"Scenery and Recreation in the Salzkammergut" Top 5 Page for this destination Sankt Gilgen by yooperprof

Sankt Gilgen Travel Guide: 46 reviews and 131 photos

Scenery and Recreation in the Salzkammergut - Sankt Gilgen

It's cooler by the lake - and that's a much appreciated feature of St. Gilgen, situated as it is less than an hour from Salzburg, and yet solidly ensconsced in foothill forests and clear water lakes.

St. Gilgen's Churchtower raises its spire against a verdant background.

Last visit to Sankt Gilgen: Jul 2003
Intro Written Oct 16, 2003
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Reviews (8)

Sing-along with Germans aboard the... Favorites (3)

Germans travel groups can be boisterous! I enjoyed observing them aboard the Wolfgangsee Ferry. Their tour leader led... more travel advice

View of St. Gilgen from the Lake Favorites (3)

Looking back at the town. . . more travel advice

Taking the Wolfgangsee Ferry Favorites (3)

The Wolfgangsee is much loved and much used by visitors to St. Gilgen. You should plan on taking a ferry ride across the... more travel advice

What goes up, must come down - Sankt Gilgen

Hang-glinding Sports & Outdoors (1)

A major feature of summer recreation in St. Gilgen is hang-gliding. People take small gondola cars to the summit of one... more travel advice

Things to Do (3)
See All Habsburgs Buried in the Churchyard

Hotels (1)
Resort Accomodation

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GentleSpirit Sep 15, 2012 at 5:23 AM

St Gilgen looks lovely. Did the singers insist you join them in a beer and sing along?
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craic Sep 20, 2009 at 6:12 AM

oh it is just beautiful! - and thrifty when it comes to grave space
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deecat Mar 13, 2006 at 1:56 PM

What lovely place Sankt Gilgen appears...you have some excellent photos.
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acemj Aug 16, 2004 at 1:04 PM

man, i wanted to go hang-gliding when i saw those people floating down from the mountain. great photos!
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shrimp56 Aug 9, 2004 at 6:00 PM

Brings back memories of my brief pass through the Wolfgangsee area when I was much, MUCH younger ...
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globetrott Aug 8, 2004 at 10:43 AM

a nice page and lovely pics ! Sing-along with Germans on the ferry ?? ... hopefully they did not sing "Warum ist es am Rhein so schoen...??" :-)
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zrim Nov 10, 2003 at 2:13 PM

When I saw this page, all I could think about was Saint Gilligan, then I saw a tip about the cruise--was it three hours long?