Stories
There is always something going on here
Holidays write the loveliest stories
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. And off we go. We rattle and sway leisurely along the Mur and through forests and meadows. We wave to cyclists and canoeists and watch the old steam locomotive’s water tender being filled in Stadl an der Mur.
Murau is the end of the line, and we amble through the pretty little town in Styria before heading back the same way to Tamsweg. It is glorious to glide so gently through the landscape. When a little hunger strikes along the way, we head for the buffet car. In Emperor Franz Joseph’s original saloon carriage, the red-lacquered Murtal bar and the green-painted Styrian bar provide refreshment until we alight in Tamsweg, happy and content. An altogether wonderful day, which we let wind down in perfect relaxation 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 –
Medieval flair, then and now.
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.
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.