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Salzkammergut Itinerary

Posted by (HTX) on

Hi all,

I’m finalizing plans for a two week trip to Austria in late May and have five days on our itinerary in the Salzkammergut for

Hiking around the Gosausee (day 1)
The Dachstein caves (day 2)
Day trip to Salzburg (day 3)
Hiking the Zwolferhorn (day 4)
Open (day 5)

We are staying in St Gilgen and not sure what to do on day 5, so recommendations are appreciated. We really want to take advantage of the outdoors while we are there and get a feel for the villages in the region.

As an alternative, we could spend that extra day planned for the Salzkammergut with an extra day in the area in and around Graz. Again, recommendations are appreciated.

Thanks!

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Hi again David.

St. Gilgen is a great choice of base - our son lives there every summer as he works as a camp counselor there. With your remaining day, I can suggest a few things. First, rent a small motorboat in St. Gilgen and ride around the lake. Take the ferry to St. Wolfgang, the most picturesque of the villages on the Wolfgangsee. Make a visit to Hallstatt, utterly charming despite the tourists.

Alternatively, if you want another day around Graz, probably my favorite thing to do in all of Austria is to visit the Zotter Chocolate Factory. It is zaney, truly Willy Wonka-esque. Then visit the nearby Riegersburg Fortress.

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Thanks again Emily! I went ahead and made our reservations for six nights in St. Gilgen, and we will keep our options open for day five with either a trip to Hallstatt, which we weren't planning on doing because of the crowds but are reconsidering on your recommendation, or spending it around the Wolfgangsee. Since we will be staying a while in St. Gilgen, if you have dining recommendations there or around the lake, we would love to hear them. Cheers!

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