Pilgrimages through the Salzburg Lake District
That Salzburg Lake District is made for a pilgrimage with its gentle terrain and many lakes. The Seenland Pilgrimage Tour leads over 100 kilometers through the region from place to place.
Wallersee, Mattsee, Grabensee and Obertrumer See are popular meeting places for swimmers and water sports enthusiasts in summer. Since this summer, hikers can Lakeland Pilgrimage Tour Get to know the most beautiful natural sites and – in the spirit of the pilgrim – think about your own contentment and inner contemplation.
virtual stations
At the virtual stations with their own audio guide, the pilgrim hikers learn many interesting stories about the places and scenes. The texts inspire and invite you to reflect on current issues related to peace, contentment and inner contemplation. The entire pilgrimage route leads over 100 kilometers through the lake country. For the most part, it is about the European Pilgrimage route VIA NOVA. If you feel like it, you can also tackle the extension via the Haunsberg to the Silent Night town of Oberndorf and there peace way walk. This 12 km long circular trail with twelve stations leads through the gently rolling hills of the foothills of the Alps.
Over several daily stages
The entire pilgrimage route can be divided into stages of 15 to 20 kilometers and can thus be easily managed over several days. According to the VIA NOVA philosophy, the Seenland pilgrimage route has no destination. It is also possible to only start sections. This is not about minutes, hours or kilometers, but about walking and doing as such and spiritual development and mental attitude. There are several accommodations available in the places for overnight stays.
Inner contemplation on the pilgrimage route
Without stress and hectic, the pilgrimage route leads to the most scenic places in the Salzburg Lake District. Be it the Haunsberg with its view over the lakes, the wide meadows around the Wallersee, idyllic places such as Berndorf or Schleedorf and finally the Silent Night town of Oberndorf – hikers can find each other on the pilgrimage route.