Sankt Gilgen Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Apr)

Hiking in the Austrian countryside

A mountain with lots of possibilities: hiking, paragliding, mountain biking. The new gondolas offer pleasant comfort, a fantastic view and adequate space. Therefore the Zwölferhorn is barrier-free and suitable for families with children. In just 11 minutes, the new cable car conquers the 908 meters of altitude to the top of St. Gilgen's backyard mountain. if taking the cable car is not for you. the hike is easily doable. From the bottom to the top, it will take about 1 hour. once at the top you can eat at the restaurant and marvel at the incredible Austrian countryside. I would recommend hiking up and taking the cable car down to experience everything.

Scharfberg , Austria

Schafberg is a mountain in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Situated within the Salzkammergut Mountains range of the Northern Limestone Alps, the Schafberg rises 1,783m from the shore of Wolfgangsee Lake. To get to the top, you have to take an amazing steep cogwheel ride. There is a lovely restaurant at the top where you can sit down at the balcony for a meal or drinks and take in all the amazing breathtaking views of the gorgeous Austrian alps. There are no atm or credit card machines at Scharfberg so be sure to bring enough cash for the restaurant.

St. Wolfgang, also located in the Austrian Lake District, is not as familiar as Hallstatt in the country. Although it is located near Hallstatt, there is no noisy and crowded Hallstatt. More peace and leisure. St. Wolfgang is not big, the main attraction is the pilgrimage church, White Horse Hotel, Shaf Mountain, and you can walk around the town on foot. Although the town is not big, the scenery is very good. The lake and mountains of the movie "The Sound of Music" is the scene. If you want to appreciate the beauty of St. Wolfgangsee, you must take the steam train to the top of Shaf Mountain, a line that has been in operation since 1893 and is still in the market today. Little train operation time

Xiafu Mountain | The Secret in the Mist At the beginning of October, on the Xiafu Mountain, you need to spell the character. Looking at the weather forecast, it was not hesitant to choose the train that went up the mountain at 9:45. Everything looks good. Tips: The top two-thirds of the view on the left side of the mountain is very good, and the third-third of the view on the right side is good. So don't worry about tangling, just go down the mountain and sit on different sides. The first third of the scenery is good, thinking that you should be able to see the lake today. But by two-thirds of the time, the train was like a fog, and nothing could be seen. The huge loss in the heart is self-evident. When I reached the top of the mountain, the entire Xiafu Mountain was surrounded by mist, and nothing could be seen. As the crowd moves toward the viewpoint, although it is fog, but it is still a glance. At this time, there was a gust of wind. In the changing clouds, the clouds slowly spread out, revealing a small lake with a big sun. All things happen only within five minutes. Great joy after the great sadness!

The town of St. Gilgen, a small town in the Austrian Lake District, in the small town of St. Wolfgang, surrounded by St. Wolfgangsee, home to the music prodigy Mozart's mother, his mother and sister used to Live here. The walls of the town are painted with lovely murals on the walls, and the walls are painted in colorful fairy tales. Transportation: On the pier of the town of St. Wolfgang, you can take a ferry to get there, a round trip of 15.2 euros, one-and-a-half-hour one-way ride, you can also take a tour of St. Wolfgangsee by the ferry, very comfortable. . Because there are very few tours, it is quiet and comfortable, the most famous is the St. Gilgen City Hall, which is also full of art. After a long walk here, the buildings in the whole town are especially suitable for taking pictures. Afternoon tea in the cafe, walk around the local hand-painted shop, anyway, girls like it.

fantastic lakes & mountains in Austria 🇦🇹

Austria has so much to offer, one can easily spend weeks in this small but mighty country! Lakes: Austria is known for its beautiful teal lakes with amazing views. Hallstatt is the most famous lake with a postcard view of the town attached to the lake. The church in town is a beautiful and tall honey-hued building that can be spotted a mile away. We choose to stay in Grundlsee because of its famous hotel attached to the lake. MODI Resort Grundless was fully booked when we arrived. Its easy to see why, the hotel is on a hill overlooking the lake, allowing guests to take in the vastness of the lake from a vantage point. Every room in this hotel comes with a kitchen and traditional decoration with unique carpets and curtain. It make me feel like I was living in a storybook. This hotel is expensive during holidays The most exciting attraction was the SchafbergBahn up to Schafberg. The steam train slowly carried passengers up the hill and we arrived at this beautiful peak surrounded by all 7 major lakes in the area. Once the fog cleared, the mountain offered a panoramic view of the entire lake area with teal lakes glistening under the sun. The train ticket is quite expensive, around 40 euros round trip but highly recommended!

The pearl of Lake Wolfgang at the foot of the Alps.

St. Wolfgang Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes located at the foot of the Alps in Austria. The area of this lake is not particularly large, but it is very beautiful. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It became famous because the opening scene of the movie "The Sound of Music" was filmed here, showcasing the beautiful scenery of Lake Wolfgang. Here was once the preferred holiday destination of the royal family of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. To appreciate the magnificent scenery of Lake Wolfgang, the best way is to take a boat, where various cruise ships are cruising on the lake. Surrounded by mountains and dense forests, scattered with sporadic residential and resort hotels along the lake, the Wolfgangsee is a popular summer resort for Europeans, attracting a large number of visitors who come here to play in the water every summer.

St. Gilgen Slow Time St. Gilgen and St. Wolfgang are also built on Lake Wolfgang, but because St. Wolfgang has Schaffer Hill, it is more famous than St. Gilgen. From St. Gilgen you can take a boat directly to St. Wolfgang, a 40-minute boat ride. If you drive by yourself, it will take about 20 minutes. Because of this, St. Gilgen appears to be better and quieter, with fewer tours. By car, you can park your car at the entrance to the St. Gilgen cable car for free. Get off the train and walk through the center of the town to the lake. Just happened to meet the market in the town, what to sell, flowers, cheese, roast chicken and clothes and daily necessities. I like to walk slowly through these small objects and see the traces of time passing.

When I came to Austria, I had to come to Wolfgangsee; came to Wolfgangsee and had to go to Mount Shaf! This steam train and mountain railway that took us up the mountain has been opened since 1893 and has a history of more than 100 years. As the train climbs up little by little, the village farmhouse at the foot of the mountain is getting smaller and smaller. The blue Wolfgangsee in Tiffany is like a gemstone set on the ground. Crimson steam train shuttles through the pristine mountains, as if to take people through time and space to the other end of the world... strongly recommend the Schafbergalpe stop on the mountainside, so harvest Naturally cute cows! One flower, one grass, one world, one grass, one wood, one Bodhi, calm and mirrored lake, it seems that time will stay with it, to appreciate the calm and beautiful! The quiet valley in the cloudy sky, but there is an inspiration for the world! Put on a princess dress that you don't dare to wear on weekdays, bring exaggerated earrings, and do what you want to be in your heart... Transport: Take Wall Foggang Lake cruise, under the Schafbergspitze stop