Folklore & Culture

One should celebrate the festivals as they fall. And in the Gesäuse they fall often. At best, they occur accompanied by folk music. Then fun is guaranteed. But international festivals have also become a permanent fixture and attract attention beyond the borders. Like the St. Gallen Festival at Gallenstein Castle, which has been making cultural hearts beat faster for more than thirty years.

Yodeling, dancing, making music

High culture plays big in the summer, namely when the St. Gallen Festival is a guest at Gallenstein Castle. When it comes to folk culture, when you go to a party in the Gesäuse, you still hear real music that you can also dance to. And the people are dressed up. In dirndl and Styrian suit - as it should be. An emotional cultural treasure that is rarely found in the Alpine region.

Highlights

High culture meets folk culture. Many come to the Gesäuse for the landscape. But one of the declared protagonists of the region is culture, in all its facets. We have summarized our absolute highlights on the subject of (folk) culture for you here. What is still missing in this synthesis of the arts is you.

Festival castle gallenstein

High culture plays big in the summer, namely when the St. Gallen Festival is a guest at Gallenstein Castle.

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Whether thousand-year-old high culture or lived folk culture – the Gesäuse gives you strength.

Eat & sleep

They are rustic and outspoken, the Gesäuse inns. And "regional" is not a code word in the Gesäuse, but a duty. In their backpacks they have a selection of Styrian classics to delight the palate. The traditional preparation awakens a thousand and one memories and, on balance, simply makes you blissful.

And there are also many cozy beds and nice places to stay: hotels, guesthouses, huts and campsites are scattered throughout the Gesäuse. Everyone is sure to find a comfortable bed for the night. Promise!