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Welcome to Lake Wolfgangsee

Let yourself drift away and relax; or would you prefer to be active? Exploring traditional places or seeking peace and quiet? A holiday as a couple or a family trip? The region around Lake Wolfgangsee fulfils all holiday wishes. 

Since 2003, the Lake Wolfgangsee Advent has been delighting visitors young and old with passionately designed markets, extraordinary decorations and an enchantingly festive atmosphere.

Friedenslicht mit St. Wolfgang im Hintergrund
Wolfgangseer Advent 2025
From 21. November to 21. December
© Foto Wolfgangsee Tourismus / Mirja Geh: Friedenslicht mit St. Wolfgang im Hintergrund

Your winter delights

at Lake Wolfgangsee

Postalm Winter Park in Strobl: The picture shows a wintry mountain landscape with skiers and ice skaters on a snow-covered piste. Several buildings with red roofs can be seen in the foreground, which presumably represent accommodation or warm-up huts for visitors.

Postalm Winterpark

© Postalm Winterpark
Wolfgangsee boat trip in St. Wolfgang in the Salzkammergut: The picture shows a large ship on a calm lake, surrounded by imposing, snow-covered mountains. An illuminated structure can be seen on the shore, radiating a festive atmosphere.

WolfgangseeSchifffahrt

© Salzburg AG
Zwölferhorn cable car in St. Gilgen: The picture shows an impressive mountain landscape with cable cars hovering over a snow-covered landscape. The clouds shroud the peaks in a mystical mist and the cable car cabins offer a breathtaking view of the valley below.

Zwölferhorn cable car

© Zwölferhorn Seilbahn
SchafbergBahn / WolfgangseeSchifffahrt in St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut: The picture shows a red tourist train travelling through a snow-covered landscape. Snow-covered mountains can be seen in the background, forming a picturesque backdrop.

SchafbergBahn

© Salzburg AG

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Current panorama of Lake Wolfgangsee - camera location St. Gilgen.

Wolfgangsee delicacies

The traditional cog railway takes you up the 1,783 m high Schafberg in idyllic comfort.

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Austria's steepest steam cog railway has been running from St. Wolfgang to the Schafberg since 1893. It takes 35 minutes to climb 1,190 metres in altitude and 5.85 km to the top of the Schafberg.

Facts:

  • In operation: since 1893, not electrified
  • Distance: 5.85 km
  • Difference in altitude: 1,190 metres
  • Max. Gradient: 26 %
  • Journey time: approx. 35 minutes

Looking for the most beautiful place on Lake Wolfgangsee? We look forward to welcoming you to the Kirchenwirt Strobl.

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In addition to food and drink, we also offer rooms with and without lake views as well as holiday flats. The number 4 and the Kirchenwirt bring good luck, which is why you will find us 4 times in Strobl: Carl Michael - Villa Franz Josef - Ziehrerhaus - Kirchenwirt Haupthaus.

Our wellness area and our jetty on the lake also offer you pure relaxation.

Would you like to experience Lake Wolfgangsee? We await your booking!

Pure idyll in a natural paradise! Gasthof Kleefeld on Lake Wolfgangsee is a stand-alone recreational and hiking paradise in the mountains.

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The 3-star hotel offers beautiful, country-style rooms with all the extras, a wellness area and a children's playground. A cosy restaurant (50 seats) and the experience restaurant "Kleefeldstadl" for up to 150 seats and a fully equipped seminar room for 8 to 20 people. A wildlife park with many hiking trails stretches around the Kleefeld. Fish ponds with trout, salmon trout and sturgeon for the hotel's own fish supply complete the offer. Fish and game specialities, home-made pastries from the kitchen as well as wine and schnapps from our cellar will delight you time and again.