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December to April is ski season. June to September is best for hiking, cycling and swimming. Advent has a small market and the Silent Night story. Spring and late autumn are quiet.

• Stille Nacht Museum im Pflegerschlössl tells the story of Joseph Mohr and the carol, in a small castle in the village.
• Waggerl Haus Museum is the home museum of the writer Karl Heinrich Waggerl, who lived here.
• Ruine Burgturm is a tower ruin above the village.
• Schloss Höch is a castle near the edge of town.
• Grießenkareck is a mountain with ski slopes and summer walking routes.
• Wasserwelt amadé is a pool and leisure complex.
• Bauerhofmuseum Edelweißalm is a farm museum on a mountain pasture.
• The village church holds the grave of Joseph Mohr.

• Ski in Ski amadé.
• Visit the Silent Night museum.
• Hike on the pasture trails.
• Swim at the leisure centre.
• Cycle the Ennstal.

• St Johann im Pongau is about 15 minutes away by car.
• Bischofshofen is about 25 minutes away by car.
• Radstadt is about 25 minutes away by car.
• Großarl is about 30 minutes away by car.
• Bad Hofgastein is about 45 minutes away by car.
• Salzburg is about 1 hour away by car.

• St Johann im Pongau, Radstadt and Großarl are the nearest preferred destinations.

• By air: Salzburg Airport is about 1 hour away by car.
• By train: The nearest station is St Johann im Pongau, then a bus of about 15 minutes. Check times on ÖBB.
• By car: The A10 and the Wagrain road reach the village.

The village is small, and a ski bus and local bus link the lifts and neighbouring villages. Cycling is easy in the valley.

A car helps for the wider region. Winter tyres or chains are required in snow. Motorways in Austria need a vignette. The A10 has toll tunnels.

Salzburg-region food includes Kasnocken, cheese dumplings, and Kaiserschmarrn, a shredded pancake. Pasture huts serve butter, cheese and fresh milk. Salzburger Nockerl is a sweet specialty.

Wagrain is very safe. Ski and bike with protection, and check avalanche warnings. Tap water is clean and safe to drink. The emergency number is 112. The mountain rescue number is 140.

Wagrain was a farming and mining village. Joseph Mohr served here as vicar late in life and died in 1848. The writer Waggerl made the village known in the 20th century, and ski lifts brought tourism in the 1960s.

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