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Celebrate Easter with your family at the Berchtesgaden Salt Mine!
On Easter Sunday, 5 April, the Easter bunny will surprise our little guests at every corner and diligently hand out sweet surprises (while stocks last).
We look forward to bright-eyed children and fun moments above and below ground. The excursion to the Berchtesgaden Salt Mine includes an exciting ride on the mine railway into the depths of the mine, the two wooden slides underground and a trip across the mystical Spiegelsee lake.
Tip: Buy an online ticket now to secure your place on a guided tour on Easter Sunday!
From November 10, 2025, through January 31, 2026, guided tours in the Berchtesgaden Salt Mine will take place daily from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (start of last tour). The reason for the changed opening hours is the redesign of our underground film room - a highlight that will be even more impressive in the future!
In July and August, if the weather is dry, salt boiling takes place every Thursday between 10 am and 2 pm, just like in the old days. You will find our salt boiler in our outdoor area, directly opposite the visitor centre. Here you can watch the salt boilers at work and take home a hand-scooped and boiled salt from the Berchtesgaden salt mine.
... & when the fire is lit under the brewing pan, the proceeds from the sale of the salt obtained in this way are used for community or charitable purposes.
Every year we celebrate the miners' anniversary on Whit Monday. The visitor mine is closed for this reason. On June 9th, 2025, the miners' procession through the Berchtesgaden city center takes place from 11:30 am. It starts in front of the Stiftskirche in the center of Berchtesgaden.
The most important public dates at a glance
Whit Sunday 20:00: Announcement of the mountain festival
March of the drummers and miners' band through the market with concluding concert at the castle square
Whit Monday 10:00 a.m.: Church procession The procession sets up in front of the entrance to the Berchtesgaden Salt Mine and marches to the collegiate church.
Whit Monday 10.30 a.m.: Service of praise and thanksgiving in the collegiate church
Whit Monday 11.30 am: Miners' procession through the market town of Berchtesgaden
In order to experience the salt boiling process live, the salt boiling takes place for our guests every Thursday in July and August between 10 am and 2 pm (in dry weather) in front of the Berchtesgaden salt mine ticket office. Here you can watch the salt boilers at work and take home a hand-scooped and boiled salt from the Berchtesgaden salt mine. ... & when the fire is lit under the brewing pan, the proceeds from the sale of the salt thus obtained are used for community or charitable purposes.
We recommend that our guests wear a medical mask in the visitor centre as well as during the tour and - wherever possible - keep a distance of 1.5 metres from other guests. We also recommend buying online tickets due to the high demand and reduced capacity at the same time. Further conditions of conduct can be found in our General Terms and Conditions. We look forward to welcoming you as our guests.