The Lungau Samson figure is a giant processional effigy, 4-5 meters tall, carried through village streets during summer religious festivals. The tradition is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and St Michael im Lungau is one of the main villages where it survives. A single bearer walks inside the hollow figure. Processions run July-August; check local tourism for exact dates. The Lungau is approximately 90 minutes from Salzburg by road or rail. An off-the-radar region with some of the most genuinely regional traditions in Salzburg province.
monument in St. Michael im Lungau
Samson figure
The Samson figure is a giant wooden effigy, around 4 to 5 meters tall, carried through the streets of Lungau towns during summer processions. St Michael im Lungau is one of the main villages where this tradition survives.
- Type
- monument
- Destination
- St. Michael im Lungau
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Address
- 5582 St Michael im Lungau
- Coordinates
- 47.2153, 14.8301