Ski vacations Goldegg - Quiet sunny plateau in the Pongau!

Goldegg im Pongau

In the idyllic mountain nature of the Pongau, the mountain village of Goldegg lies on a sunny plateau at 820 m above sea level. Even if traffic passes through the lower-lying valley, so it is wonderfully quiet up here.

Goldegg Castle sits enthroned on a hill above the village and watches over the town. The old fortified castle is a building worth seeing from the 14th century and one of the cultural highlights of the region. Although there are no guided tours of the halls, chambers and local history museum in winter, the mere presence of the historic bulwark lends the village of Goldegg a historically traditional ambience. Just a few metres outside the walls is the Goldegg Moorsee, an idyllic area that is open for ice skating and ice hockey games when temperatures are low enough. Especially during Advent, Goldegg is transformed into a particularly cosy holiday resort with its quaint Christmas market and the wonderfully illuminated castle. All around, the enchanting mountains of the Salzburger Land invite you to go skiing, winter hiking and tobogganing.

Pongau

The district of St. Johann im Pongau boarders the states of Carinthia, Steiermark, and Upper Austria, and the impressive Salzachtal valley runs right through it. Surrounded by the mountains Hochkönig (2,941 m) and the Hohe Tauer (3,798 m), the region never fails to excite with at atmosphere at once romantic and rustic as well as sporty and thrilling; the resorts are comfy and picturesque and the ski area is phenomenal. Finally, the excellent reputation of St. Johann makes one of the most important access points into the enormous ski world ''Ski Amadé.'' A particular highlight of the massive mountain landscape is the legendary ''Liechtensteinklamm'' which lends itself to the particularly unique mountain scenery found here. Equally or more worth a visit is the National Park Hohe Tauern, spreading past the region in the south - one of the most beautiful natural settings in Europe. There it's almost obligatory to discover the area on a snow-shoe hike or on the cross-country trails.

Travel Goldegg im Pongau

• Train: Schwarzach-St. Veit (approx. 6 km), St. Johann in Pongau (approx. 15 km)
• Flight: Salzburg (approx. 75 km), Innsbruck (approx. 180 km)