Apartments, Houses and Chalets for Sale in St Gilgen

St Gilgen in Summer, see winter view below

St Gilgen in Summer and Winter

Same view of St. Gilgen in Winter

Lake Wolfgang is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Salzkammergut. Take a look at the properties we have in the village of St Gilgen.

Within 30 minutes drive of central Salzburg, the Salzkammergut region offers year round holiday opportunities with lakes and first class skiing.

For those looking to relocate the region offers good value for money property, coupled with an enviable quality of life.

One of the best views in Austria!
Lake Wolfgang from above St Gilgen

The lakes are crystal clear and water is drinking quality. Across the region a full range of watersports is available including water skiing, sailing, canoeing ,swimming and diving.

Wolfgangsee with Mondsee in the distance

St Wolfgang is the pearl of the Salzkammergut, nestling on the shores of the Lake Wolfgang. In the middle ages it was a site of pilgrimages and in more recent years was world famous as the location of the operetta “The White Horse Inn”.

The village offers something for all ages. There are excellent restaurants, cultural events and sporting attractions in the village and throughout the Salzkammergut region. In winter there is top class skiing, in the warmer months walking, cycling and watersports. The village also plays host to the increasingly popular Wolfgangsee Advent market

Wolfgangsee Cliff-diving

St Gilgen is just 30 minutes from Salzburg and the airport. Nestling between the Zwoelferhorn mountain and Lake Wolfgang the traditional village of St Gilgen is famous for it's associations with the Mozart family. In 2005 St. Gilgen was promoted as the "Mozart Village" by the Wolfgangsee Tourist Board. Although Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart never visited St. Gilgen (as he had intended to), his grandfather worked in the town, his mother was born in St. Gilgen, and his sister Nannerl moved there after her marriage.

St Gilgen is also home to the St Gilgen International School.

St. Gilgen is a well-known travel destination. Boats from St. Gilgen sail around the Wolfgangsee, providing transport and views of the surrounding mountains. The hermitage of the original St. Gilgen may be seen, behind a chapel, in the Falkenstein cliffs west of St. Wolfgang and east of Fürberg.

In winter there is also good access to skiing at Dachstein West, Dachstein Krippenstein and Gaissau-Hintersee.

These really are properties which can be used year round for holidays.

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