Top sights and attractions near Vienna, Austria. One day outside Vienna

Top Sights Near Vienna

Planning a day outside Vienna may pose a real challenge as there is a lot to see near the Austrian capital. You can go the spa town of Baden offering a whole range of various medicinal baths, saunas and treatments. An interesting landmark is also the nearby Schloss Laxenburg – a 14th-century castle with beautiful canals and bridges running over them, and splendid gardens reminiscent of the 18th-century garden artistry. If you're interested in sports you can climb Lower Austria's highest mountain – Schneeberg, which is a 2,076-metre attraction visited by tourists all year round. Also, the Wienerwald – 1,000 square kilometres of woods in the alpine region is popular among climbers and mountain bikers. One more natural monument worth a visit is the Seegrotte – the largest subterranean lake in Europe.

Bad Vöslau

Address: Lock place 1, Voeslau
Website: www.badvoeslau.at

Bad Vöslau is a spa town situated in Lower Austria, 35km south of Vienna, famous for its warm baths, spas and red wine. Thermalbad Bad Vöslau is one of the most impressive baths in the town. Voslau origins date from 1136, when it was mentioned for first time in the so-called Salbuch of the Augustinerklosters only as a castle. In 1483, the castle was destroyed and reconstructed by Matthias Corvinus. In the 1770s, the castle changed hands to the influencial Fries family. The Fries Vineyard was the first from this region to grow red wine on a large scale. The Fries family lost the possession over Voslau due to bankruptcy and it passed to Baron Johann von Geymueller in 1827. Since then, the town progressively developed in the textile industry and tourism, and is particularly famous for its cultivation of red and sparkling wine, as well as its thermal baths. The first public baths were opened in 1822, and today's thermal bath was opened in 1926. The health resort at Bad Vöslau offers such therapies as CO² therapies, including Carbovasal and Carbocutan, which increase blood circulation and is therapeutical for hypertonia, dermal microcirculation disturbances, circulatory disturbances and phantom pains after amputations. Cryotherapy is the resort's more recent therapy, which treats such diseases as polyarthritis and Bechterew's disease, as well as migraines and sleep disorders.
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Baden bei Wien

Address: Leopoldsbad, Brusattiplatz 3 Phone: +43 22 52 22 60 06 00 e-mail: info@baden.at
Website: http://www.baden.at/english.htm

The spa town of Baden, or Baden bei Wien (Baden near Vienna), lies about 26km south of Vienna in Lower Austria. Located in the hills of the Vienna Woods, Baden is surrounded by green pastures and vineyards, and is a well known resort area, famous for its baths, springs, gardens, parks, coffeehouses, vineyards and wine pubs. Baden boasts 13 warm baths, with temperatures of 22°C (72°F) to 36°C (97°F), and contain, as chief ingredients, sulphate of lime and valuable minerals. Baden dates from the Roman era, when it was known as Thermae Pannonicae, and remains of this period still can be found in the Römertherme, or Roman thermal bath. The architecture of Baden can be seen in its Rosarium (rose-garden), with more than 20,000 roses, as well as the buildings in the park Baden-Baden Kurpark, which extends from the town centre to the Vienna Woods. Several members of the Austrian imperial family choose Baden for their summer residence and have built beautiful villas. Baden also provides rehabilitation and therapies for rheumatism, Kneipp's hydrotherapy and blood circulation, as well as dietary and fitness reduction programmes.
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Dürnstein

Address: Wachau in Krems-Land
Website: www.duernstein.at/sites/ueber_geschichte_en.php

Dürnstein is one of the most famous towns in Wachau in Krems-Land, on the left bank of the river Danube in Lower Austria. The town took its name from the medieval castle Duerrstein (Dürrstein), meaning 'dry stone', because it was situated on a rocky hill above the damp conditions of the Danube. King Richard, the Lion-hearted, of England was captured in this castle by Duke Leopold V during the Third Crusade in 1193. In 1645, the castle was nearly destroyed by the Swedes, and in 1805 the Battle of Durenstein was fought nearby. Dürnstein is rich with such architecture attractions as the 1410 Monastery of the Augustinian Canons, with its 1715 Baroque alterations by J. Munggenast and square west tower constructed in 1733, adorned with statues and reliefs by J. Schmidt. The monastery's interior showcases a high altar painting by C. Haringer and paintings in the two centre chapels, as well as a 1775 ceiling fresco in the hall of the monastery made by M. J. Schmidt. Dürnstein is also home to a former convent of the Order of St Claire. Only the tower and foundations of the former early Gothic parish church have been preserved. The late Gothic and Renaissance houses in Durnstein are also notables, as well as the vineyards of the Kellerschlößl mansion.
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Eisenstadt

