Hohenwerfen Castle & World of the Ice Giants

Hohenwerfen Castle not only offers impressive backdrops for many a movie set, it is also an absolute cultural highlight in our region. Raptor shows, knights' halls and breathtaking views all around take you back to the time of knights, kings and fire-spitting dragons – speaking of dragons. If you prefer things a little less hot, you should not miss out on the World of the Ice Giants. This fantastic cave system needed thousands of years to become what it is today, a dynamic ice cave.

If you are looking for ideas for a day-trip, we recommend Werfen. First you can walk through the historic walls of Hohenwerfen Fortress and cross the castle threshold, once tread by princesses. This can be ideally combined with the raptor show offering a comprehensive insight into the art of falconry. Then it’s up to lofty heights into the world’s largest ice cave. Up there, you can experience the mountains from a very different side. Discover the wonders of the largest ice cave in the world and marvel at the ice palaces from crystal-clear frozen water. Even on hot summer days it is wintry cold there and makes for perfect refreshment.