Austria

Bad Gastein

A belle-époque spa town stacked up a gorge in the Hohe Tauern, Bad Gastein looks like Wes Anderson designed an alpine resort: grand hotels cling to cliffs either side of a waterfall that thunders straight through the town centre.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~12h 10m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportSalzburg (SZG)

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About this place

The thermal waters have soothed aching limbs since Habsburg days, and the Felsentherme's outdoor pools steam gloriously against the peaks. Winter walkers get the valley's sunny high paths. Book a hotel with spa access included; you'll use it daily.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about -6°C in January to 15°C in July. Driest in February and November; wettest in May, with rain on about 22 days.

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August15° · rain 20 daysCool and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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