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Extract from the Bad Reichenhall Travel Guides:
At the Chiemgau's far eastern end, just 19km from Salzburg, the old salt-producing town of
BAD REICHENHALL
lies in a majestic mountain-framed setting in the valley of the River Saalach. Its saline springs are the most concentrated in Europe, with a salt content of 24 percent. Their curative properties led to its nineteenth-century development into one of the country's classiest spas - a status it still holds - and the town is full of grand villas from this period.
The old saltworks, the
Alte Saline
(guided tours April-Oct daily 10-11.30am & 2-4pm; Nov-March Tues & Thurs 2-4pm; DM7/?3.50),... read the whole Bad Reichenhall Travel Guides...
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