Irene Bernatzky from Saalfelden is a versatile painter who combines figure and abstraction in various materials in her paintings. Until October, reproductions of her very special cow paintings will line the hiking trail between the mountain station and the middle station on 14 large-format panels.
Rheumatism, heart disease, obesity - more and more people are suffering from so-called common diseases, often caused by too little exercise in the fresh air. They spend all day at their desk in front of their PC or smartphone and half an hour on the cross trainer in the stuffy gym in the evening.
The 5th Stoaberg March will take place from June 24 to 25, 2017. Those taking part in this year's 24-hour hike can look forward to extraordinary impressions, as the mystical midsummer bonfires will accompany hikers on their long march through the mountains for the first time.
The Out of Bounds Festival in Saalfelden Leogang enjoys legendary status. It’s the only event in the world in which the world’s elite downhill racers and the stars of the slopestyle scene perform side by side on the same weekend during the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup and the FMB World Tour Gold Event 26TRIX.
Leogang is one of the oldest mining towns in Salzburger Land. Traces in the Schwarzleotal can be found as far back as the 14th century, where miners worked hard to extract mineral resources such as silver, copper, nickel, lead, cobalt and mercury.
It's not for nothing that Saalfelden Leogang is considered the epicentre of the European downhill scene: the Leogang mountain railways record more than 160,000 bike rides per year. From Friday 12 May, the season at Bikepark Leogang picks up speed again. The big event highlight follows in just under four weeks' time with the Out of Bounds Festival.
The Saalfelden International Jazz Festival's recipe for success is not just contemporary jazz and experimental musicians. One of the annual highlights is also the two particularly good wines from Austrian cellars, which have been carefully selected for ten years now.
Saalfelden Leogang in Salzburger Land, Austria, May 9, 2017 – The Austrian bike-mecca of Saalfelden Leogang will host a stop of the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup for the 7th time. On June 10 and 11, Bikepark Leogang will see downhill greats like Rachel Atherton and Aaron Gwin going all-out on the ‘Speedster’ trail to chase those vital seconds.
Walking, eating, listening and talking during the hike, lunch and discussion round: the activities on the agenda yesterday as part of the kick-off event for the Saalfelden Leogang Tourist Board's new hiking campaign were simple throughout.
The Out of Bounds Festival has established itself as a fixed star among mountain bike events in recent years for good reason, as it combines two major events in one weekend: The legendary "26TRIX" dirt jump contest and the Downhill World Cup.
Which European mountain biker doesn’t know the bike region Saalfelden Leogang? No matter if you are a flow lover, a downhill crack, in favor of e-biking or a bike rookie – everybody heads to Saalfelden Leogang with the same goal: to have fun!
