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The snow-covered Mariazell basilica, above the square where the Advent market is set upAnna Saini · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Mariazell

Mariazell Advent, market and lights in front of the basilica

Christmas market · afternoon · free · 19 November to 20 December 2026

InformationFree
Price
Free
Duration
2 h
Next edition
19 November – 20 December 2026
Who it's for
All ages

From 19 November to 20 December 2026, the centre of Mariazell fills with stalls and lights around the basilica: it is one of the Advent markets with the most tradition in Austria. On those weekends there are extra special trains on the Mariazellerbahn, the steam tram runs again and the Bürgeralpe opens its light trail. It is the best time for a two-night getaway, but also the busiest: book accommodation in good time.

As a family

Directions See all of Mariazell

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The restaurant's dining room with tables dressed in white© Hotel Goldene KroneOpposite the basilica, open all day on Sunday

Hotel Goldene Krone Restaurant

Restaurant · Mariazell · €€€€

What to order: an Austrian dish of the day or a Schnitzel after the visit to the basilica.

Saturday to Wednesday, 11:00 to 21:00 · Thursday and Friday closed
One of the wood-panelled dining rooms with the tables set© Brauhaus MariazellBrewery pub and Styrian cooking on the main street

Brauhaus Mariazell

Restaurant · Mariazell · €€€€

What to order: the Wiener Schnitzel fried in clarified butter with potato salad, or the Steirisches Wurzelfleisch; for dessert, Bröselnudeln.

Wednesday to Sunday · Sunday midday only · on holiday until 18 November 2026
The dark-wood Berggasthof beside the top station, with snow in front© Mariazeller BürgeralpeUp top, next to the cable car station

Berggasthof Bürgeralpe

Restaurant · Mariazell · €€€€

What to order: the pork Wiener Schnitzel with chips, which in summer is included in a combined ticket with the cable car; in winter, something hot before the light trail.

Opens with the cable car · during the Lichterzauber, kitchen until 19:15

To stay 19 November – 20 December 2026

The façade of the Hotel Goldene Krone with flower boxes© Hotel Goldene KroneSmall hotel

Hotel Goldene Krone

Opposite the basilica · Restaurant downstairs · Holidays with dogs

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Simple hotel on the Grazer Straße, right opposite the basilica, with its own restaurant open all day from Saturday to Wednesday. Welcomes dogs.

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The pink façade of the Hotel Drei Hasen on the main street© Hotel Drei HasenHotel

Hotel Drei Hasen

Family hotel on the main street · Saunas · Dogs allowed

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Family hotel with 45 rooms on the Wiener Straße, a few steps from the basilica, with a sauna area, a large restaurant and dogs welcome.

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A chalet's wooden living-dining room with large windows onto the valley© MontestyriaSmall hotel

Montestyria Chalets & Suiten

Chalets with private sauna · Outdoor pool heated all year · Own jetty on the Erlaufsee

Why we like it: Upper-range 4-star chalet hotel on the Kalvarienberg, 200 m from the centre: six chalets with sauna and fireplace, two suites, a heated pool and a jetty on the lake.

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Those days fill up early: when you open a place to stay, the festival dates are already filled in.

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