Lake Mondsee

Lake Mondsee (Mondsee) is located in the southern part of the Salzkammergut. In this surprisingly warm lake water in summer warms to 26 degrees Celsius. Lake like a mirror image of its outline the letter S, stretched for 10 kilometers. On the shores of the lake are a small resort town of Mondsee (Mondsee) (3100 inhabitants) and St. Lorenz (Sankt Lorenz) (a little over 2,000 residents).Both the resort offers many opportunities for sport and recreation - it's archery, beach volleyball, badminton, bowling, scuba diving and windsurfing. Here you can fly in a balloon and walk around the lake under sail, walk through the neighborhood on foot and ride a bike or on horseback. There are two fields for golf fans, and for water skiing is a water-ski center called Wasserschizentrum, equipped with the most modern boats.In the town of Mondsee is a large beach resort area of ​​20,000 square meters of sandy beach and equipped with descents into the water, diving board and water slide (length 45 and 108 meters). There is a children's pool and playground.Each year at Lake Mondsee from May to September is held over four hundred kinds of cultural activities - this is the traditional folk show, and outdoor concerts and theatrical performances. The highlight is Seefest - the traditional holiday of the lake. View a grand concert and fireworks come to 20 thousands of spectators.Towns of Mondsee and St. Lorenz also have a number of attractions, museums and churches. In the church of St. Lorenz preserved body, even in 1697 built