# The most beautiful lakes in Austria

Mountain lakes in Tyrol, swimming lakes in Carinthia and the Salzkammergut.

- 4 votes · 12 items
- Aug 22, 2025 · Lorenz Mayer
- https://even.best/en/l/3827/the-most-beautiful-lakes-in-austria

## Top 12

1. **Achensee** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 'Tyrol's sea' between the Karwendel and the Rofan.
2. **Weissensee** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Crystal-clear water in Carinthia.
3. **Wörthersee** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Carinthia's best-known swimming lake.
4. **Attersee** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Largest lake entirely in Austria, painted by Klimt.
5. **Lake Hallstatt** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — In the Hallstatt-Dachstein World Heritage area below steep slopes.
6. **Wolfgangsee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Turquoise drinking-quality water in the Salzkammergut.
7. **Plansee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tyrol's clearest lake.
8. **Gosausee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Reflection of the Dachstein.
9. **Lake Zell** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mountain lake facing the Hohe Tauern.
10. **Grundlsee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The 'Styrian sea' in the Ausseerland.
11. **Altaussee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — At the foot of the Loser.
12. **Traunsee** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Austria's deepest lake with the Seeschloss Ort.

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