Ruperti – Pilgrim`s way

More and more people experience the meaning of making a pilgrimage. The desire to escape from everyday life and problems – to move on, internal and external. Unexpected encounter with with oneself – Nature – Culture. Hermann Hinterhölzl had the idea to develop the „St. Rupert pilgrim´s way“

The Facts

The entire route is very well sign-posted. When ever you see the yellow Rupertus-cross on purple background you know, that you are on the right way.

For the complete pilgrim´s way please calculate about 5 to 6 days, but also day trips are certainly worthwhile. According to the personal condition everybody can arrange special routes.

Those peolpe, who go their own way and fill it with their experiences make the way to a pilgrim´s way.

From St. Gilgen/ Europakloster to Strobl

16 km / 6 Stunden / 800 hm Aufstieg
Europakloster Gut Aich - Falkenstein - Ried - Kalvarienberg St. Wolfgang - Puchberg - Schwarzenbach - Bürglstein - Strobl

St. Gilgen (545 m)

The village has been mentioned already in the year 790 and became important in the Middle Ages as toll gate and place of trial.
Patron saint of St. Gilgen is the french bishop Ägidius, one of the 14 helper in need. The Mozart´s fountain in front of the townhall and the birth´s house of the mother of Mozart are commemorated to the famous composer.
Starting at the bus station in St. Gilgen you will easily find your way to the Parish church St. Ägidius, then along the lake in direction Winkl and the Europakloster Gut Aich. The monks will invite pilgrims to participate the church service, the prayer sessions and the blessing.

Europakloster Gut Aich (578 m)

The monastary of Benedictines has been founded in the year 1993 and would like to be symbol and model for evangelization of Europe. The monastery has a shop and its own wine cellar.

BENEDIKTIONERKLOSTER GUT AICH, Tel. +43(0) 6227 23180
www.europakloster.eu

Falkenstein (795 m)

Bishop Wolfgang (924-994) is said to have come here in the year 976 and lived as a recluse. Stone sanctuaries of nature made this area already in pre-Christian times to a special place of energy.
According to the legend St. Wolfgang struck his stick against a stone and a spring sprang forth which still flows today. The water is reputed to heal eye problems. Also it is said that St. Wolfgang left the inprints of his head and hands behind at the „falling mountain“. Pilgrims hope for the healing of headaches as they lay their had in the hollow.
The church on the Falkenstein was built in 1626. Particulary noticable are three caves in the rock. The first two create a formation through which people crawl in order to „shed their evil“, according to a custom dating back to ancient times.

Take the time for the rituals at the Falkenstein (to leave a stone, to ring the bell, to wash your eyes..).

St. Wolfgang (548 m)

The village is named after it´s founder, the Bishop Wolfgang of Regensburg. Already in the Middle Ages St. Wolfgang was one of the most important places of pilgrimage in Europe and received 1430 the market rights.
The pilgrimage church was first mentioned in records in 1180 and has been rebuild 1429 after a fire. Most famous is the gotic wing altar of Michael Pacher.
The treasure room in the tower shelter precious rememberance of history and pilgrimage. Between the Parish church and the castle you can find the late-gotic pilgrim´s fountain built in 1515.

With the Boat Service

From the middle of April until the end of October you also can use the Wolfgangsee Boat Service to abbreviate the way from the boat station Falkenstein to Strobl.
Homepage Boat service

Strobl (542 m)

The village arose in the 14th century out of the „Gut am Schober“ that belonged to the Strobl – family. The name of the village goes back to this name, which means something like „scrubby man“.
The Parish church has been built between 1758 and 1761. The left side altar is dedicated to the miraculous image „Maria vom guten Rat“ of Genazzano.
The village fountain in front of the church with view to the lake symbolizes water, wind and sun.

From Strobl to the Postalm

13 km / 5 hours / 800 m ascent Aufstieg
Strobl - Sparberweg - Kleefeld - Weißenbachtal - alter Postalmweg - Schnitzhofalm

The Postalm ist he second biggest meadow area in Middle-Europe. The „Almblumen Wanderweg“ and the 400 years old Schnitzhofalm with it´s own cheese diary offer something very special to the pilgrim.

Wolfgangsee Tourismus Gesellschaft
Au 140
5360 St. Wolfgang
Tel.: +43(0)6138/8003
Fax: +43(0)6138/8003-81
info@wolfgangsee.at
www.wolfgangsee.at