Ten Lakes & Sound of Music 9/8

Along the Salzach to Franking or more specifically Dorfibm via Oberndorf, the birthplace of Silent Night and also via Lake Höllerer and Holzöstersee. 

Hotels (example): 

Cat. A. + Cat. B.: Seewirt

The day will start with a tour through the nature reserve Ibmer Moor to the Benedictine abbey Michaelbeuern. You can either cycle around or over mount Haunsberg to the Trumer Seen lakes (lakes Grabensee, Mattsee, and Obertrumersee) or to Lake Wallersee.

Hotels (example):

Cat. A.: Walkner

Cat. B.: Post Seekirchen

On the third day, the tour will take you through the nature reserve of the Egelseen lakes to Schleedorf. Later, you will continue to the idyllic Lake Irrsee. Overnight stay in Mondsee (castle, smokehouse).

Hotels (example):

Cat. A.: Krone

Cat. B.: Meingast

The day begins with a boat trip to Weyregg (for arrivals between 01.07. and 31.08.), in season 1 and 2 you cycle along lake Attersee. Afterwards, you will cycle through the Aurachtal valley to Lake Traunsee with Gmunden (castle Orth, ceramics factory), Altmünster (bicycle museum), and Traunkirchen ("Fishermen’s Pulpit").

Hotels (example):

Cat. A.: Post Ebensee

Cat. B.: Hocheck

By train you will go from Lake Traunsee up to Obertraun at Lake Hallstättersee (Dachstein mountainous ice caves). Later, you will continue along the lake to Hallstatt ("the loveliest lakeside location in the world", the oldest salt mine). Your today’s destination is Bad Goisern or one of the neighbouring towns.

Hotels (example): 

Cat. A.: Moserwirt

Cat. B.: Goisererhof

Via Bad Ischl (Emperor’s Park, Emperor’s Villa, Empress Sissi’s Teahouse) you will cycle along the Ischler Ache river to Lake Wolfgangsee: You will cycle through places such as St. Wolfgang (White Horse Inn, parish church, cog railway on to the Schafberg), Strobl, Lake Abersee (Zinkenbachklamm gorge) and St. Gilgen - the Mozart village on Lake Wolfgangsee.

Hotels (example):

Cat. A.: Kirchenwirt Strobl

Cat. B.: Aberseehof

You will follow the cycle route to St. Gilgen ("Mozart Village"), the short hiking trail into the Tiefbrunnau and on to the deep blue Fuschlsee- From there, past the Hintersee lake, and the Strubklamm gorge into the Wiestal valley (dam); You will come through the Glasenbachklamm into the Salzachtal valley. Shortly before reaching Salzburg, it is worth visiting the castle Schloss Hellbrunn (park, zoo, water games). Your destination is the festival and Mozart city of Salzburg with its numerous attractions (fortress, old town).

Hotels (example): 

Cat. A.: Zum Hirschen

Cat. B.: Ganslhof

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