Salzach and Saalach

Altenmarkt im Pongau (850m/2,789ft; pop. 2,400) is of Roman origin and the oldest place in the Enns valley. The parish church contains a 14th C. image of the Virgin.

The town of Altenmarkt im Pongau is noted for alpine and nordic skiing. It has been the site of numerous World Cups, as recently as 2006, and several national championships.

The Salzburg (Land) region offers almost endless scope for winter sports, with excellent ski runs until April or May in almost every part of the province. All these skiing areas on the mountain slopes, together with the heads of the high valleys, rise above the winter mists and are bathed in sunshine; and the slopes are brought within easy reach by a steadily increasing number of cableways and lifts. The best known winter sports resorts are Zell am See, Saalbach, Badgastein and Hofgastein, the Weissee area above the Einzigerboden (where skiing is possible in summer) and Obertauern on the Radstädter Tauern pass. There are also winter resorts where non-skiers can enjoy a quiet and restful holiday and a variety of other attractions. In addition to all this the province of Salzburg, though relatively small in comparison with neighboring provinces, has an extensive range of sights and tourist attractions, from Mozart's city of Salzburg and the internationally renowned spa of Badgastein to the beauties of the Salzkammergut and the technological achievements of modern times, the hydroelectric power stations and their great storage reservoirs in the mountains.