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Weddings in Lower Austria
Have you always dreamed of saying "I do" surrounded by the Alps and the lucious banks of the Danube? Or can you imagine spending your honeymoon in the wonderful Wachau region, renowned for its mild climate and sunny white wine slopes? Then Lower Austria is the place for you.
Lower Austria Wedding Ideas -
25.05.2012 - 28.05.2012
International Baroque Days at Melk Abbey
This event takes place at one of Austria's most breathtaking abbeys, with sweeping views of the Danube river and nestled right within Austria's wine country.
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Vinothek Weinwerk Burgenland
Contemporary architecture in the heart of the premises from the renaissance era. Right in the center of the wine growing village Neusiedl am See, one of the most impressive wine cellars of Austria has been created.
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Restaurant Obauer
In the opinion of many gourmets, the brothers Karl and Rudi Obauer are the most successful in the country. Every year their restaurant achieves the highest nominations by national and international gourmet guides.
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The Gasthaus Haberl
Once the famous chef of the well-established Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Hans Peter Fink has taken over the traditional rural inn of his in-laws and was awarded with two "Gault Millau" hats right away.
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Rauch-Hof
In the Schilcherland with its vineyards and wine taverns you will find a gastronomic piece of art: At the Rauch-Hof you are welcome to lounge within the idyllic setting, enjoy outstanding food and discover unique culture.
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Schilcherland
Supposedly time passes by slower in Schilcherland than anywhere else. At least this is claimed by anyone who has spent some time enjoying a glass of wine at a typical wine tavern – “Buschenschank” – within the soft hills of south-western Styria.
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Hotel Rathaus
Award-winning Chef Klaus Fleischhaker, who operates the well-known Gourmet-Restaurant Pfefferschiff in the City of Salzburg, has made his dream come true in Vienna: He created a hotel in which everything is dedicated to wine.
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Eisenstadt
Despite being Austria’s smallest provincial capital, this former seat of the Esterhazy noble family range, home to some 13,000 inhabitants, has plenty to offer its guests.
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Austria's Wine Regions
Austria’s vibrant wine scene has earned a worldwide reputation for quality and innovation and is the destination for those seeking energy, culture, and charm. The incredible thing about Austria is that all of its wine regions are 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.
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Austrian Beer - Cheers!
A good beer has only four ingredients: water, grain, a little hops and yeast. The rest depends on the brewer’s skill, but in Austria, thankfully, they have got plenty!
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Weinviertel DAC
The most peppery white wine in Austria is grown in the Weinviertel region and, typically for the land north east of Vienna, is made from Grüner Veltliner grapes. It makes both wine professionals and connoisseurs eager to spice up their lives.
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Taubenkobel Schützen
An award-winning restaurant and the owner is Chef of the Year. When gourmets from all over the world make their pilgrimage to the village of Schützen they have one destination in mind: the Taubenkobel.
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Wachau
A region which straddles the banks of the Danube, rich in history, blessed with a mild climate and outstanding white wines, the UNESCO cultural heritage site of Wachau is a magical land in every season.
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Vineyards along the Danube
From Vienna, drive along the Danube westward towards Lower Austria. Just past the city of Krems, you’ll encounter the idyllic, terraced vineyards of the Wachau valley. Walking along a path through these ancient Weingärten may lead you to Langenlois, with the richest, most intensely flavored wines of the region.
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Austria's Eastern Edge
Burgenland 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.
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Vienna: The Wine Capital
No other country can lay claim to so much viticulture and wine-culture in its capital city. Grapes were cultivated here as early as 1132 AD.
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Prost! Drinking with Austrians
Drinking has its own ceremonial protocol in Austria, in which eye-contact plays a central role.
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