In winter, St. Gilgen holds one of the Salzburg area’s most famous Christmas markets, with wooden stalls selling handmade jewelry, traditional wooden toys, and fragrant local gingerbread alongside plenty of warming glühwein. A cable car travels up to Zwölferhorn for skiing, and between May and September this becomes a jumping off point for hiking, cycling, and climbing adventures in the Salzkammergut (Austrian Lake District). By summer, Wolfgansee lake is given over to water sports and cruiser trips to the equally cute lakeside towns of Strobl and St. Wolfgang.
Visit St. Gilgen on a The Sound of Music tour or take in the town as a stop on an excursion to the Lake District along with the villages of St. Wolfgang and Bad Ischl on Wolfgangsee. Some Lake District tours also take in the Eagle’s Nest and the historic Hallstatt Salt Mine.