seegrotte hinterbruhl

A decent attraction. Lots of historical trivia about these gypsum mines which are now leading to a subterranean lake (largest in Europe). The guide was very witty and friendly. A decent cafe next to it.

A lake inside a mountain+hop on a boat...former gypsum mine with a WWII connection. Good experience for adults as well as children...A learning opportunity!

If you are already in the Vienna Woods (perhaps visiting the nearby Lichtenstein Castle), you should stop here if you are interested in WWII history or Disney's The Three Musketeers movie. An odd combination, right?The Seegrotte is an undergorund complex where German aircraft were once built in secret during WWII, so there is some interesting history on the tour.The complex also served as a location for some of the scenes from the movie mentioned earlier, and some of the set dressing is still in place (prison walls, and a boat in the underground lake).The lake itself, which the tour includes a boat ride of, is less spectacular than I was expecting but my kids liked it.

We were there in spring. Went There By train, Then took the bus from the station. The guide speaks several languages. He is a funny person in a funny costume, but it's a part of his job.Told us a lot of stories, took through the maze of labitinth. We had a boat trip on the lake (sea). Films were made there.After The Tour THE Guide Asks YOU For A donation. I hope you won't mind.

We visited Seegrotte as part of a tour that went through Vienna woods; reference Expedia details:-Pass through Baden and the Helenental Valley en route to the former Mayerling hunting lodge. The lodge is now a commemorative chapel, remembering the deaths of Crown Prince Rudolph and Baronesse Vetsera in 1889. Marvel at the intricate medieval cloister in the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz before continuing on to the Seegrotte. Here you will complete your day with a unique underground boat ride. Seegrotte was a gentle walk through some narrow mining tunnels (anyone over 6' will have to stoop!) looking at recesses along the way depicting various activities within the mine. The main interest is the very small section stating about WW2 and Heinkel He162, the first jet plane, being built here; such a shame there was not more memorabilia available about this bit of history and less of the plastic animals in a cave recess.Boat ride on the underground lake well worth doing, though would like to have seen more; 85 steps up and down to the last section of the lake, they are low risers and easy to negotiate; there is no wheelchair access or facility for anyone not physically able to do a long flight of stairs.

I will be honest, the main reason we visited was because I wanted to see an underground lake, and with the promise of the largest in Europe, I couldn't resist.If anything I was a little underwhelmed by the actual lake. It is all in an old gypsum mine that they accidentally flooded by blowing up the wrong bit. Because of this, nothing felt very natural. There were no interesting stalagmites/stalactites to see or interesting rock formations. It was all very man made (as it would be). I don't really think I can fault Seegrotte for this, but it just wasn't as awe inspiring as I maybe pictured in my head. The lake itself is a beautiful blue colour and is very picturesque as they have lit it up, however it is not very deep (at an average of 1.2m) and smaller again than I pictured in my mind. What really made this place was the guide. He was excellent, funny and clearly passionate about the history. Having said I was a little underwhelmed by the lake, the history was richer than I had expected. After being closed after the mining accident it was used as a tourist attraction, film set for Disney's 3 Musketeers, and used by Heinkel to make top secret WW2 planes. The mine shaft to get to the middle was an uncomfortable 450m for someone of my height (just over 6 foot) and it is small, dark and narrow. Defiantly not recommended for anyone with a fear of claustrophobia. One thing I will warn you is that although there is a sign that says they accept cards, this is only for souvenirs (for some strange reason), so you will need cash for the visit (€10 for an Adult). There is not really a car park so you will have to walk up from the road that runs down one side, which is frustrating if you don't have the cash and have to drive back into the town to the nearest cash machine (by the church!).In all, probably didn't live up to all of my expectations, but I can't fault the attraction just because I pictured something differently. I would go again and would say it's worth a visit if you are in the area with a method of transportation.

