Sunday, September 1, 2024

Gaiskirchlein


The "Gaiskirchlein" near Breitenstein am Semmering is a remote place of worship on a rocky massif under which a deep cave is hidden.

Sunflowers near Falkenstein


Huge sunflower fields along the “Three Sisters” cultural hiking trail from Poysdorf in the Weinviertel to Falkenstein, where the historic castle is located.

Friday, March 8, 2024

1st Viennese Aqueduct Trail

On the 1st Viennese Aqueduct Trail, we are currently at Mödling's Eichkogel, above the Thallern Winery, enjoying the excellent monastery inn.

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Church in Falkenstein

 The Roman Catholic parish church of Falkenstein (patron saint: St. James the Elder) is a west-facing early Baroque hall church with a south-east tower. It stands, dominating and in an elevated position, northwest of the town center in front of the castle of Falkenstein in Lower Austria.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Church at the Wartberg


The pilgrimage church on the Wartberg near Eggenburg in the Weinviertel is visible far beyond the country.

Sunflower with Butterfly


Many sunflowers and butterflies at the top of the Leiser Berge near Oberleis in the Weinviertel.

Friday, July 21, 2023

Hiking trail in the Hintere Tormäuer


This part of the Ötschergräben at the Hintere Tormäuern is less visited but worth every visit. The stretch between the power station at Stierwaschboden and Erlaufboden offers the visitor great insights into a magnificent natural landscape.

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Mürz


Small river Mürz in Mürzzuschlag near the Semmering.

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Old Wagon Smith in Jedenspeigen


On the famous Berstein Road in eastern Lower-Austria, there is the village Jedenspeigen. Here you can find a famous castle and this old building of a wagon smith.

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Trail of Three Kings


The Trail of Three Kings between Jedenspeigen and Dürnkrut in eastern Lower-Austria. In this area the great knight battle was fought in 1278 between Ottokar King of Bohemia and Rudolf von Habsburg. Ottokar died with 12000 men.

Monday, September 26, 2022

Danube Trail at Eckartsau


At Eckartsau, near the castle where the last emperor of Austria lived last before he left for exile, there is a beautiful trail through the Nationalpark Donauauen, leading through the woods and next to the Danube shore.

Monday, August 22, 2022

Damböck House at Waxriegel


Next to the Waxriegel visitors at the Schneeberg (highest mountain in Lower-Austria) will find a nice place to rest in the Damböck House.

Monday, July 25, 2022

Weinviertler Sunflowers

 

Sunflowers in the Weinviertel, near Grub at March river.

Monday, July 11, 2022

Vineyard Chapel in Guntramsdorf


Chapel in the vineyards at Eichkogel hill near Guntramsdorf. There are also Stations of the Cross leading to the chapel.

Friday, July 1, 2022

Semmering tunnel construction site


The Semmering-Tunnel project has one main construction site base near Gloggnitz. Here is also an information place about the project, that will lead the railway through the Semmering.