Many centuries ago, the area around Hohe Salve was considered to be the land of witches and the women who lived there possessed supernatural powers and were considered to be real witches. This legend influenced the concept of the amusement park at the middle station of the Hohe Salve. At the Witch's Water Park in Söll, children can experience all the magic of the water element and face many exciting challenges.
Hexenwasser focuses on nature and its wonders, big and small. Stations, paths and chambers of wonder can be explored either on your own or under the guidance of an instructor. From the barefoot trail across the stream and meadows, singing bowls under witches' umbrellas, to the witches' ladder and the walk to the sundial at Hoe Salve. There's plenty to see, learn and discover. From time to time there are free witch programmes, events and demonstrations.
There are around 30 water stations around the site where you can relax and learn all about water. There is the Witches Stream, the Kneipp Pool, water trails and mud pools. We recommend that the whole family visit a special station called "Blue Wonder".
The Blue Wonder is an attempt to discover the "source of life" in a playful way. In the process, the supposedly understandable suddenly becomes incomprehensible, the familiar becomes completely alien. Water surprises us at every turn. Be it the fascinating study of droplets, whirlpools or sand structures formed by water. Even Leonardo da Vinci, in his Codex Leicester, wrote: "Nature begins with cause and ends with experience: we must take the opposite path, that is, we must begin with experience and from it investigate cause!"
Designed as an innovative indoor station and created in collaboration with specialists such as marine physicist Erich Beuerle and Matthias Schenck (Schloss Freudenberg), the Blue Wonder has become one of the highlights of Hexenwasse Park. The water has been given its own stage and takes centre stage on both sunny and rainy days.
Austria's longest barefoot path is popular with children and adults alike. The different types of terrain make this attraction not only varied and fun, but also healthy, massaging the feet and improving circulation. Visitors are also invited to visit a witch's mill, where witches used water to turn ordinary stones into jewels. Be sure to try your hand at being a "stone jeweller" by selecting and polishing a stone.
In the Witches' Forest and Witches' Brook, all children can feel like real witches and wizards by dressing up and riding a broom, taking part in a coven and sitting around a campfire. The park is themed, so you'll find brooms, wooden and stone sculptures of witches and items they used in their magical everyday lives at every turn. You'll also meet a living witch in Witch's Water, who is actually very kind to all the little visitors to her domain.
