Sankt Gilgen Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  If you have time, do this Cable car trip.The Zwolferhorn Cable car is located on the main road at St. Gilgen, so you cannot miss it! There is plenty of car parking available.As the day was sunny, we decided to take the ride to the top. The views are fabulous on the way up,... 

 balhannah Says:  This is where we sat for a while after our walk around the village. It was lovely sitting here overlooking the Lake and the Mountains. Boats were on the lake, and back on shore, people were walking along the promenade. Behind us was a beautiful park and garden with a... 

 balhannah Says:  Next to St. Giles Church is an old walled 15th century cemetery.I love exploring cemeteries, but even if you aren't a cemetery lover, I think you will find this one interesting. Mozart's grandfather and his brother-in-law are buried here.Arches, small chapels, little gardens... 

 balhannah Says:  There has been several Churches built here. As the population has outgrown each church, a new one was built. In 1767, the last "new" church was built, and in 1769 it was consecrated.This Church was where Mozart's grandparents were married, and his mother, Anna, was... 

 balhannah Says:  What you mustn't miss doing here, is walking around the town.This it the way I found the gorgeous Rathus, with flower boxes, flags and a Mozart monument out the front. Then I found more buildings with frescoes, many built with the dark brown wood. I even found a Gnome... 

 ettiewyn Says:  Sankt Gilgen also calls itself the "Mozart Village" although Mozart in fact has never been here. Yet, his mother was born in this large, pleasant building that actually was the district court building during that time.The house directly lies on the way from the boat terminal... 

 acemj Says:  This place was nothing elaborate, just a simple, self-service snack bar located at the base of the Zwolferhornbahn (the cable car station). But since the weather was gorgeous and we noticed they had some traditional Wiener Schnitzel, we decided to pull up a chair (they were... 

 acemj Says:  There is a bus route between Salzburg and Bad Ischl that runs along the southern shores of the Wolfgansee. St. Gilgen is the first stop along the lake. You can also catch a bus directly from Bad Ischl. Or, if you're really lucky, you can get a ride from a kind-hearted VTer... 

 acemj Says:  Lederhosen is a German word for leather trousers and at one time they were commonly worn throughout Bavaria as well as parts of Austria and Switzerland. Today, they survive mostly as a folk costume, although many people own a pair and wear them on certain traditional... 

 acemj Says:  From the lakeside in Sankt Gilgen, you can see a tall mountain peak looming over the opposite shore. The mountain is called Schafberg and it's most easily accessed from St. Wolfgang where there is a train that takes you to the top. The views from the top are tremendous as... 

 yooperprof Says:  A major feature of summer recreation in St. Gilgen is hang-gliding. People take small gondola cars to the summit of one of the hilltops surrounding the town, jump off sheer rock cliffs, and then gradually drift down to the plains below. Did Yooperprof try out hang-gliding... 

 Pinat Says:  After spending 5 minutes in the center of St. Gilgen I was sure that Mozart himself had done something here: Either he was born here or he was inspired here or he spent some part of his life here. I was really surprised to learn he'd actually never been to St. Gilgen. It was...