Destination Lower Austria / Vienna, Austria

Hills covered with vineyards and orchards, unspoilt river valleys, thick coniferous forests, natural parks, but also mountains. That sums up the scenery of Niederösterreich, Austria’s largest province. It is the largest wine area of the country, and you will come across rows of white wine press houses, known as Kellergassen.

Apart from natural beauty, this region also has a rich cultural heritage! The hilly countryside is full of Renaissance castles, Baroque hunting lodges, fortresses, strongholds, and Baroque monasteries (Stiften).

There are also various monuments from Roman times and the Middle Ages. The Roman town of Carnuntum was founded nearly 2000 years ago. You can explore its remains in the Archaeological Park of Petronell-Carnuntum.

The Wachau region in particular is well worth a visit. The Danube scenery has UNESCO World Heritage status, as does the Baroque monasteries of Stift Gottweig and Stift Melk.

The diverse scenery is very suited to mountain biking. It has over 5,000 kilometres of marked routes through forests, along pastures, and through hills, which makes this region the best place in Austria for mountain biking. There are even special wine cycling routes, taking you along vineyards and castles.

You will also find national parks and natural parks, such as those of Donau-Auen and Thayatal, and those of Ötscher-Tormäuer and Leiser Berge.

Places of interest

• The Wachau, with the (UNESCO) Danube scenery.
• You can also visit the Baroque monasteries of Stift Gottweig and Stift Melk, both UNESCO World Heritage sites, here.
• Experience the joys of walking through the wonderful scenery of one of the nature parks or the national parks.
• Visit one of the castles or fortresses, such as the romantic Schloß Grafenegg, the Renaissance Castle of Rosenberg, the castles of Heidenreichstein, Schloßhof, and Schloß Niederweiden.
• Archaeological park in Petronell-Carnuntum.
• There is a summer sleigh run in Corona.

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