Visited Seegrotte in Austria which is an underground lake. It is an old mine that got flooded and became a lake. The place was very beautiful and the water is very clear. The boat ride takes you through these cave openings that look so beautiful especially when reflected on the crystal clear water. The mine is very cold so do dress appropriately or you can get blankets before entering the mine. Overall, an excellent experience.

A visit to the Seegrotte is important because of its unique position as a subterranean lake where one can actually ride on a boat. It is actually a Gypsum mine that got flooded in 1912 and is now Europe's largest subterranean lake. It was also used by the Nazis during WW II for manufacturing aircraft , using POW labour.Be prepared for a long walk (about 20 mins) in a tunnel, before you reach the lake. Make sure you carry a jacket as temperature is 9 C throughout the year (you can rent a blanket on site too). The water is completely clean - but without oxygen- so there is no aquatic life at all. Water depth is maintained constant at around 1.2 meters by pumping out water daily. The boat ride itself is just a few minutes and a bit a disappointment..The local guide was a delight and kept us regaled with humorous stories and anecdotes, which helped lighten up the dark and damp surroundings..

The underground mine is converted to let people see the formations over the centuries. The boat ride seems to be the big hoohaa about the grotte, which is a short run in the dark.For the wait, the long walk, and above all underground chill, over-rated and over-priced. Could have saved the day trip.

Nice to see, easy even with small children. Parking is nearby. Walk inside is relatively short and easy.

Seegrotte involves an entirely different experience of going deep inside a gypsum mine to the promised boat ride on the “largest subterranean lake in Europe.” What’s not mentioned in promos about the lake is that to get there, you need to walk in the original miners’ steps down a long and narrow, cold tunnel, a compelling recognition of the dismal workday environ for the miners. There’s a tribute to an aviation milestone – the first jet fighter was built here, but then there’s the sad memorial to the WWII prisoners forced to work underground in order to make that possible. Background information is interesting but grim – horses were blinded to work 20 years in the mines; even the lake came at the expense of disaster – a detonation in 1912 went awry, causing the mine to flood and creating the lake. Seegrotte’s other claim to fame is it served as the set for filming Disney’s 1993 version of The Three Musketeers. The boat ride is nondescript and short, followed by the guide holding out his hat for tips before you are unceremoniously dismissed and pointed in the direction of the tunnel out.

and Europe's largest underground lake (boat ride included in tour)3000 year old gypsum mine. during the war, planes were built there to avoid our bombing raids.. the Nazis then shipped them to wr. neustadt to install the engines, and that's where we destroyed them.

A long walk down a damp and slippery underground hallway where they cheerfully tell you how they blinded horses that were used to work the gypsum mine and kept them in the mine for 20 years without coming up. Follow that with a description of the Nazi jet engine reseach conducted there without a mention of the slave labor used to conduct it. Then a 10 minute ride on a boat before the long trudge back up, pondering slave labor and blinded horses. Avoid. Guide spoke English well.

we felt that the entry price was a bit high for the tour. You walk through a long entry tunnel and then through several different large halls. The history is actually really fascinating and it would have helped if the exhibits were improved or updated with better explanations. Our guide spoke too quickly throughout the tour and often it was difficult to understand the guide as he switched from german to English. The boat ride was nice, but it would have been more memorable if it was longer.

Really cool place but take note that the entrance tunnel is quite long and snug and any claustrophobics will probably take a pass at the front door. Don't worry though there's a nice cafe right next door. The history of the old mine is quite interesting, the caverns are really photogenic and the tour guide was quite knowledgeable and even witty at times but... I was part of an international tour which was held in english and austrian german but as the tour progressed the guide kept going in austrian far more extensively than in english. This was really quite silly as there was only a handful of people in the group who understood the man and for the most part we were mostly left to guessing what the guide had said before and during the random bursts of laughter from the austrian speaking crowd. Here is what was most annoying, the guide for the most part concluded what he had just said during the past five minutes in like two sentences in english. :(People, if you are into history, mines and hollywood sets by all means take the tour but note that you may get better service in austrian.