Are you planning a day trip to the Lake Wolfgang Advent (Christmas) Markets in 2011?
To help make your planning easier and to ensure your passengers have an interesting programme, please find below some suggestions.
Thursday & Friday – Arrival from the direction of Salzburg/Mondsee:
12.00 noon - arrival in St. Gilgen – Visit the St. Gilgen Advent (Christmas) Market
13.00 or 14.15 - boat trip from St. Gilgen to St. Wolfgang (the peer is maximum 10 minutes‘ walk from the Advent (Christmas) Market).
14.00 or 14.45 - arrival in St. Wolfgang – Visit the St. Wolfgang Advent (Christmas) Market
Or travel by coach from St. Gilgen to St. Wolfgang
and/or
16.20 or 17.35 - boat trip St. Wolfgang to Strobl
16.45 or 18.00 - arrival in Strobl
Or travel by bus from St. Wolfgang to Strobl
Time to visit the Strobl Advent (Christmas) Market
Thursday & Friday – Arrival from the direction of Linz/Bad Ischl:
12.00 - arrival in Strobl – Visit the Strobl Advent (Christmas) Market
Continue the journey by coach to St. Wolfgang
Time to visit the Advent (Christmas) Market in St. Wolfgang
16.30 or 17.15 - boat trip from St. Wolfgang to St. Gilgen (the jetty is maximum 10 minutes walk from the Advent Market).
17.00 or 17.45 - arrival in St. Gilgen – Visit the St. Gilgen Advent (Christmas) Market
For those visiting the Advent (Christmas) Markets on Lake Wolfgang who arrive on a Friday before the markets are open, please note that the Schafberg mountain cog-railway operates from 11.00!
Ascent to the so called "Dorneralpe" where you can drink mulled wine etc.
Friday – Arrival from the direction of Linz/Bad Ischl or Salzburg/Mondsee: 10.30 - arrival in St. Wolfgang
11.00 - take the Schafberg Mountain cog-railway up the Schafberg Mountain to the Dorneralpe plateau
12.00 - visit the Advent (Christmas) Market in St. Wolfgang
Then, onward journey to Strobl and/or St. Gilgen by boat or coach and visit their Advent (Christmas) Markets.
Friday – Arrival from the direction of Linz/Bad Ischl or Salzburg/Mondsee: >(possible from start of december!)
10.00 - arrival in St. Gilgen
ascent with the cable car up to the mountain " Zwölferhorn"
12.00 - visit the Advent (Christmas) Market in St. Gilgen
12.00 -in St. Wolfgang
Then, onward journeyto Strobl and/or St. Wolfgang by boat or coach and visit their Advent (Christmas) Markets.
Saturday & Sunday – Arrival from the direction of Salzburg/Mondsee:
10.00 - arrival in St. Gilgen – Visit the St. Gilgen Advent (Christmas) Market
11.30 - boat trip from St. Gilgen to St. Wolfgang (the jetty is maximum 10 minutes‘ walk from the Advent Market).
12.00 - arrival in St. Wolfgang
Or travel by coach from St. Gilgen to St. Wolfgang
Visit the St. Wolfgang Advent (Christmas) Market
On Saturday there is an opportunity to watch the nativity play at 14.30 in the Michael Pacher Haus in St. Wolfgang centre (performance lasts approx. 1 hour)
16.50 or 17.35 or 17.55 - boat trip from St. Wolfgang to Strobl
17.15 or 17.50 or 18.20 - arrival in Strobl
Or travel by coach from St. Wolfgang to Strobl
Time to visit the Advent (Christmas) Market in Strobl
Saturday & Sunday – Arrival from the direction of Linz/Bad Ischl:
10.00 - arrival in Strobl
11.30 – onward journey by coach to St. Gilgen and time to stroll through the Advent (Christmas) Market
14.00 or 14.30 - boat trip from St. Gilgen to St. Wolfgang
14.30 or 15.00 - arrival in St. Wolfgang
Time to visit the Advent (Christmas) Market in St. Wolfgang
Approx. 17.30/18.00 onward journey by coach to Strobl and visit the Advent (Christmas) Market
Saturday & Sunday – Arrival from the direction of Linz/Bad Ischl:
10.00 - arrival in St. Gilgen – Visit the St. Gilgen Advent (Christmas) Market
11.30 – onward journey by coach to Strobl – Stroll through the Advent (Christmas) Market
14.10 or 14.45 or 15.15 - boat trip from Strobl to St. Wolfgang
14.25 or 15.10 or 15.30 - arrival in St. Wolfgang
Time to stroll through the Advent (Christmas) Market in St. Wolfgang
Above we summed up all suggestions. Should you require any further specific assistance in planning your Lake Wolfgangsee Advent (Christmas) markets-trip, we would naturally be more than happy to help.
Parking in the 3 villages:
St. Wolfgang: until P3 in the center or P7 at the Schafbergbahnhof
St. Gilgen: until the valley station of the Zwölferhorn Cable-Car - place the bus at the bus park
Strobl: until the advent gateway - place the bus at the bus park
Please note that once again in 2012, coach groups visiting the Lake Wolfgangsee Advent (Christmas) Markets on a Thursday will each receive a small gift. To make sure your group receives this gift, please register your visit before arrival.
Furthermore Friday is Family-Day! Children/adolescents till the age of 14 years are transported by the boat for free as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Wolfgangsee Tourismus Gesellschaft
Au 140, 5360 St. Wolfgang
Tel.: +43 (0)6138 8003
Fax: +43 (0)6138 8003-81
e-Mail: info@wolfgangsee.at
Web: http://www.wolfgangsee.at
