--- title: Cultural offerings in the Attersee-Attergau region url: "https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/culture-and-tradition.html" description: "Enjoy the extensive cultural offerings on Austria's largest inland lake." image: "https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/user_upload/attersee-attergau/logos/Attersee_Attergau_Logo_80__gro%E2%94%9C%C6%92.jpg" date: 2019-11-04 modified: 2025-12-12 --- # Cultural offerings in the Attersee-Attergau region **Culture and tradition in the Attersee-Attergau region** ========================================================= In addition to numerous cultural events such as the Attergauer New Year's Concert or the Gustav Mahler Festival, the Attersee-Attergau region has already served as a inspiration for numerous painters, poets and musicians in the past. Tradition is also very important in the region: Numerous craftsmen have their home here. Convince yourself of the diverse offer and let yourself be enchanted by the Attersee and the Attergau! ### **Experience culture on Lake Attersee and in the Attersee-Attergau holiday region from May to September** [ ![](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/f/9/csm_2S-Kultur-in-der-Region-TVB-Attersee-Attergau_01_c2c35fbbca.jpg "Credit: TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger, Culture in the region") Culture in the region Attersee-Attergau Discover our wide range of cultural activities ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/culture-and-tradition/culture.html) © Open copyright © Credit: TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger, Culture in the region Close copyright [ ![](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/5/8/csm_2S-Kirche-Seewalchen-TVB-Attersee-Attergau_340065813e.jpg "Credit: TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger, Parish church Seewalchen am Attersee") Churches in the area ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/places-of-interest/churches.html) © Open copyright © Credit: TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger, Parish church Seewalchen am Attersee Close copyright [ ![](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/1/b/csm_2020-06-Kultur-TVB-Attersee-Attergau-Moritz-Ablinger__3__cd60bc55a8.jpg "Credit: TVB Attersee-Attergau, Cultural events") Cultural events in the region Attersee-Attergau ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/events/culture-events.html) © Open copyright © Credit: TVB Attersee-Attergau, Cultural events Close copyright [ ![Exhibition at the Klimt Center in Schörfling am Attersee](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/d/d/csm_2S_Gustav_Klimt_Zentrum_Klaus_Costadedoi_ba92913858.jpg "Picture: Klaus Costadedoi; Exhibition at the Klimt Center") Museums and galleries in der region ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/places-of-interest/museums-and-galleries.html) © Open copyright © Picture: Klaus Costadedoi; Exhibition at the Klimt Center Close copyright [ ![](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/a/f/csm_2S-Galerien-und-Ausstellungen_e6f88837b1.jpg "Credit: Pixabay, Galleries and exhibitions") Galleries and exhibitions in the region ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/culture-and-tradition/culture/galleries-and-exhibitions.html) © Open copyright © Credit: Pixabay, Galleries and exhibitions Close copyright [ ![](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/2/b/csm_2S-Kultur-in-der-Region-TVB-Attersee-Attergau-Moritz-Ablinger_5322352004.jpg "Cerdit: TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger, Culture in the region") Handicrafts in the region Attersee-Attergau ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/culture-and-tradition/culture/handicrafts.html) © Open copyright © Cerdit: TVB Attersee-Attergau/Moritz Ablinger, Culture in the region Close copyright In the footsteps of time ------------------------ More than 5,000 years ago, the first settlers at Attersee sank tribes into the ground to carry and protect their houses: The pile dwellers. Thousands of years later, the Romans discovered the Attersee for themselves and laid the cornerstone for the summer resort at the Attersee. [ ![Woman and girl looking together at the map of the Roman cycle path](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/5/0/csm_S2-Roemer-1_2bcf4c6948.jpg "Credit: ARGE Römerradweg, Roman cycle path resting place Vöcklamarkt") The Romans in Weyregg 1800 years of summer resort ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/culture-and-tradition/romans-attersee-attergau.html) © Open copyright © Credit: ARGE Römerradweg, Roman cycle path resting place Vöcklamarkt Close copyright [ ![Roemer couple](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Johanna Kiebler") Roman exhibition Weyregg am Attersee ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/culture-and-tradition/oesterreich-poi/detail/430023115/the-romans-the-exhibition-1800-years-of-summer-resorts-at-lake-attersee.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Johanna Kiebler Close copyright [ ![](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/_processed_/c/4/csm_2S_Pfahlbau_am_Attersee_Gerald_Egger_394f19d628.jpg "Picture: Gerald Egger, "Abenteuer Pfahlbau" - Pile dwelling on Lake Attersee") The pile dwellers at Lake Attersee UNESCO World Heritage since June 2011 ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/culture-and-tradition/unesco-world-heritage-pile-dwellings.html) © Open copyright © Picture: Gerald Egger, "Abenteuer Pfahlbau" - Pile dwelling on Lake Attersee Close copyright Experience culture on Lake Attersee and in Attergau --------------------------------------------------- A country full of culture is waiting to be explored by you. 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