It was August in Austria but it was only 3ºC when we got up at 2,600 m in Grossglockner Alpine Road. We had a plan for that morning: to drive towards the Salzach Valley and then to the West to find the largest waterfalls in Europe, the Krimml waterfalls. They are found at the entrance of the valley in the Hohe Tauern National Park and they are one of the most breathtaking destinations in the entire alpine region.
There is a 4 km trail with many vantage points and platforms to have the best views and perspectives of the waterfalls. This trail is steepy at some points as it climbs the mountain parallel to the waterfalls. The lowest waterfall can be reached in just 10 – 15 minuts from the car park and in our opinion it is the best place of the trail. You can feel the drops in your face and the strong wind:
This is also a dangerous place, it is slippery and you can fall. Watch the video to realize about such a spectacular but also dangerous site. It is also a place to take as many photos and videos as you can. It is a unique place in Europe!
“The principle of all things is water,
as water is everything and to water everything returns”
Thales von Milet, 624 – 546
The trail, built in 1900 and constantly groomed and maintained is a perfect familiy plan for a spring or summer day. The entire waterfall drop is 380 m and it is one of Austria’s top 10 most visited attractions.
These waterfalls are considered good for the immune system and for people suffering from allergies. Scientific research has proven what local doctors already knew about the healing powers 200 years ago. It is due to high concentration of negative ions and circulating air.
We didn’t reach the top of the waterfalls. We had other plans for the afternoon and we wanted to reach Innsbruck before the night. However, if you plan a full day in Krimml waterfalls you must know that you have a nice restaurant at the top of the trail. A good spot to enjoy lunch.
I love waterfalls so I would love to explore that area. So neat that you can get so close but I agree you do need to be careful! Thanks for sharing on #TheWeeklyPostcard.
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We also love waterfalls! They are always must see spots wherever we go. Krimml waterfalls are the best we have seen in Europe so far. Thanks for your comment!
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I love waterfalls, but never heard of these. Shame on me. Thanks for sharing at #TheWeeklyPostcard
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It is always nice to spread knowledge 🙂 If we can help to make bucket lists bigger we are more than happy! Thanks for your comment!
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i love “chasing waterfalls”, but I missed this one. Krimmler looks quite spectacular. Hope to see it someday. #TheWeeklyPostcard
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We didn’t know about them before. We had to search for information of Austria hotspots before our travel to discover this waterfall. Thanks for your comment 🙂
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Beautiful photos! I had no idea about this (my husband did and told me off, haha!)
#WanderfulWednesday
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Thanks! They are really incredible waterfalls. We regret we didn’t have more time to spend there. Thanks for your comment 🙂
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Gorgeous! What a special shot to get that rainbow in the photo too.
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Thanks! We took dozens of photos… at least one had to be good enough 🙂 Thanks for your comment!
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amazing indeed #wanderfulwednesday
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Thanks Tanja!
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That rainbow picture looks so awesome!!! Lucky you! 😀 #WanderfulWednesday
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Glad you liked it 🙂 Thanks for your comment!
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What a impressive place! But, it is Austria! I have fallen in love with the country and am convinced it has some of the most beautiful natural landscapes and cities. I really want to explore more of it.
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Completely agree! Austria is wonderful and it is full of incredible places. We want to come back! Thanks for your comment 🙂
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What a fun trip!!
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It really was! Thanks for your commemt 🙂
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This is seriously one very impressive waterfall! There is always something so awe inspiring about seeing nature like this!
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Completely agree! Finding nature spots like this are always inspiring.
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I always thought Rhein Falls are the largest in Europe. They are not as high as Krimmler Falls, but are much wider and it seems they have bigger amount of water pouring down over the falls too. Hmm, but it doesn’t really matter which are the largest because they both look gorgeous. I would love to visit Krimmler Falls too. Your photos are gorgeous! #WanderfulWednesday
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We said “larger” because this is how they “sell” it. In fact we don’t mind which are the largest (a wide concept), we want to see all of them! 😀 We didn’t know about Rhein waterfalls, so thanks for pointing this out, we will put them in our bucket list!
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Hehe, Swiss are using word “largest” to sell Rhein Falls too! I agree with you, “large” is a wide concept, but at the end it doesn’t really matter which are bigger, largest, higher, wider, etc., they are all places I hope we all manage to visit one day. 😀 😀
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I would enjoy a hike to the waterfall so much. I mean, those views are incredible!!
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Yes! They are wonderful. We would have liked to end up at the end of the trail but we hadn’t enough time. Thanks for your comment!
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