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llilley Jan 12th, 2011 06:48 AM

Best Base in Saltzburg Area??
 
We are going to the Salzburg area in June for 3 nights. Is it best to stay in Salzburg and go to St. Gilgen and St. Wolfgang and Bad Ischl as day trips or is it possible to stay in St. Gilgen ,St. Wolfgang or another pretty area and do Salzburg as a day trip. We will have a car. Are these places so close it doesn't matter? Hard to tell on a map. Thanks

kfusto Jan 12th, 2011 07:15 AM

St. Gilgen is a 40 minute bus ride from Salzburg so car would be even shorter. Bad Ischl was an just under an hour from St. Gilgen by bus.

We took a ferry from St. Gilgen to St. Wolfgang which was delightful!

I would not change hotels but would base in the one place that most appeals and go from there with only 3 nights.

pja1 Jan 13th, 2011 07:51 AM

You can easily stay in St. Gilgen and visit Salzburg from there. About a 30 minute drive.

Gina_07 Jan 13th, 2011 08:01 AM

We stayed in Salzburg and visited around. We went to St Gilgen and St.Wolfgang for a visit. I would recommend staying in Salzburg.

bobthenavigator Jan 13th, 2011 08:09 AM

We enjoyed staying in St. Gilgen and adding Hallstatt to the mix. The entire region is terrific.


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