ST. WOLFGANG - lake Wolfgangsee - Salzkammergut - ski region

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Pop. 2500. Everyone has heard of the fascinating town of St. Wolfgang. Situated in the beautiful countryside of the Salzkammergut with its idyllic LAKES and majestic MOUNTAINS the highest of wich is the DACHSTEIN 3003m (glaciercable cars, skiing area, ice caves). St. Wolfgang is famous because of the film and music from "White Horse Inn" writen by Ralph Benatzky and the works of Robert Stolz. The "White Horse" hotel made famous by the musicand film lies directly on the bank of WOLFGANGSEE and has been owned by the same family since 1712. It is surrounded by lovely town houses in the pretty town centre with its hotels, restaurants, shops, bars, statues and Gothic church (famous altar). Its beautiful position on the banks of one of the finest of all alpine lakes, at thefoot of the Schafberg (1783m, steam railway, views of lakes and mountains. ) as well as the lovely hilly countryside with its fields and woods have made this an area which is visited by guests from all over the world. In thenearby Mozart city of Salzburg (42km) one can visit the Easter and Sommer festivals, theatre, museums, fortress andold town of this unique musical and cultural METROPOLIS. In St. Wolfgang: attractive river bank promenades, lovelywalks, bathing beaches, indoor pools, sauna, boat hire, schools for sailing, surfing and hanggliding, boat trips withold, romantic paddle steamers e. g. "Kaiser Franz Josef", cycling, fishing, vitaparcours, minigolf, bowling, indoorriding, tennis centre with indoor courts, shooting entertainment, doll museum, pubs, concerts. EXCURSIONS: Bad Ischl (Kaiser's villa, Lehar museum, Cafè Zauner), Salzburg, salt works, 19 museums, ice caves, glacier railway, Hallstatt, many lakes and castles, zoo, cablecars, Bavaria, Kings Castles, Upper Salzburg, home of "Silent Night", openair museum, Linz, Vienna, Wachau, Munich etc. WINTER: Nearby SKIING CENTRES, 100 SKI LIFTS - 1 Skipass, e. g. Strobl/Postalm, St. Gilgen, Hintersee, Tauplitz, Dachstein, etc. In town itself: skilift, babylift, mursery slope, skischool, 3 crosscountry skiing curses, 20km of walks, indoor pool, indoor tennis and riding, ice skating, etc.


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O 401-2 Holiday house for 6 persons - 5 rooms apartm./flat no a)

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