Lonely Planet Austria (Travel Guide) by Planet Lonely & Haywood Anthony & Christiani Kerry & Di Duca Marc

Author:Planet, Lonely & Haywood, Anthony & Christiani, Kerry & Di Duca, Marc [Planet, Lonely]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Published: 2014-03-31T21:00:00+00:00

St Gilgen

06227 / pop 3780

The ease of access to St Gilgen, 29km from Salzburg, makes this town very popular for day trippers, but it has also grown in recent years because of its very scenic setting. Along with quieter Strobl, it’s a good base for lake water sports, and is not quite as crowded as St Wolfgang.

Sights

Mozarthaus MUSEUM

(www.mozarthaus.info; Ischler Strasse 15; adult/child €4/2.50; 10am-noon & 3-6pm Tue-Sun May-Sep) There are five houses worldwide dedicated to Mozart, but this one takes the interesting approach of focusing mostly on the family – especially his sister ‘Nannerl’, an accomplished composer and musician in her own right. Multilingual films tell the story, and there’s a small exhibition.

Muzikinstumente-Museum der Völker MUSEUM

(Folk Music Instrument Museum; Aberseestrasse 11; adult/child €4/2.50; 9-11am & 3-7pm Tue-Sun) This cosy little museum is home to 1500 musical instruments from all over the world, all of them collected by one family of music teachers. The son of the family, Askold zum Eck, can play them all and will happily demonstrate for hours. Visitors are allowed to play one or two.

Heimatkundliches Museum MUSEUM

(Pichlerplatz 6; adult/child €4/2.50; 10am-noon & 3-6pm Tue-Sun Jul-Sep) The town museum has an eclectic collection ranging from embroidery (originally manufactured in the building) to animal specimens (about 4700) and religious objects.

Activities

Water sports such as windsurfing, waterskiing and sailing are popular activities in St Gilgen. There’s a town swimming pool and a small beach (free) with a grassy area beyond the yacht marina.

The mountain rising over the resort is 1520m Zwölferhorn (www.12erhorn.at; return cable car adult/child €22/14.50), from where there are good views and trails (two to 2½ hours) leading back to St Gilgen. Skiers ascend in winter.

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