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Faistenau in short

  • Height: 787 metres
  • A real cross-country ski resort
  • Two childcare facilities
  • Perfect or tranquility

Faistenau is located near Salzburg, making it ideal for a ski holiday away from the masses. This authentic resort is a well-kept secret. Whether you love skiing, hiking or cross-country skiing, you will find everything you could ask for in Faistenau. Skiers and snowboarders will find 40 kilometers of ski slopes in ski area of Gaissau-Hintersee.

The Gaissau-Hintersee ski area is a family-friendly ski area near Faistenau. There are 9 lifts and 40 kilometers of slopes. The ski area is ideal for children with its several ski schools and two children's centres - one in Spielberg and one in Anzersbergalm. These centres guarantee fun, both with and without skis. Advanced skiers and boarders will tend to go towards the Wieserhorndl. Here there are tricky mogul slopes and a snowboard park.

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  • Winter hiking
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Aprés-ski
  • Family/children
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Faistenau itself is well-known for its cross-country skiing. Around the village there are 55 kilometers of well groomed trails of all levels. It is also possible to cross-country ski on the floodlit trail in the evenings. The trail starts in the middle of the village and continues for five kilometers long and is floodlit until 9pm!

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Afbeelding - Faistenau
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Weather in Faistenau

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Frost line

3130 metres

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Frost line

3051 metres

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Après-ski & nightlife in Faistenau
Restaurants 11
Bars & cafés 7
Discos
Cinema
Theater
Casino
Concert Hall
Ski schools & ski lessons in Faistenau
Number of Ski Schools 3
Number of Ski Instructors
Instruction slope
Ski lessons in Nederlands
Private ski lessons 55
Ski lessons 4 days, 16 hours, € 145,00
Snowboard lessons 4 days, 16 hours, € 136,00
Cross-country skiing 1 days, 2 hours, € 90,00
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Facilities in Faistenau
Number of hotels 3
Number of hotel beds 150
Number of tourist beds 150
Supermarkets 1
Bank
Tourist information for Faistenau
Name Tourismusverband Fuschlseeregion - Ortsbüro Faistenau
Telephone 838441
Distance to Faistenau
Distance from Brussels approx. km
Airport Salzburg Airport W. A. Mozart approx. 36 km with bus service
Train station Salzburg - Hauptbahnhof approx. 22 km with bus service
From the highway
Faistenau for the children
Childcare
Childcare from
Number of hours of childcare 1 hours a day
Price without lunch € 10,00
Price with lunch
Children's Carousel
Magic Carpet
Child Lift 1
Adventure Park
Playground
Mascot
Mascot Name
After skiing in Faistenau
Public sauna
Fitness Centre
Public solarium
Massage
Spa & Wellness
Indoor pool
Balloon flight
Paragliding
Indoor tennis
Squash court
Hiking trails 2 km
Torchlight Tours
Indoor skating rink
Ice skating rink
Curling
Snow rafting
Dog sledge
Snowmobiles
Toboggan run