The small big city. Once the Summer residence of the Emperor Franz Josef, it
has now been crowned European City of Culture 2024: CULTURE IS THE NEW SALT. From the mines to the Emperor’s Palace, from a Viennese  coffee house to a cosy mountain hut, from the Operetta to
a rock concert- Bad Ischl offers a varied cultural programme in all areas, gastro-nomic diversity, shopping streets to stroll through and a Spa and beyond the surrounding lush greenery,  lie
mountains to climb.