Description

Highlights

On this Small Group Minivan Tour you will learn about charming Christmas markets of the Austrian Lake District ”Salzkammergut”, one of the most picturesque parts of Austria, with its crystal clear lakes surrounded by mountains, rock faces and the rural beauty of Austria. This was and is the scenes for world famous movies (“The Sound of Music”) and operettas (“The White Horse Inn”). The villages of St.Gilgen, St.Wolfgang, Mondsee and UNESCO village Hallstatt  are popular attractions around Salzburg.

Important Info

Lake Wolfgangsee Advent from 18th November to 18th December 2022.

Lake Wolfgangsee Advent at St.Gilgen, Strobl & St.Wolfgang

Wednesday open at St.Wolfgang 11:00 am to 07:30 pm, closed at St.Gilgen & Strobl.

Thursday and Friday St.Gilgen & Strobl and St.Wolfgang 11:00 am to 07:30 pm

Saturday, Sunday, Bank holiday (08th Dec)  St.Gilgen, Strobl, St.Wolfgang 10:00 am to 07:30 pm

Schedule

Tour schedule & availability

Heading east from Salzburg City the first lake we pass is the emerald Fuschlsee and we make our first stop above the Mozart village St. Gilgen by the lake Wolfgangsee. This lake is the centre piece of the tour. At St. Gilgen we visit the Christmas market and then further around the lake to St. Wolfgang village. At St.Wolfgang you can wander the Christmas market stalls lining the streets and visit the pilgrimage church where you can view Michael Pacher’s winged Gothic altar.

Then we drive to Hallstatt, passing Bad Ischl (Kaiserstadt – Imperial Town) and Bad Goisern on a scenic route with great views until we reach the UNESCO village Hallstatt. Here we have time for lunch and leisure.

From Hallstatt we will take a panoramic route via the emerald lake Attersee and then the Mondsee, the largest lakes in the Salzkammergut. In Mondsee village we have some time for visiting St.Michael’s Church, a pilgrimage site that  was also the location of the wedding scene in the “The Sound of Music” film.