 1 - April 30: Tuesday - Friday and on the 1st Sunday in the month from 2pm - 4pm and by arrangement. May 1 - October 31 and Easter, open every day from 10am - 11:30am and 2 pm - 4pm.

Admission: Adults 6.50 €, Children 6-16 4.5 €.