The Gastein valley had been a part of the Archbishopric of Salzburg in the Middle Ages, it was originally a gold mining area and the site of an ancient trade route crossing the Central Eastern Alps.
The Gastein valley had been a part of the Archbishopric of Salzburg in the Middle Ages, it was originally a gold mining area. The Gastein valley had been a part of the Archbishopric of Salzburg in the Middle Ages, it was originally the site of an ancient trade route. This ancient trade route was crossing the Central Eastern Alps.