If you want to go diving in crystal-clear water with breathtaking underwater landscapes, you don't necessarily have to go far away to diving destinations such as Egypt or the Maldives: With a depth of 175 metres and an area of around 48 square kilometres, Lake Attersee is not only the largest, but also one of the most beautiful diving areas in Austria!
Lush green underwater forests and meadows, dazzling shoals of juvenile fish, large pike, wriggling eelpouts and perch make underwater fans quickly forget the Red Sea or the Indian Ocean. Lake Attersee in the heart of the Upper Austrian Salzkammergut region offers ideal diving conditions, especially in spring, with visibility of up to 25 metres. And underwater, Austria's largest inland body of water with drinking water quality has its own special charm at any time of year. It is not for nothing that Lake Attersee is one of the most popular destinations for diving enthusiasts and is known far beyond Austria's borders.
With its many special diving zones and interesting dive sites, Lake Attersee is a varied area for beginners, but also for experienced scuba divers: Dive between pile dwellings, into the prehistoric "Wandl", experience the imposing steep face at the "Kohlbauernaufsatz" or be enchanted by the "Unterwasserwald Kammer":
Just a few minutes away from Boutiquehotel Aichinger, a very special attraction awaits all divers in Nußdorf am Attersee: the UNESCO World Heritage Site of prehistoric pile dwellings can be seen and experienced underwater in an artificially constructed pile-dwelling forest. Representing the 111 pile-dwelling settlements in the Alpine region, 111 piles have been anchored in the lake bed, incorporating architectural elements from the prehistoric settlements. 3D prints on the piles show artefacts from the countries covered by this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Unterach am Attersee is home to the "Kohlbauernaufsatz" diving spot, which offers a spectacular steep wall that drops from 18 metres to 32 metres, a wooden pillar with a heart-shaped toilet, the Attersee "Titanic" and magical underwater meadows with numerous fish. In addition to perch, roach and pike, eels can also be observed here at night.
At the "Dixi" diving site in Weyregg at the lake Attersee, you can also follow in the footsteps of pile dwellers from 6,000 to 2,800 BC underwater. An abstract model of a pile dwelling with several information boards can be dived here at your leisure.
At the "Hinkelsteine" diving site in Steinbach am Attersee, a group of life-size wooden statues have been anchored to the bottom of the lake. The sculptures, created by Weyregg wood artist Bruno Hemetsberger, depict people from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
In the shallow area, at a depth of 13 to 30 metres, there is an impressive underwater forest with very beautiful and mostly dense vegetation. Diving through the waving forests is simply magical!
Lake Attersee consists of three basins formed by the prehistoric glacier, known as "Wannen" in Austrian and colloquially as "Wandln". If you dive into the upper Wandl, you will experience a classic Attersee dive with rhizomes, sunken trees, large boulders and a smaller rock tongue ranging from 20 to 30 metres.
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