Seeschloss Ort in Gmunden

Seeschloss Ort in Gmunden

Seeschloss Ort impresses with its location on a tiny island in the Upper Austrian Traunsee Lake. The castle became known through a TV series and the mysterious disappearance of one of its owners. Today, it houses a restaurant visitors reach by a bridge.

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Fischertor in Hainburg

Fischertor in Hainburg an der Donau

One of the biggest attractions in Hainburg an der Donau is its 13th-century town wall. The Fischertor (Fisherman’s Gate), one of three still visible gates, connected the Old Town of Hainburg with the Danube bank, where the freshly caught fish entered the city.

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Carnuntinum Roman Museum

Carnuntinum Roman Museum in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg

At first glance, the Carnuntinum Roman Museum in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg looks like a villa rustica. In fact, it was only opened in 1904. It houses artefacts from the Roman town of Carnuntum and is considered the biggest Roman museum in Austria.

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Schloss Hof in Marchfeld

Schloss Hof in Marchfeld

Schloss Hof is the largest castle of the five Marchfeld Palaces between Vienna and Bratislava. Two famous owners – Prince Eugene of Savoy and Empress Maria Therese – transformed it into a Baroque gem with a French garden stretched onto seven terraces.

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Oryxes in Salzburg Zoo

Oryxes in Salzburg, Austria

This pic of two struggling oryxes is a snapshot taken on a walk through the Salzburg Zoo. You’ll find this zoo next to Hellbrunn Castle in the south of Salzburg city. Its location is next to a rock landscape. So, visitors see the wild animals in a rugged setting.

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Monument to Peter Rosegger

Monument of Peter Rosseger in Kapfenberg, Austria

This monument to Peter Rosegger stands in Kapfenberg. He became famous as a regional writer. The inscription mentions him as a poet of the forest, which probably refers to the fact that he grew up in the nearby woodland and wrote much about life there.

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