Highlights and tips for your mountain summer surrounded by mighty peaks!
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Before it starts with our tips for your holiday with children Austria, briefly something geography first. The Dachstein massif in Austria with its almost 3000 meters borders on 3 federal states – this can lead to confusion. For example, the famous Lake Hallstätter belongs to Upper Austria, the Abtenau to Salzburg and the south-east to beautiful Styria.
The region Schladming-Dachstein, which we rave about here, is located in Styria. Surrounded by many mighty peaks, you can really look forward to the grandiose mountain scenery right on your doorstep.
The mountain town Schladming is the pulse of the region with restaurants, cafés and a pretty city center. Nevertheless, you are within a few minutes’ walk at the next valley station and are thus on the mountain in no time.
If you come in summer, you can take the Schladming-Dachstein Sommercard – it is free for every overnight guest – even gondola once a day for free and get many other discounts. Very practical, because for us families there is a lot to discover in the region!
We have used our summer card until the glow and share here our recommendations for accommodation, especially beautiful hikes, adventures and excursion destinations with kids. Of course, there are also tips for alpine pasins, regional dishes and cuisine. However, you have to find out for yourself what the famous Steirerkas is all about.
Immerse yourself in a summer in the middle of the picturesque mountains of Schladming-Dachstein with lush green alpine meadows, rippling mountain streams, fresh mountain air and lumy summer nights.
This is what your summer day on holiday with children in Austria looks like!
It is best to spend a summer day with children in Schladming-Dachstein from sunrise to sunset outside in the fresh air! Let’s start with a warm coffee in your hands on the terrace in one of the beautiful mountain chalets of The village in the city. This is an idyllic holiday home village in the middle of Schladming. Each quarter has a kitchen, a small play area and for the relaxation factor even its own sauna. The rooms are very cozy and right next door the Talbach happily splashes by. The highlight in the morning: A breakfast pack, filled with fresh bread from the village baker, is waiting right at the entrance door. There is no better refreshment for a day full of mountain adventures with the kids.
The mountains are really at Schladming-Dachstein’s feet. Whether on foot, by bike or the mountain go-kart (more on this later), there are no limits to your urge to move. And the best: Families play a big role in the region! Because there are imaginative theme trails, adventure mountains and farms, that are just waiting to be discovered by kids! You can be sure that your offspring will be happy and exhausted every day on this family holiday in Austria.
Schladming is clearly the Eldorado for those families who appreciate the mix of nature, adventure and relaxation on holiday.
Our 5 tips for really cool trips in Schladming-Dachstein, which parents and kids like on a family holiday in Austria.
- Nature and environmental experience path: An entertaining circular hike on the Sattelberg with funny quiz questions and cool game stations. On the way, you can learn a lot about the past of the mountains and how the trees are currently the way. The view of the Dachstein massif is a great plus on the forest path. In between, you can stop at the beautiful Sattelberghütte. Small tip: Let the children smell the Steirerkas. And in the best case you will even meet the baby bunnies.
- Court visit and alpaca hike on the Klausnerhof: Getting very close to the good-natured alpacas on a hike, this is particularly fun for the kids at the Klausnerhof. They are allowed to carry the alpacas themselves, of course under the supervision of the farmer Moosburger. In the end, everyone is completely in love with their fluffy animal lovers.
- Hiking on the circular route of the Planai: The circular route on the World Cup mountain of 2013 is a must for every visitor in Schladming-Dachstein. So many play stations are set up on 2 kilometers that the kids run by themselves. Highlight are the gigantic ball tracks.
- Mountain-Gokarts on the Hochwurzn: Pure action on the coolest downhill with children. Like lightning, you rush the 7-kilometer-long route down the mountain into the valley. A great fun that you should definitely not miss. With the Sommercard you can also save a lot here.
- Rittisberg – a mountain that can do everything: Adventure, fun and relaxation can be experienced in exactly the order on the Rittisberg. Here you can spend a whole day hiking on the fairytale path through the forest, in the high ropes course, the summer toboggan run and finally at the associated swimming lake.
As already mentioned, you get the Schladming-Dachstein Sommercard free of charge during a family holiday in Austria for an overnight stay in the region and can benefit from madly many offers. Use public transport free of charge, for example, or ride a gondola, climb, swim and so much more once a day. For example, we would have liked to visit the Bergtierpark in Mautern. A reason to come back to Schladming very soon.
Highlights for cuisine in Schladming Dachstein.
If you don’t want to cook in the evening, but want to stay close, go to the Talbachschenke just a few steps from the The village in the city away. Here there are grill specialties, but also many vegetarian dishes with a special attention to the regional origin and quality.
It is a little more chic in the Restaurant Julius (unfortunately closed), named after the grandpa of the owner and chef Jörg. He has already cooked in award-winning restaurants and is now back in his home country, where he cooks guests with his love for the south. With him smells and tastes wonderfully like Italy between the Austrian mountains. For the kids, fresh pasta is conjured up in no time and served with a smile.
In the Artisan Café in the city, the truly best butter croissants are served! Really homemade and they taste oven-fresh simply heavenly. On rainy days, you can also browse through the beautiful book assortment for young and old for hours.
Fresh ingredients for cooking yourself can be found in the Bioladen Biochi. Real Styrian specialties can be found in the Heimatgold. From the famous Styrian pournkin seed oil to the Steirerkas, you can stock up on delicacies to the top before your trip home.
The place of power in Schladming-Dachstein
Where the day started, it also ends again. Because we can’t tell you about the Schladming-Dachstein region without mentioning the unique garden in the village in the city. This place has something magical about it! In the midst of beautiful trees and plants in all green shades, inviting loungers and the deep blue natural bathing pond, the relaxation mode immediately sets in. Here, all guests meet according to their mood for bathing, reading or doing nothing.
And what are the kids doing in the meantime? Well, they climb, splash and slap without end! Because right next to it, the village in the city has created a prima playground. There is really no better place to end the day on a family holiday in Austria in peace.
Our conclusion on family holidays in Austria in the Schladming-Dachstein region
In Schladming-Dachstein you treat yourself to a summer holiday full of pleasure from early to late. Because here the holiday mix from mountain adventures, as parents and kids love it, to city life with pretty cafes and restaurants is just everything right. If you then stay overnight in the village in the city, you will live the holiday dream.
