Esplanade Gmunden

Gmunden, Oberösterreich, Österreich

pets allowed
All weather
Suitable for groups
Suitable for kids (all ages)

A place of encounter

The Esplanade in Gmunden stretches picturesquely from Cafe Kandur to the Gmunden Yacht Club. This beautiful promenade on the shores of Lake Traunsee invites you to take a leisurely stroll and offers a magnificent view of the clear water and the surrounding mountains. Magnificent villas, historic buildings and charming cafés can be found along the esplanade, inviting you to linger.

History: Our esplanade was built between 1851 and 1862 under Mayor Johann Tagwerker and was an important facility for the then emerging tourism in the spa town of Gmunden. Most of the material needed to fill the lake was mined from the Hochkogel and some of it was brought to the construction site in specially built chutes. The material freed up by the demolition of the Upper Gate Tower in 1854 was also used to fill in the esplanade. Planted with two rows of chestnut trees, the construction of the esplanade was completed in 1862.

Opening hours

Freely accessible at any time.

always open (24/7)
open to the public

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

How to get to the Esplanade in Gmunden in the Traunsee-Almtal region: We recommend that you travel by public transport! By train: via Attnang-Puchheim station to Gmunden station, with the Traunsee streetcar (line 161) from Stern & Hafferl to the stop Gmunden Franz-Josef Platz, also coming from Vorchdorf Eggenberg. The stop is right next to the Esplanade. Numerous connections from Attnang-Puchheim station to the main trains on the Westbahn line (line 101) or via Gmunden to the Salzkammergutbahn in the direction of Bad Ischl, Hallstatt and Bad Aussee by bus: OÖVV bus lines 507, 505 or 533 as well as city bus lines from Gmunden, bus stop Gmunden Rathausplatz by bike: The Esplanade is also easily accessible by bike. The Traunvierteltour and the R4 Traunradweg lead from the Traunbrücke over the Rathausplatz to the Esplanade and the R 2 Salzkammergutradweg to just before the Lehenaufsatz. By car: Westautobahn A1: Vienna - Voralpenkreuz-A1 - exit A1 Laakirchen West - via Laakirchen to Gmunden Westautobahn A1: Munich - Salzburg - exit A1 Regau - to Gmunden Parking in the city center: Underground car park in the town center, direct access to the Esplanade, numerous parking spaces in the town center and at Toscanapark (short-term parking zone during the day). Please only use the designated parking spaces and show consideration for private property!

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