Travel guide Lungau
Salzburg's countryside invites you to Lungau
For an unforgettable
holiday in the mountains in the Lungau region, we can recommend numerous private holiday homes or apartments. Lungau is an Austrian region in the state of Salzburg and is identical to the political district of Tamsweg. You can arrive via Salzburg Airport, which is about 100 kilometers from the Lungau region. Just to the south is the airport of
Klagenfurt. If you are arriving by car, take the Tauern motorway (A10) to St. Michael. The toll-free alternative takes you to Ennstal and then via the B99 through the towns of
Radstadt and Obertauern. By train, you can reach the stations of Radstadt and Bischofshofen, for example. From there, you can continue to your accommodation by post bus, for example. Rent a cozy holiday home in the destination or a house, an apartment, or an apartment, for example in Sankt Margarethen or in Ramingstein, with a garden, modern facilities, balcony, and kitchen, and experience a varied holiday according to your personal wishes.
Alpine, pure, and delightful
The Lungau region has an alpine climate, which is also influenced by the Atlantic. In the winter months, snow and excellent slope conditions are guaranteed. In spring and summer, the beautiful landscapes bloom and offer you fantastic holiday conditions with pure mountain air on top. Some of the private holiday homes or apartments are also suitable for a
holiday with a dog or pet in Lungau in the best natural idyll.
The stronghold for potatoes
Good home-style cuisine is a priority in the Lungau holiday region. Rent accommodation or a holiday home or apartment for your holiday and explore the unique culinary world in the
Salzburg region in Austria. The region is considered a potato stronghold. In Lungau, you can find half of the potato cultivation areas of the federal state. Here, the potato is known as Eachtling and is used as a brand name. A classic specialty from the area is called Lungauer Hasenöhrln (sometimes also Polsterzipfel). This is a flour-based dish prepared with sauerkraut. Also typical of Lungau is Rahmkoch - a sweet dish made from sugar, raisins, and farmer's butter. In the numerous alpine huts or restaurants, you can not only enjoy the typical beer of the local breweries but also delicious regional wines that are grown in the region.
Action-packed with a guarantee of relaxation
Lungau in Austria is a holiday paradise for those seeking relaxation and active vacationers. Especially for families who rent an apartment, a holiday apartment, or a holiday home, for example in Sankt Michael, there are countless possibilities. Take advantage of the almost 500-kilometer-long Mur Cycle Path, which is considered one of the most beautiful river cycle paths in Europe and starts in Muhr. If you like action, you can also climb, sail, swim, paraglide, or try canyoning and rafting in the mountains. In the winter months, the slopes and trails of the Lungau ski region with the ski areas Katschberg-Aineck, Obertauern, Fanningberg, and Grosseck-Speiereck attract visitors. During the Lungau Alm Summer and Farmer's Autumn, holidaymakers celebrate centuries-old festivals together with the locals, which have been handed down and practiced within families for generations, such as Samson carrying or the famous Prangstangen festivals in Muhr and Zederhaus. This is tradition here!
Lungau - When Samson is carried
Explore the enchanting Salzburg region on foot from the doorstep of the cozy holiday accommodation or holiday home or apartment. The various hiking routes in the Lungau destination lead you along gentle valley paths to the rustic alpine huts, fascinating mountain lakes, and impressive peaks. There are also guided hikes. For this, we recommend the various mountain lake or hut tours, for example. Lungau has about 60 idyllic lakes in the mountains and 70 managed alpine pastures. But Lungau also has cultural and traditional highlights to offer for your holidays. If you are interested in castles, you should not miss the medieval Mauterndorf Castle with its unique fortified tower and large knight's hall or Finstergrün Castle in Ramingstein, which is now a large leisure and adventure playground. The open-air museum Denkmalhof Maurergut in the village of Zederhaus is also interesting, taking you back in time to the former working and living world. Learn more about the profession of the miller on the circular hiking trail Mühlenweg, which also leads you through the picturesque surroundings. In
Tamsweg, you will find the Lungau Local History Museum, where you will also encounter the symbol of Lungau, Samson. This is a wooden figure that can weigh up to 85 kilograms and be up to eight meters high. Samson is carried in parades and processions through the villages. In Lungau, there are a total of twelve of these traditional figures. Simply book a comfortably furnished holiday accommodation or an apartment or a flat with a kitchen, balcony, modern facilities, garden, for example in Mauterndorf, Sankt Margarethen, or Mariapfarr, and spend a varied holiday according to your personal wishes full of excursions with your family between ski areas and hiking trails.