Wolfgang-See is a mountain lake amidst the gentle slopes of the Salzkammergut covered with forests. The stylized steamer Kaiser Franz Josef I runs along the lake, as well as the modern boat Wolfgang Amadeus. Many tourists who come on an excursion to St. Wolfgang, take a boat trip to Sant Gilgen. Near the marina there is a fine fish restaurant.
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Mayrhofen from 26,490 rubles. for 8 days.
Sölden from 33 to 225 rubles. for 8 days.
Kaprun from 43 270 rubles. for 8 days.
Package "Flight + transfer" from 14 630 rubles.
How to get here
Flight to Vienna or Munich, then an internal flight or transfer by train to Salzburg, and from Salzburg - either by taxi or by car to the selected resort.
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The main resorts of Wolfgang-See
St. Wolfgang
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Here is the famous Gothic cathedral with the equally famous altar of the XV century. On the steep streets of the town many shops with a huge selection of Austrian national clothes for children and adults. Local Benedictine monks at leisure sculpt the amusing figures from soap. Soap flowers, animals, fruits, little people - very original souvenirs. Here you can calmly rest by the water, take a boat ride, climb the mountains by cable car, take a walk along winding mountain paths.
Sant Gilgen
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Rest in this town like those who want to enjoy peace and at the same time learn something new. For example, visit the house where Mozart's mother was born, Baroque cathedrals, climb to a height of 1521 meters, from where a magnificent view of the Alps opens.
Strobl
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This resort is located on the eastern shore of the lake and boasts the best beaches in all of Salzkammergut. There is a funicular to the mountain peaks of Zelfferhorn and Schafberg, a lot of cafes, restaurants and confectioneries, and, of course, lots of opportunities for water sports.
Bad Ischl
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The cultural and geographical center of the Salzkammergut region is 50 km east of Salzburg on the banks of two rivers: Traun and Ishl. Bad Ischl became popular after the successful stay of the ruling family of the Habsburgs - Archduke Charles and Princess Sophia. The treatment procedures solved their problem of childlessness "with excess" - three sons appeared on the light. There were composers Johann Strauss and Ilmar Kalman, Romy Schneider, Helmut Kohl, Karl Lagerfeld, Nikita Khrushchev and many other notable personalities.
In the city there is a resort polyclinic, numerous boarding houses and a rehabilitation center.
Beaches of Wolfgang See
There are no beaches in the usual sense on lakes. Most often these are soft grassy lawns with the entrance to the water along wooden piers.
Hotels
Hotels in Wolfgang See do not always correspond with their category .As a rule, they belong to families, hence - a particularly hospitable attitude to tourists with children .Most of the hotels are located on the shore and have their own beaches .If the beach at the hotel own, then most sun loungers and umbrellas on it are provided free of charge, if the beach is municipal, then the entrance to it will be paid (about 5 EUR) .In hotels, meals are usually half board, breakfast - buffet, dinner - on the menu, in private pensions - only breakfast .The quality of the buffet depends on the level of the hotel: the higher it is, the closer the buffet to the concept of "buffet" .Most hotels - with restaurants, bars, gyms, saunas, many with swimming pools .
Entertainment, excursions and attractions
In St. Wolfgang it is worth to visit the famous Gothic cathedral with its equally famous altars of the 15th century, the fountain of Europe and the Palomnikov fountain, the Puppet Museum and the famous hotel "Weisses-Ressel". On the steep streets of the town there are many shops with a huge selection of Austrian national clothes for children and adults. In the city, at the foot of Mount Zelfferhorn is the house where Mozart's mother was born. And not far from Strobl there is one of the most beautiful mountain plateaus of the Eastern Alps, Postalm.
Deserves special attention "Shafbergberg" - the steepest (in the literal sense) steam gear railway in Austria. It operates since 1893 and leads from St. Wolfgang to the Schafberg mountain, passing for almost 40 minutes almost 6 km and gaining a height of 1190 m. The locomotives that service it are among the oldest in the world.
The Puppet Museum and the famous hotel "Weisses-Resnel" in St. Wolfgang, Mount Zelfferhorn in St. Gilgen and one of the most beautiful mountain plateaus of the Eastern Alps - Postalm near Strobl.
The festival of operetta in July-August, holidays of folk, classical, jazz music, knight tournaments, concerts. 25 tennis courts and halls, a golf course, horse and ski sports, fishing, hiking, cycling, horseback riding, a golf park, an outdoor ice rink.
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