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05.11.2021

Entry from 06.11.2021 only possible with 2G detection

Due to the current infection situation, the Bavarian state government has adopted new measures to deal with the pandemic. We are implementing these legal requirements. Since the health and protection of our guests, employees and staff have the highest priority, from Saturday, 06.11.2021, a 2G proof is necessary for the visit to the Alte Saline Bad Reichenhall: Therefore, only vaccinated and recovered persons will have personal access. The proof will be checked at the entrance to the Alte Saline.
Since children under the age of 12 are not usually vaccinated, they are also granted access without proof of testing, vaccination or convalescence.

In addition, all of our guests over the age of 16 must wear an FFP2 mask in the Old Salt Works and throughout the tour. Children between the ages of 6 and 15 years wear a medical face mask.

We look forward to your visit! 

02.11.2021

FFP2 mask obligation for visitors from 6 years of age

Due to the general decree of the Berchtesgadener Land from 29.10.2021, all guests from 6 years of age must wear a FFP2 mask in the Old Salt Works as well as during the entire guided tour.  

The 3G rule applies to the visit in the Old Salt Works. Proof will be checked at the entrance to the Old Salt Works. Please understand that no self-tests can be carried out on site under our supervision. We ask you to observe our GCC.

We are looking forward to your visit! 

01.09.2021

In the Old Salt Works, the 3G principle will apply from 02.09.2021!

From tomorrow, 02.09.2021, the 14th Bavarian Infection Protection Measures Ordinance will come into force. This states that the 3G principle applies in the Old Salt Works: Personal access is therefore only allowed to those who have been vaccinated, recovered or currently tested.
Tested persons are equal to: children up to their sixth birthday; students who are subject to regular testing as part of school attendance; and children not yet enrolled in school.
We ask our guests to show the proof at the cash desk of the Old Salt Works. All guests 6 years of age and older wear a medical face mask in the visitor building and throughout the tour.

Registration for the guided tour and ticket purchase can be done directly on site at the ticket office of the Old Salt Works. You also have the possibility to purchase tickets directly in our online ticket shop: www.alte-saline.de/en/ticketshop.

You can find further conditions of behavior in our GCC.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Alte Saline Bad Reichenhall!

07.06.2021

Finally the time has come! As of today, guided tours of the Old Salt
Works are taking place again.

To ensure the protection and health of our guests and employees, we have taken certain measures and defined rules of conduct in a hygiene concept.

The group size per guided tour remains reduced as in summer 2020. Children and young people between 6 and 15 wear a medical face mask in the visitor centre and throughout the whole tour. Guests and accompanying persons aged 16 and over must wear an FFP2 mask.

Registration for the guided tour and ticket purchase can be done directly on site at the ticket office of the Old Salt Works. You also have the possibility to purchase tickets directly in our online ticket shop: www.alte-saline.de/en/ticketshop.

You can find further conditions of behavior in our GCC.

We are very happy to welcome you again at the Old Salt Works! 

01.06.2021

Planned reopening of the Old Salt Works Bad Reichenhall on 07.06.2021

We are delighted to inform you of our plans to reopen the Old Salt Works on 07.06.2021. We will ensure that the health of our guests and colleagues is protected and are making this our top priority. Thus, we have made arrangements and established certain behaviour rules for good hygiene practice. This will be subject to an ongoing risk assessment, taking into account developments in infection in Germany and the requirements imposed by the authorities. You can now register for tours by buying a ticket from the ticket office at the Old Salt Works. You can also obtain tickets directly from our online ticket shop.

Group sizes will continue to be reduced as in summer 2020 to maintain the minimum distance of 1.5m underground. Other conditions of behaviour can be found in our General Sales Conditions. We shall do our best to ensure your safety with regard to COVID-19 and are already looking forward to reopening. More information can be found on our website and also on our social media channels (Facebook ).

20.10.2020

Old Salt Works Bad Reichenhall temporarily closed 

Due to the increasing spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 in the Berchtesgadener Land, a new general decree comes into force today. This states that the Old Salt Works in Bad Reichenhall must also close for the time being.

Based on the legal requirements and an ongoing risk assessment, we will decide on a reopening date, which will be announced on our website www.alte-saline.de.

We hope that the measures taken will reduce the number of cases in the district and that we will soon be able to welcome you as our guests again. Good luck!

08.06.2020

Since today you can take part at the guided tours through the Old Salt Works again.

In order to ensure the protection and health of our guests and employees, we have taken certain measures and laid down rules of conduct in a hygiene concept.

We have reduced the group size per tour from 35 to 23 people. For a visit to the Salt Mine Berchtesgaden, every visitor needs a mouth and nose protection that he/she has brought along. We recommend to buy tickets online, so that you can avoid waiting times. Further Conditions of Conduct can be found in our GCC.

We are very pleased to welcome you again in the Old Salt Works Bad Reichenhall!

20.05.2020

Planned reopening of the Old Salt Works Bad Reichenhall on 08th June 2020

We are very pleased that we are planning the reopening of the Old Salt Works Bad Reichenhall on 08th June.

The protection and health of our guests and our employees have the highest priority for us. For this reason we have taken measures and defined certain rules of conduct in a hygiene concept. This is subject to an ongoing risk assessment, always in view of the developments of the infection situation in Germany and the requirements of the authorities.

Tickets are sold on site at the cash desk and in our online ticket shop. We recommend the purchase of online-tickets to avoid waiting times.

In order to be able to maintain the minimum distance of 1.5 m underground, we have reduced the group size to 10 persons. Further General Contractual Terms and Conditions for Conduct can be found here.

We are doing our best to ensure the safety regarding COVID-19 and are looking forward to the reopening.

For further information please visit our website www.alte-saline.de, as well as our social media channels (Facebook).

19.03.2020

Bad Reichenhall Old Salt Works and Berchtesgaden Salt Mine still temporarily closed

In accordance with the announcement of the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care and the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs of 16 March 2020, we hereby follow the general ruling and shall continue to keep the Berchtesgaden Salt Mine and the Old Salt Works Bad Reichenhall closed for visitors, as already implemented since 10 March 2020.

09.03.2020

Precautionary closure of our excursion destinations Bad Reichenhall Old Salt Works and Berchtesgaden Salt Mine:

On account of the increasing spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, the company Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG is closing its two excursion destinations in Berchtesgaden and in Bad Reichenhall to visitors with effect from 10 March 2020 until further notice.

This constitutes a precautionary measure to protect visitors and staff, who come into contact with many hundreds of persons on a daily basis. This has been a very difficult decision for us to take. The uncertain situation, which is changing on a daily basis, has however prompted us to take this step.

As one of the largest salt producers, Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG has the responsibility of ensuring the ability to maintain supplies. This also means minimising any possible risk of infection. In addition, this measure is intended to help actively prevent the spread of the virus, while simultaneously contributing towards the responsible protection of society as well as employees and staff.  

Online tickets for the tour through the Salt Mine or the Old Salt Works that have already been booked will automatically be refunded by us. The same applies to booked events. If you have any further questions in this relation, please contact us by telephone under +49 (0)8652 6002-0 or send an e-mail to info@salzbergwerk.de. You will find current information on www.salzbergwerk.de and www.alte-saline.de as well as on Facebook and Instagram.

Based on ongoing coronavirus risk assessments, a decision will be made as to when is the right time for a reopening. We shall inform you about this through our homepage and other regular media channels. We are already looking forward to welcoming you again as our guests.