Salzburger Land

After two wonderful concept hotels we went to a destination again: Tennengau in Salzburg Land. Like many other destinations in Salzburg Land winter is all about holidays in the snow, which refuses to come somehow this year. But there are other things to do… Moving in three days before Christmas means there is only one subject: Christmas market! We already had been to the mountain advent in Großarl and the very day we arrived in Abtenau the local christmas market took place there. So we directly went there. There you could get really nice things, a lot of handicraft and of course culinary arts. At one booth a woman was spinning and we ate the best frensh toast from Salzburg Land. Unfortunately the market is only open for a couple of days. Doesn’t matter. There are other christmas markets. For example some in down town Salzburg. The Christkindl Market at

Once again we have been booked by a hotel directly: from Hotel Kristall in Großarl. To be booked by a hotel means a hell of a lot of hotel photos and also means that our car will not be moved for a whole week. Something different for a change. Hotel Kristall has rebuild and extended their building so that photos were needed from the new restaurant and lobby area as well as from the new rooms. Because family Hettegger new our shooting method a lot of things have been perfectly prepared and so the shooting went quite smoothly and quickly. Anyway. There has still been enough time to visit the Salzburg mountain advent and also walk the chapel hiking path. At the mountain advent in Großarl the village center becomes a christmas market. Everywhere there are huts where handmade things and culinary varieties can be admired and be purchased as well

We spent no less than two weeks at the Kirchenwirt in Unken in the Salzburger Saalachtal. A beautiful house with a super team. We felt very comfortable there and again had a feeling of being with friends. The Saalach valley presents itself a little bit rough in the beginning with its steep and naked rockwalls. But when you get closer it becomes softer.  A side trip to one of the side valleys is worth the effort. Whether Heutal with the Gföllsteig or Au and Obermeyrberg or just walking along the Saalach; there are quite a few wildly romantic hiking trails from plain flat to alpine. Even the early morning sport tracks lead through beautiful landscapes and areas. To some experiences we had to drive; others were directly in front of the hotel. But you needn’t leave the Saalach valley at all during your vacation. It offers everything. Culture, history, adventure

Here comes a wild mixture of beautiful things, that we discovered in the Salzburger Saalachtal. First there is the Jakobus church in Unken. It is a pilgrimage church at the Way of St. James and is really extraordinary. Inside it is nice and bright and opulent decorated. Especially the lot of gold attracted our attention. And of course the double gallery for choir and organ. We have never seen something like that before. We have been in St. Martin and strolled through the beautifully installed farmgarden. Here you can relax and slow down. Everything is well-kept and lovingly and generously laid out. You feel right away invited… By coincidence came to the ‚flower queen of Pinzgau‘, who really earned her title, don’t you think? We walked further in the direction of the Kneipp area and – surprise: There is a mill wheel, which is still working: And finally the Kneipp