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Moosham Castle
Lerchpeuntgut with a difference: clouds and a little rain. Somehow that is fine too. Back to bed? Into the cosy beds, onto the comfortable sofa? A rest day with a good book. That has its charms. Especially within your own four walls.
Or an outing after all? Visit a castle, a museum. We decide on both. Because Moosham Castle is not far away in Unternberg, just 8 km from Lerchpeuntgut. After a wonderfully lazy morning we set off. The 12th-century castle sits imperiously on its lofty perch, gazing down into the Mur valley. Moosham Castle, now privately owned, can only be visited on a guided tour. But it is absolutely worth it. A journey into the Middle Ages, full of expertise and knowledge. The torture chamber is not left out either – goosebumps included ;-)! And as an intriguing extra, you learn amusing details from more recent history: Moosham Castle has served as the backdrop for numerous films, including “Beauty and the Beast”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Rapunzel”, “The Fearless Vampire Killers” (Tom Turbo), “A Summer with the Castle Ghosts”, “Götz von Berlichingen” and many more. It was a wonderful day. And lo and behold: in the evening the dear sun is shining again. Not for nothing is the Lungau Austria’s sunniest region.
Cosy at home at Lerchpeuntgut
After an outing, it is wonderfully cosy back home in your chalet at Lerchpeuntgut. Snuggle up on the sofa, enjoy the view, perhaps a visit to the sauna. And then a relaxed dinner. That is quality time at Lerchpeuntgut.
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To Tamsweg and back.
Lungau lifestyle at its finest.
It is so close. Just a 15-minute walk from Lerchpeuntgut to Tamsweg. We simply want to drift along. Soon we reach the central market square with the town hall and its colourful houses. Every year during the alpine summer, one of the traditional Lungau Samson processions takes place here.
Nature to dive into
Enjoying the Prebersee.
Today we want to hike – nice and leisurely. At 1,514 metres above sea level it awaits us – the Prebersee. Beautifully bathed in sunshine, surrounded by moorland and forest. We walk the short loop and find blueberries and mushrooms. The children are thrilled –
Just like in the Emperor’s day
The Murtalbahn
Today we are going nostalgic. Properly! We are riding the Murtalbahn. And this is no ordinary regional express. No, this is a narrow-gauge railway from 1894. Wow – the children think it is super cool. At Tamsweg station we board the ancient carriages with their imperial flair.
The mill goes clickety-clack…
Zederhaus mill trail
Today we are making things clatter! On the Zederhaus mill trail. We are more than curious as we begin our roughly 1.5-hour circular walk in the centre of Zederhaus. Along the village stream we come to several historic mills, old farmsteads and grain stores.