Address: Burgenland


Eisenstadt is a city in Austria and capital state of Burgenland, famous for its art and impressive architectural construction, including museums, religious edifices, castles and palaces. During the Habsburg monarchy, Eisenstadt was the seat of the noble Esterhazy family. The famous composer Joseph Haydn lived in Eisenstadt under Esterhazy patronage. Other notables of the city include Bergkirche (Haydn's Tomb), the Gothic church Domkirche, Schloss Esterházy & Schlosspark (Esterházy castle & park), the Haydn mausoleum, Haydnmuseum and Landesmuseum.
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Grinzing

Phone: +43 1 21 1140


Grinzing is part of Dobling, the 19th District of Vienna. The village of Grinzigan, erected on a site of Roman ruins, was founded in the 11th Century by the Grunzing family, who built the Trummelhof (Trummel square). In 1114, the village was known as Grinzigan, and was an independent parish until 1892. The village was home to winemakers and day labourers who supported the monasteries and Vienna bourgeois in the area. After the death of the last Grunzingen, Rüdiger von Gründsing, the village fell under the jurisdiction of the monastery, Stift Klosteneuburg. The following centuries brought serious difficulties for Grinzing. In 1529, the village was all destroyed by the Turks, and in 1604 a similar fate fell upon it, but by fire. What's more, another attack of the Turks followed in 1683. In 1892, Grinzing extended its territory to the borders of Wienerwald and Oberdobling, Unterdobling, and became the 19th district of Vienna, in Dobling. Today, Grinzing is well known for its wine industry and taverns, including Heurigens, a wine drinking locale special to Vienna. Another attraction in Ginzing is Peel Tower, of the Habsburg dynasty, and Hermannskogel mountain. The monument of the mayor of Vienna, Karl Lueger, and the grave of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler are also found in Grinzing.
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Hainburg an der Donau

Address: Lower Austria


Hainburg an der Donau is a city situated in the Bruck an der Leitha district, next to the Danube river in Lower Austria and about 60km from Vienna. In the medieval period Hainburg was a fortified town on the eastern frontier of the Holy Roman Empire. The first settlers in these lands were Illyrians and Celts. The city is surrounded by well-preserved 13th-century Roman walls, with 12 towers that stretch from the castle to the Danube. Hainburg boasts many impressive burghers' houses of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods. The city gained a garrison in the 19th Century, and since the end of the Frist World War, it has been the easternmost town in Austria. Other attractions of Hainburg include Hexenberg, Braunsberg and Wienertor (Viennese Gate). The city is also part of the popular Donau-Auen National Park.
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Heiligenkreuz Abbey

Address: Zisterzienserabtei Stift Heiligenkreuz Phone: +43 2258 8703 0 e-mail: information@stift-heiligenkreuz.at


Heiligenkreuz Abbey is a Cistercian monastery situated in the region of the town Heiligenkreuz, in the southern part of Wienerwald, Lower Austria, 15km from Vienna. The abbey is the second-oldest extant Cistercian monastery in the world. It was built in 1133 by the order of Leopold III, of the house of Babenberg, at the request of his son Otto, who was an abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Morimond in Burgundury, and later bishop of Freising. The first monks of the monastery introduced Christianity to the region. The abbey was presented with a relic of the True Cross, which, since 1983, has been exhibited in the chapel of the Holy Cross. The cross was a gift to Duke Leopold V from Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, king of Jerusalem in 1182. The monastery boasts a Romanesque nave, a Neo-Gothic high altar, choir stalls, a fountain-house with glass paintings of the Babenberg family and a 16th-century lead fountain. The tombs of four ruling dukes of the Babenbergs (Leopold IV, Leopold V, Friedrich I and Friedrich II) are also found in the late Romanesque chapter room. The monastery also boasts an early Gothic dormitory. The monastery's Baroque construction began in 1641 and was completed in 1662. Other notables of Heiligenkreuz Abbey include the 1736-39 Trinity Column and the 1739 Josefsbrunnen fountain by Giuliani.
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Hermannskogel Mountain




Hermannskogel is a mountain at the highest point in the region of Vienna, at 542m above sea level, and part of Vienna’s border with Lower Austria. The mountain is situated 3km from Kahlenberg and Leopoldsberg, ideal areas for hiking. Hermannskogel was where Poland's Army squelched the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna in 1683.
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