We woke up so happy to be in Salzburg! I went for a run around the river so I could see one of my favorite views in Salzburg. I was sad to be leaving Salzburg so soon, but I was also excited about our next stop!
Beautiful Salzburg
Running views in Salzburg. It was only around 0930 in the morning, but already getting so busy!
We checked out of our hotel and walked to the train station to catch the 150 bus to St. Gilgen, with our ultimate destination being St. Wolfgang. We visited both of these villages back in 2016, and I was dying to visit them again at Christmas time. St. Wolfgang and St. Gilgen are located on Wolfgangsee, along with Strobl. All three villages have Christkindlmarkts.
The bus ride from Salzburg to St. Gilgen is about 40-45 minutes on the 150 bus. During our bus ride, I was able to understand different conversations mainly involving the temperature of the bus. It felt so nice to see my German improving!
We arrived in St. Gilgen and had a little time before catching the ferry to St. Wolfgang, so we decided to enjoy the Christkindlmarkt.
St. Gilgen Christkindlmarkt
Overall, this tiny market is very charming. The stahls are placed all around town amongst the darling buildings.
St. Gilgen Christkindlmarkt
Our first order of business was Gluhwein! One thing that was different about this market, St. Wolfgang and Strobl, is that you buy the gluhwein mug with your first gluhwein and the refills are less expensive. If I remember correctly, the refill price of gluhwein was 5.60 Euros. Another thing that was different about the gluhwein is that the mugs are .25L instead of .2L. Score!
Enjoying our first gluhwein in St. Gilgen.
It was a sleepy early Thursday afternoon in St. Gilgen.
St. Gilgen Christkindlmarkt
We finished our gluhwein and a snack, and walked toward the lake to buy tickets for the ferry. Lucky for us, there was a gluhwein stahl right by the ferry. We refilled our mugs and boarded the ferry to St. Wolfgang!
St. Gilgen from the ferry
St. Gilgen
All aboard and on our way to St. Wolfgang!
While we were on the ferry, the sun came out! That has been a rarity during our time visiting Christkindlmarkts.
Crusing to St. Wolfgang
Enjoying my gluhwein and the need for my sunglasses!
The sun provided extra warmth for us to remain outside during the entire ferry ride.
St. Wolfgang from the ferry
We arrived in St. Wolfgang and walked to our hotel. I was so excited about our hotel. We booked the White Horse Inn, which is known as the Romantik Hotel Im Weissen Rossl in German. It is a very charming old-world hotel with a pool and a hot tub that are floating in the lake.
We checked into our hotel and enjoyed some welcome champagne before heading out to enjoy the market.
The St. Wolfgang Christkindlmarkt is known for having a floating lantern in the lake. Our hotel was in the perfect location with this right outside the door.
St. Wolfgang Christkindlmarkt
We enjoyed a little gluhwein and walked all around the village. We stumbled upon the cutest drink spot on the deck of Hotel Peter. The sun was out, music was playing, and everyone was enjoying the day. It felt like a crime to not stop!
The view from Hotel Peter. For reference for a video below, this was taken at 15:13.
Ken enjoying a beer and the sunshine
I was so excited about my hot Aperol!
We were enjoying the sunshine and then boom, the sun went behind one of the mountains, and the warmth disappeared!
This video was taken at 15:32. It was crazy how quickly the sun disappeared behind one of the mountains.
Pretty much everyone but us left Hotel Peter. We stayed. We enjoyed our drinks and the beautiful view.
After Hotel Peter, we walked back toward our hotel to enjoy the market and find a little dinner.
St. Wolfgang Christkindlmarkt
The market had fires all around town to help keep everyone warm.
St. Wolfgang Christkindlmarkt
Our darling hotel
We decided to walk down by the lake so we could see the lantern as it got dark. It did not disappoint!
Gluhwein and the beautiful lantern? Does it get any better?
St. Wolfgang Christkindlmarkt
The beautiful St. Wolfgangsee lantern
The beautiful St. Wolfgangsee lantern
Loving our time in St. Wolfgang
St. Wolfgang Christkindlmarkt
Fighting off the chill in the air with gluhwein!
We were pretty chilly and decided we would go back to our hotel to enjoy some of our hotel amenities.
One last photo of the beautiful lantern
A little Austrian music before heading inside for the night.
We changed into our swimsuits and went outside to enjoy the hot tub. It was so cold and the hot tub made it perfect!
Loving ending the night in the hot tub at our hotel. Please ignore our gluhwein-stained teeth! It is a right of passage while at the Christkindlmarkts!
We had such an amazing day in St. Wolfgang. I loved getting to revisit such a beautiful place during my favorite time of the year!
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