The village is located in the high valley of the Hohe Tauern, which stretches south down to Obervellach on the river Möll and separates the Ankogel Group in the east from the Goldberg Group in the west.

Mallnitz is an exclusive retreat that shows the beauty of the natural landscape away from mass tourism. You will find renowned respiratory treatments here, and of course the local alpine air will have healing effects for you. Mallnitz offers a snow ski area at an altitude of about 1,200 meters and a healthy climate in winter and summer. At Mallnitz, the Tauern Railway enters the southern portal of the Tauern Tunnel.

Mallnitz offers complete infrastructure, not only various shops, but also a school and kindergarten, etc. You can get to Mallnitz by train, which stops here directly, or by motorway or Tauerntunnel tunnel, which leads from Bad Gastein to Mölltal, which opens up synergistic opportunity to ski in the ski resorts of Bad Gastein and Mölltal.

In winter you will enjoy great conditions for skiing in the ski resort and about 20 kilometers of groomed cross-country trails. A list of hiking trails is prepared for fans of winter hiking and ski mountaineering. In summer, cyclists, hiking enthusiasts and all nature lovers will enjoy themselves. In Mallnitz it is also possible to use the offer of rafting and canoeing.