The Romans in the Attersee-Attergau region

1800 years of summer holidays

The remains of a Roman luxury villa with several mosaic floors in Weyregg suggest that the invention of the summer holiday resort on Lake Attersee probably also goes back to the Romans. The floor plans of the luxury villa were visualised by means of prospection.

Even back then, the Salzkammergut was an ideal place for summer holidays, for recreation and for relaxed leisure in an incomparable landscape. In the Roman exhibition in Weyregg am Attersee, you can see a 3D model of the luxury villa with a view of the lake and showcases with artefacts from the excavations. Mola rotunda, Ludus delta and Ludus astragalus were not only played by Roman children. Let yourself be surprised.

The Roman heritage is not only diverse in the Salzkammergut, but throughout Upper Austria. For over 500 years, the Roman Empire characterised Upper Austria with its legionnaires, craftsmen and farmers, its architecture, forts and baths and has left lasting traces.

This includes the Roman milestone, which can still be seen today in front of St Mary's Church in Vöcklamarkt. The milestone was found in 1865 near Mösendorf at the so-called "Burgstall", probably a former Roman settlement around a roadside fort. It may have been the Roman road station Laciacis. This stone proves that the Roman road from Juvavum (Salzburg) to Lauriacum (Lorch near Enns) led through Vöcklamarkt.

You can follow the Roman traces on the Roman cycle path , which leads from Passau through the Innviertel region to Lake Attersee in the Salzkammergut and on to Ovilava (Wels). The destination is Enns, the former legionary site of Lauriacum.

The Roman cycle path rest stops along the way, including in Frankenmarkt, Vöcklamarkt, St. Georgen i. A., Attersee a. A. and Seewalchen a. A. offer the opportunity to rest and at the same time learn interesting facts about Roman deities and Roman life.

Project: Valorisation of Roman cultural sites
AB 119 - Valorisation of Roman cultural sites in Eastern Bavaria and Upper Austria
INTERREG V-A Programme Austria - Bavaria 2014 - 2020