Rauris valley news
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GUEST Mobility Ticket - NEW from 01. May 2025
Guest Mobility Ticket Salzburg – Your free public transport ticket during your stay!
Benefits for guests:
✅ Free use of all public transport in the Salzburg region (bus & train)
✅ Valid throughout your entire holiday, starting May 1, 2025
✅ Automatically included in the local tax (from age 15: €0.50 per night, from 2027: €1.10)
✅ Kids up to 14 years travel for free
✅ Easy & sustainable travel – explore without a car!
In short: More mobility, less stress & total freedom on your holiday!
Off into the summer season 28. May 2025
The Hochalm family mountain stands for marvellous hikes and pure fascination when visiting the bird of prey observatory on the Hochalm and panning for gold & the mineral world on the Heimalm.
Travel- and operating times
Birds of prey observatory with flight demonstrations at 11 am and 2.30 pm; service partner of the SalzburgerLand Card & the National Park Summer Card, discount with the Rauris Valley Guest Card!
Gold panning site Bodenhaus
For centuries, gold was mined in the Rauris Valley - in the Hüttwinkl Valley and in Kolm Saigurn. Today you can try your luck at the Bodenhaus gold panning site.
Opening hours summer 2025
daily from June 7th to 30th of Juni 10am till 4pm
1st of July until 31st of August 10am till 5pm
1st until 14th of September 10am till 4pm
(weather dependent, closed in heavy rain)
Price: € 10,- per person, € 9,- for groups of 10 or more,
2 hours free gold panning with the SalzburgerLand Card and the Nationalpark Sommercard Mobil - additional costs: € 0,50 for the vial
Stallion Drive-In | 21st of June 2025
At the annual stallion drive at the Bodenhaus, Noriker stallions compete under supervision for the role of lead stallion. Afterwards, the animals are driven to the Grieswiesalm for around 100 days of "summer retreat." A spectacular sight for spectators, but necessary for the animals to enjoy a peaceful summer on the mountain pastures.
Start 10am | 2nd part 1pm
Admission fee per person: €8; Parking fee: €3 per car or bus
Harvest Festival | 14th of September 2025
Festive programme from 11 am
with a big parade, Schnalzer, folk dances, Schuhplattler, traditional customs and good music. Concert by the Trachtenmusikkapelle Rauris, traditional performances, demonstrations of traditional craftsmanship, culinary delicacies & treats, varied children's programme and much more...
Rauris Literature Days 2026
In March 2026, the Rauriser Literature Days will once again transform into a center of the Austrian literary scene. From 25th till 29th of March, authors, literature enthusiasts, and critics will gather in the picturesque Raurisertal to discuss language, stories, and realms of thought amid the stunning mountain landscape of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
The Rauriser Literature Days are regarded as one of the most significant literary events in the country, offering a diverse program that includes readings by renowned authors, exciting debates, and the presentation of the prestigious Rauriser Literature Prize.
In the inspiring silence of the mountains, space is created for profound conversations and new perspectives – a celebration for all who love the power of words.