Enjoy the wonderful surroundings around the Hotel Strasserwirt in St. Ulrich am Pillersee and get active in the Tyrolean mountains. The Pillerseetal region provides the perfect environment for active holidays, whether hiking, biking, or family holidays at the riding hotel. The scenery around the Pillersee Lake is enchanting and amongst the most beautiful in all Austria!
Summer holidays in the Pillerseetal region
A fabulous hiking and sports region in Tyrol
A holiday paradise in Pillerseetal in Tyrol
The Landhotel Strasserwirt is centrally located, and yet very much in the country, and makes an ideal base for enjoying all sorts of recreational activities. Whether you are interested in hiking, cycling, mountain biking, or fancy using the surrounding lifts, you can get way up in the mountains in the Pillerseetal region. There are 3 lifts in the vicinity that operate in summer, the Steinplatte Waidring, the Pillersee Buchensteinwand, and the Fieberbrunn lifts.
The PillerseeTal Card
The PillerseeTal Card gives you access to a host of offers in the Pillerseetal region, with 10 different leisure attractions, such as swimming pools, lifts, bathing lakes, minigolf, the Familienland amusement park, and the Tatzi-Club children’s programme, all included on one ticket.
Riding holidays in Tyrol
Whether you want to set out on a ride from right in front of the hotel, or want to get something quick to eat from the buffet in the hotel between riding lessons, at the Strasserwirt riding hotel, everything is very close and convenient. So, whilst your children enjoy the whole day with the animals in the riding school, you can treat yourself to some special time in our sauna landscape with views of the Tyrolean mountains.
Fitness in the hotel’s own fitness room
Keep fit whatever the weather.
There is a fitness room and weights room available to guests of the Hotel Strasserwirt, as well as a running machine and fitness bike. Do something good for your health whilst on holiday.
What else is there to enjoy in the Pillerseetal region?
Golf holidays at the Landhotel Strasserwirt
Ready to tee off? The Landhotel Strasserwirt is ideally situated for golf holidays, with no less than 11 golf courses to choose from within a few minutes’ drive. Discover the fabulous golf courses within the wonderful mountain scenery of the Pillerseetal region in Tyrol, in nearby Salzburger Land, or in neighbouring Bavaria.
New: your Pillerseetal guest card gives you 15% green fee reductions at the Lärchenhof golf club in Erpfendorf.
Fishing holidays in the Pillerseetal region
The Pillersee is a lake that is one of the most rich in trout in the whole of Austria, and very attractive for spin or flyfishing. At the fishing pool at the Forellenranch Restaurant, there are perfect conditions for trout fishers. The entire south bank of the Lauchsee Lake is reserved for fishing. Discover tranquillity and relaxation whilst fishing, and enjoy some time out from everyday life at the foot of the impressive Tyrolean mountains.
Tennis at our partner hotel, the Kitzspitz
Do you fancy a tough tennis match, or enjoying a relaxed rally with friends?
Our partner hotel, the Kitzspitz in St. Jakob in Pillerseetal, has its own attractive tennis court with the romantic backdrop of the Buchensteinwand and the Kitzbühel Alps.
Archery in the Pillerseetal region
This exciting sport is both relaxing and adventurous at the same time. Archery in the picturesque setting of the Pillerseetal region sharpens your senses, improves your concentration, strengthens shoulder and back muscles, and encourages total relaxation of the soul. Most people achieve their most success at hitting the target when they manage to completely switch off.
Pillerseetal is home to three 3D archery courses, at the Gasthof Großlehen in Fieberbrunn, at the Berggasthof Oberweißbach in Waidring, and at the Gasthof Strub.
Activities for adrenaline junkies
Those on the lookout for adventure and real adrenaline junkies are well catered for in the Pillerseetal region. Experience exciting adventures whilst on holiday, and take lasting special memories back home with you.
- Parachute jumping
- Balloon rides
- Paragliding
- Canyoning or
- Rafting
Places to visit in summer in the Pillerseetal region
The Pillerseetal region in Tyrol has plenty of different for unforgettable days out, such as Fieberbrunn, Hochfilzen, St. Jakob in Haus, Waidring, or St. Ulrich am Pillersee, home of the Strasserwirt. Pay a visit to some lovely Tyrolean villages and experience Tyrolean tradition.
St. Ulrich is home to the world’s oldest pine oil distillery Mack, and at the Wilder Käser cheese dairy in Gasteig bei Kirchdorf, you can experience some traditional Tyrolean craft at first hand and enjoy tasting special delights from the region as they melt on your tongue.
Other places to visit in the region:
- Jakobskreuz on the Buchensteinwand – Pillersee lift
- Timok's Alm – Fieberbrunn Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang lift
- Triassic Park – Waidring lift
- Freizeitpark Familienland St. Jakob (amusement park)
- Saalachtaler Naturgewalten (natural wonders) – Vorderkaserklamm gorge, Lamprechtshöhle cave, Seisenbergklamm gorge
- Leogang mine and mining museum
- Hornpark climbing park. St. Johann in Tyrol
Your summer holidays in the Pillerseetal region
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