Last updated on July 25th, 2020 at 06:38 amCyclists can explore some more recent history on the 700-kilometre-long “Iron Curtain Trail” as it makes it way through Austria. Up until 1989 the Iron Curtain divided …
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Category: Lower Austria
Find out more about Lower Austria, from the last peaks of the Alps in the south of the state and the forests of the Waldviertel in the north through to the towns and abbeys along the banks of the Danube and the fertile plains and vineyards towards the Austrian border.
The list below shows all of the published articles on AustriaDirect about Lower Austria. Readers may also be interested in our longer guides to various regions and locations:
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Klosterneuburg Abbey
The huge complex of Klosterneuburg Abbey in Lower Austria is definitely eye-catching. The two towers of the abbey church, the red tiled roofs and green crests of the abbey buildings rise high over the surrounding …
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The Veltlinerland Wine Route
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Veltlinerland region of Lower Austria is a landscape of gentle hills and lush vineyards, traditional farming villages and modern wineries – a place where people work …
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Experience the Stillness of a Monastery
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Charterhouse of Aggsbach in the Wachau region of Lower Austria shows how Carthusian monks once lived. Carthusian monks saw themselves as a community of hermits. They …
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In the Footsteps of the Lynx
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe new Luchs-Trail (“lynx trail”) runs through three provinces and three important nature reserves. The 200 kilometre long trail leads in 11 stages from Reichraming in Upper …
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Imposing Castles in the Waldviertel
Last updated on July 25th, 2020 at 06:42 amThe castles in the Waldviertel have battled against the ravages of time and preserved their beauty over the centuries. Now the visitor can discover mighty walls and …
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Woodland Views Along The Danube
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Donau-Auen National Park offers a unique water-meadow landscape for visitors to this part of eastern Austria. Looking at the course of the Danube from Vienna through …
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The Noonday Witch in a Tower of Clouds
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amGrafenegg Castle, situated between Vienna and the Wachau in Lower Austria, has developed into an internationally renowned festival location in the last few years. There are several …
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Visit the Rax in the Vienna Alps
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe Rax mountain in the Vienna Alps in Lower Austria is known for its cosy and welcoming huts. The 1500m-high Rax is a mountain with a rich …
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Gorge Walking in the Waldviertel
Last updated on April 8th, 2020 at 06:49 amThe trail through the Ysperklamm in Lower Austria leads to wild torrents and the ‘druids forest’. If you hike the Ysperklamm in the southern Waldviertel in Lower …
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