CoolingSpots

For hot days in Austria

Find cool places in Austria when it is hot

From the gorges of the Alps to the floodplain forests along the Danube: what every region offers on hot days in shade, cold water and altitude.

Tyrol has the highest share of distinctly cooler places, Vienna the lowest - there you will mostly find swim spots and forests.

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  • 33.168 cool places
  • From open data
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Most places sit along a public path or near a car park. Entry, opening hours and whether dogs are allowed differ from place to place - worth checking before you set off.

One place for every kind of cool

From gorges to mountain lakes: 7 places, each one for a different kind of cool.

Photo of Eisriesenwelt
Cave
Distinctly cooler

Eisriesenwelt

near Wimm 1674 m above sea level

Cave - cool inside all year roundshaded valley

Photo: WerckmeisterCC BY-SA 3.0

Photo of Grawa Wasserfall
Waterfall
Distinctly cooler

Grawa Wasserfall

near Mutterberg 1620 m above sea level

waterfall (cool spray)mountain forest (light shade)

Photo: Jörg BraukmannCC BY-SA 4.0

Photo of Garnitzenklamm
Gorge
Distinctly cooler

Garnitzenklamm

near Möderndorf 893 m above sea level

cool gorgedense forest (shade canopy)

Photo: MuckCC BY-SA 4.0

Photo of Kobernaußerwald
Woodland
Distinctly cooler

Kobernaußerwald

near Frauschereck 643 m above sea level

dense forest (shade canopy)stream 10 m away

Photo: HjankoCC BY-SA 3.0

Photo of Starkenberger See
Swimming & water
Noticeably cooler

Starkenberger See

near Oberer Rotanger 908 m above sea level

public bathing spotdense forest (shade canopy)

Photo: Walter KlingerCC BY-SA 4.0

Photo of Schlosspark
Park
Noticeably cooler

Schlosspark

near Pottendorf 224 m above sea level

shady parkstream 3 m away

Photo: Herzi PinkiCC BY-SA 3.0 at

Photo of Lorenapass
High ground
Noticeably cooler

Lorenapass

near Zipfel 1071 m above sea level

dense forest (shade canopy)stream 175 m away

Photo: AsurnipalCC BY-SA 4.0

Cool indoor places

Libraries, museums, pools and other cool buildings from OpenStreetMap - 4 examples, the map shows all the others. Check opening hours with the operator.

Photo of 1. NÖ Krippenmuseum Vösendorf
Photo of Alpin- und Heimatmuseum
Museum

Alpin- und Heimatmuseum

near Auf der Höh Burgenland

Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag (talk / email)CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo of Alpinarium Galtür
Museum

Alpinarium Galtür

near Egg Tyrol

Photo: DidiwCC BY-SA 3.0

Photo of Ars Electronica Center
Museum

Ars Electronica Center

near Linz Upper Austria

Photo: Photo: Andreas PraefckeCC BY 3.0

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Regions

How many cool places each region has and how they spread across the coolness levels - the coolest regions first.

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