Steyr – A Mistake that Worked (2015)

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Impressions…

  • On every trip, some of our best experiences are completely unplanned. If I had not misinterpreted the information I found, we would have skipped Steyr because most of their Christmas markets are only open on weekends. Then we would have missed
    • Probably the best hotel we’ve ever found (by our standards)
    • An eccentric Christmas museum with an indoor theme-park train
    • Visiting St Michael’s church and hearing the organ (even if only for some beginner’s lesson)

Don’t miss…

  • Hotel Mader
  • The sunset views over the two river dams
  • The train ride at the Christmas museum (The ride is not smooth, so be careful if you have back problems. The manager told us this is a one-of-a-kind ride and I believe it. It takes you through the second floor and the attic of the building, passing by many different Christmas exhibits.)

Next time…

  • Christmas museum (again)
  • Christmas markets on the Promenade and at the Schloss (castle)

If you drive…

  • Plan well in advance and ask the Hotel Mader for a parking space (they only have 4).
  • Set your GPS for the APCOA parking garage near the city center, then walk to the hotel and get directions to their parking.
  • Or, you may find open parking spaces near the front of the hotel. You have to pay at the machine and the limit is 1 hour.
  • I walked from the hotel to their parking before trying to drive there. It isn’t marked and walking there first really helped.

Beaten path index: 4.5  (See the key here)

  • Cameras: 5
  • Language: 4
  • Path: 4
  • Tourists: 5

(I’m sure this would change during the actual Christmas market time.)

Bottom line…
We’ll go back, but only when we can get a room at Hotel Mader.

Links
Wikipedia Article
Christmas Town
Hotel Mader

Performers
In small towns it’s common to see community groups like this one.
2015-11-21 22.11.43 Wolfgangsee

Some of our favorite photos

Other photos

Some of the places we visited (Careful – if you’re using a scroll wheel it will cause the map to zoom)

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Posted: December 2, 2015

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Category: 2015, Austria, Christmas Markets, Europe

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