Austria-Hungary : with excursions to Cetinje, Belgrade, and Bucharest : handbook for travellers . ) lies picturesquely atthe upper end of the Cfastein valley, on both sides of the Ache, whichforms two grand waterfalls (respectively 280 ft. and 205 ft. high)in the middle of the village. The larger part of the village lies tothe E., at the base of the Graukogel; the smaller part, which hasgrown very rapidly since the opening of the railway, lies to the W.,at the foot of the Stubner Kogel. The warm springs (113-120°Fahr.) have been known since the middle ages; their well-establishedefficacy in ne
Austria-Hungary : with excursions to Cetinje, Belgrade, and Bucharest : handbook for travellers . ) lies picturesquely atthe upper end of the Cfastein valley, on both sides of the Ache, whichforms two grand waterfalls (respectively 280 ft. and 205 ft. high)in the middle of the village. The larger part of the village lies tothe E., at the base of the Graukogel; the smaller part, which hasgrown very rapidly since the opening of the railway, lies to the W.,at the foot of the Stubner Kogel. The warm springs (113-120°Fahr.) have been known since the middle ages; their well-establishedefficacy in nervous affections, gout, rheumatism, and debility isnow ascribed to the radium in the water, first discovered in annual number of patients exceeds 11,000. The chief rallying-points of visitors are the small Straubinger-Platz (PI. B, 4), on the E., and the Covered Walk (Wandelbahn),with the Kur-Casino, to the W. of the bridge at the upper water- BbfSasteirU; -A. AmArda ckci - Taiffierlvof \Cafe -Rest .GfuaskccP Baclbruck: Wabsbicratr ?% ScJrtmrze Lzesel^.* ThidolFshdhe iCccfeWenqcr-. Hetffimaa*-Jttt. BAD-GASTEIN. 17. Route. 175 fall. On the E. slope of the valley is the Konian Catholic ParishChurch, completed in 1875, the platform behind which affords agood view of the lower fall. Farther on is the St. Nikolaus-Kirche(PL B, 3), dating from the end of the 14th century. On the of the valley, on which stands the small Protestant Church(, 4), built in 1873, begin the Eeichs-Str. and the Bahnhof-Str., both leading to Hof-G-astein. On the wooded slope above theElisabethhof ascends the road to Bockstein (p. 176), from whichthe road to the Kotschach valley diverges to the left above theHohe BriicJce (PL B, 4). The excavations for the railway broughtto light several ancient glacier-mills (PL 01.; A, 2, 3, B, 5) both inthe Bahnhof-Str. and the Boeksteiner-Str. Bad-Gastein is surrounded with pleasant walks, abundantlyprovided with benches. On the West Slope of the Vall
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