Edelweiss-Alm Farm Museum in Wagrain
Family Excursion Destination in the SalzburgerLand
In summer, the Edelweiss-Alm in Wagrain draws visitors with its traditional farm museum. This attraction awaits everyone, especially families, with an array of fascinating impressions.
The Edelweiss-Alm lies on the Weberlandl, a sunny plateau in Wagrain. This popular attraction is easy to reach. From the village of Wagrain, an easy hiking path, a short mountain-bike trail and an access road for cars and buses all lead out to the Edelweiss-Alm. The farm museum, with the very authentic atmosphere of an Alpine hut, is open all summer long and during Harvest Festival in the autumn.
Fascinating insights into life on a hill farm
Show your children how hard and honest traditional work on a hill farm truly is. The exhibition at the rustic Edelweiss-Alm farm museum shows you how the people of Wagrain used to produce their food and farm the high pastures many years ago. The Edelweiss-Alm farm museum in Wagrain is still very much a living tradition. On two days out of the week, you can watch bread being baked in an original brick oven and see first-hand how traditional farm objects and implements were once manufactured.
Edelweiss-Alm Farm Museum:
- Open from 25 May until 10 October
- Daily from 9am until 5pm
- Closed Fridays
- Free admission
- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 June until 18 September: living farm museum incl. bread-baking and manufacture of traditional farming implements.
During your visit to the Edelweiss-Alm in Wagrain, your children can also run and play out on the big playground. In addition, the kind-hearted goats, sheep and other animals are always in the mood to be petted. Meanwhile, you can unwind on the big sunny terrace and truly savour your Austrian vacation. The idyllic lake at the Edelweiss-Alm beckons you and your family to take a delightful stroll along its shoreline at the conclusion of your visit.
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