Schloss Hof
(Website)
A palace next to the border of Slovakia with a large garden which descends down
to the March River across seven terraces.
Burgruine
Aggstein (Website)
At Aggstein you can see a castle ruin of the 13th century,
owned by the famous family Kuenringer.
Altenhof Castle (Website)
The castle next to the river Ranna houses the largest castle church of Austria.
The church in baroque style is available for weddings.
Artstetten
Palace (Website)
This palace was the residence of archduke
Franz Ferdinand, whose death in Sarajevo had evoked World War I.
Castle Dürnstein (Website)
In this castle from the 12th century the British King Lionhart had been imprisoned
until he was handed out to Heinrich VI.
Grafenegg Castle (Website)
The Castle was rebuild in the 19th century in the style of neo-Gothic Tudor
style and offers a great park today.
Kreuzenstein Castle (Website)
It was built 1874-1907 in neo-romanesque/gothic style and offer some state rooms.
Reichenau Castle (Website)
Dating back to the 12th century the castle was rebuild in the 19th century and
is place for exhibitions now.
Rosenburg (Website)
A castle of the 11th C. In the 16th C it was renewed in renaissance
style. Today you can watch performances with falcons and hawks.
Schallaburg (Website)
A castle from the 16th century with a nice garden. You can walk along the arcades made
of terracotta or you visit one of the very interesting exhibitions which take place in this
castle every year.
Schloss Wasserburg (Website)
A moated castle dated back to the 12th century in St. Poelten which offers rooms
and a pool for tourists.
Schloss Wilfersdorf, Castle Wilfersdorf
Burg Gutenstein
A castle from the 13th century which belonge to the Babenberger. King Friedrich der
Schöne died here.
Greillenstein
A castle from the late 16th century in Renaissance style.
Burgruine Hainburg
A big fortress from the 11th century. The fortress is mentioned in the Nibelungenlied.
Hardegg
Another frontier fortress with a memorial to the unlucky Maximilian of Mexico which
was the brother of the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph. He was sent to Mexico as an emperor
and come back as died man after a short time.
Moated Castle
Heidenreichstein
A castle from the 12th century. I was never destroyed in its history, so you can see a
fortress in all its details: drawbridge, court, furniture and weapons.
Heiligenkreuz -
Guttenbrunn
A Baroque castle with a rococo staircase. Inside there is a Baroque museum.
Schloss Hoyos
A castle from the 17th century which was build by the Spanish family Hoyos. An
ancestor of this family was king of the Goten.
Burg Laa
A castle from the 15th century. Today there is a museum about brewery inside.
Schloss Ludwigstorff
A castle from the 17th century. Today there is an interesting museum about Africa
inside.
Schloss Mayerling
Today this castle is a convent. It got famous for the suicide of Arch Duke Rudolf and
Baronesse Mary Vetsera in the year 1889. Rudolf was the son and successor to the throne of
emperor Franz Josef I. This event has influenced the life in Austria in a certain grade.
People are still wonder if it was suicide or murder. Some years ago someone had stolen the
body of Baronesse Mary Vetsera but was captured by the police.
Schloss Prugg
A castle from the 13th century. Today you will experience the castle in a mix of
baroque and Tudor style.
Schloss Wolkersdorf
This castle covers a gallery called "Forum Schloss Wolkersdorf".
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