The inn known as “Zur Dankbarkeit” (“The Gratitude”) has been a beloved classic for a long time in the Pannonian restaurant scene. It is a popular meeting place for everyone who loves delicious, down-to-earth food.
Learn more about Zur Dankbarkeit in PodersdorfMooslechner’s Bürgerhaus is a little piece of paradise in the heart of Rust. It has a highly individual hotel and a first class restaurant.
Learn more about Mooslechner’s Bürgerhaus in RustIn this splendidly restored old farmstead estate, a modern restaurant forms the exciting counterpoint. The link which ties the two together? Great food.
Leam more about Estate Purbach in PurbachAfter a hiatus, Burgenland’s Zur Blauen Gans (the ”Blue Goose”) is again flying high. Award-winning chef Oliver Wiegand is now wielding the whisk here, combining traditional Austrian fare with innovative gourmet cuisine to create a unique dining experience on the shores of Lake Neusiedl.
MoreRemarkable ambience, outstanding biodynamic wines, and a small but excellent assortment of wine-tavern fare: this has proved a winning combination for the Gut Oggau — which has even been featured at a San Francisco museum
MoreThere are no longer monks living in this refuge, but there is a fine hotel with fabulous views, a country inn with sinfully good food, and outstanding wines that one will not soon forget.
Learn more about Kloster Am Spitz in PurbachGreat Art in an Intimate Setting: the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival, hailed by the New York Times as a European cultural treasure and one of “the two most refined music festivals of all”, transforms a small village into the center of the chamber music world for two weeks each July.
Learn more about the International Chamber Music Festival in LockenhausThere is no avoiding the subject of wine when travelling through the province of Burgenland. But then again, who would want to? Especially since a growing number of modern wine estates boast not only exceptional wines but also exquisite architecture.
Architectural Highlights in Burgenland...Austria’s diverse architectural landscape include imposing imperial buildings, spectacular art-deco architecture as well as contemporary masterpieces.
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An old Roman quarry is the setting for this exciting summer festival. The main opera of 2012 will be Carmen by Georges Bizet.
More about the Opera FestivalAustria recaptures the spirit of a bygone era: Ornate palaces, imperial monuments and echoes of Mozart’s music abound – all remind travelers of life as it once was. Nowadays, visitors to Austria discover exciting movement afoot. Austria’s vibrant wine scene has earned a worldwide reputation for quality and innovation and is the destination for those seeking culture and charm.
Find out more about Austria's Wine CountryDuring a visit to the Schaerf World, visitors find out all they ever wanted to know about growing, refining, preparing, and – above all – enjoying coffee.
All about coffee - Schaerf World at Lake NeusiedlIn the atmospheric cellars of the Vinatrium in Deutschkreutz one finds a nearly inexhaustible supply of wines from Central Burgenland, all of which can be sampled.
Burgenland wines at Vinatrium CellarsDespite being Austria’s smallest provincial capital, this former seat of the noble Esterhazy family and home to some 13,000 inhabitants, has plenty to offer its visitors.
Find out more about EisenstadtAustria's diverse cultural offerings include over 200 festivals, stretching from world scale events to small regional gatherings. Many of them make use of Austria's beautiful surroundings and most of them offer an outstanding culinary menu to accompany the cultural experience.
Find out more about Austrian festivalsBizarre rock formations on Europe’s largest natural stage form the impressive backdrop for opulent opera productions every summer.
The Opera Festival in St. MargarethenWunderkind, piano virtuoso, playboy and abbé, citizen of the world, and self-proclaimed “gypsy musician”. Franz Liszt’s music is as versatile and contradictory as its creator. In 2011 Burgenland celebrates the composer’s 200th birthday.
Liszt Festival in RaidingDesigned by celebrity architects and furnished by star interior designers: Austria’s design hotels satisfy the mind and tempt the senses.
Find out more about Design HotelsAustria’s wine regions are both beautiful and easy to visit. In fact, once you step off the plane in Vienna, you have already arrived in one of the world’s most unique wine region. Vienna. Then about one hour south east of Vienna lies the Burgenland, and one hour west of Vienna is the region of Lower Austria with many beautiful valleys. Many of them along the Danube.
Find out more about your trip to AustriaLooking for great authentic travel experiences? Just move the "slider" to your travel preference and we'll show where we think you should go. You most likely will encounter unexpected like the "Poppy village ".
Find out more about Austria "off the beaten path"Vacation on the sunny side of Austria. In the unusual and typical Pannonian accommodation life is at its glory.
More on Pannonian LivingContemporary architecture in the heart of the premises from the renaissance era: right in the center of the wine growing village Neusiedl am See was created one of the most impressing wine cellars of Austria.
More on WeinwerkBurgenland is unlike anywhere else in Austria. Whereas Austria is known for rugged Alps, pirouette-inducing meadows or the excitement of Vienna, Burgenland sits on the edge of Central Europe’s vast Pannonian plain.
Find out more about Austria's Eastern EdgeEric Stekovics has scoured the world for tomato seeds in his quest to revive some nearly forgotten flavours. Today more than 3,200 varieties of tomato thrive in his fields near the Neusiedlersee.
Top of tomatoes - Erich StekovicsThe miracle of Austria is that all of its wine regions are incredibly easy to visit. In fact, once you step off the plane in Vienna, you have already arrived in one of the world’s most unique wine regions.
Find out more about Austria's Wine RegionsAustria has six National parks, almost 60 nature preserves and „nature parks“, about 35 „hot spots“ for bird-watching, 20 Alpine gardens and many other opportunities to admire nature in its undisturbed, pristine beauty
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