Radiating far across Lake Wolfgangsee through the dark winter nights, the inviting, peaceful glow of the lantern draws guests from near and far to contemplate in, wonder at and enjoy the Lake Wolfgang Advent (Christmas) Market.
There is a joyful anticipation of Christmas in the air and visitors are able to experience fascinating customs still in practice today. The Lake Wolfgangsee Advent (Christmas) Market is celebrated in St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang annually and this year is no exception.
In the village of St. Wolfgang candles, torchlight and warming braziers lend a cosy atmosphere and the solid, rustically-decorated Market stalls meander from the Postplatz Square to the lakeside, whilst in the Mozart village of St. Gilgen the visitor can expect a Baroque backdrop to the Advent scene. A joi de vivre and a joyful anticipation of Christmas are depicted on the Market stall facades - designed by artist Raja Schwahn-Reichmann. The idyllic village of Strobl, however, is romantically transformed into something very special - featuring exquisite Nativity-scenes.
Adorned with sparkling, pre-Christmas decorations, all three villages glitter and glisten throughout, whilst the lake, quiet and dark, silently links the radiance of their Advent (Christmas) Markets. Regular boat trips slide past the imposing floating lantern, the illuminated Oxen Cross, and the Wedding Cross which lies at the foot of the sheer Falkenstein cliff wall, from which the sound of trumpets echoes over the whole lake.
The Markets are open Thursday and Friday from 12 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and Thursday 6th - Friday 9th December from 10.00 a.m. - 7.30 p.m.
Christmas and New Year Market Times 2012:
St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang: 12 p.m. – 06.00 p.m. daily.
The Christmas and New Year Markets are open daily from Wednesday 26th till Monday 31st December 2012.
St. Gilgen
... the Baroque Advent (Christmas) Market!
An 11 metre-high, red candle on the lakeside and a further 50 large candles illuminate the way to the Advent (Christmas) Market in St. Gilgen.
… the village of nativity-scenes!
The idyllic village of Strobl on the shores of Lake Wolfgangsee is romantically transformed into something very special - featuring exquisite Nativity-scenes. Also on offer, in its numerous, beautifully-decorated...
…the romantic Advent village!
Entering the idyllic Advent (Christmas) Market through one of the two huge Market gates, the visitor is led along a lane of lanterns to the Advent (Christmas) Market which is festively decorated with hundreds of fir t...
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