Burgenland Tour

In Eisenstadt, we visit the Esterhazy palace, once the residence of the Hungarian Princes, and many years the home of the composer Joseph Haydn. The castle´s magnificent ambience invites you to a fascinating journey into the world of the Esterhazy Princes. The castle staff slip into the role of the Grand Controller and receives visitors in courtly tradition. (Original filming location of an Austrian TV series „The King of Winegrowers“). After a short walk through the old town, we drive through the countryside of Lake Neusiedl, an area on the UNESCO list of world heritage sights. In Rust, the city of storks, you have the possibility for lunch accompanied by Gipsy Music. Enjoy an impressing boat cruise on Lake Neusiedl, which is Europe´s largest steppe lake and a unique paradise for birds on the Austrian-Hungarian border. 

Price :  65 EUR ( adult ) 30 EUR ( child )

Duration : 8 hours

Departure :    Every Saturday at 9:15 / 9:45 from 2.5.2010 till 26.9.2010    

Departure point(s): 

-   State Opera Building at 09:15 

-   Südtirolerplatz at 9:45

Languages :

-In Eisenstadt, we visit the Esterhazy palace. It was constructed in the late 13th century, and came under ownership of the Hungarian Esterhazy family in 1622. Under Prince Esterházy Paul I the estate was converted into a baroque castle which remained the principal residence and center of administration of the family for over 300 years. The exterior of palace is U-shaped - wings and ceremonial stairway sweep up to a three-storey Baroque facade, whose distinctive rich ochre colour has recently been repainted a rather more sombre grey.

-After a short walk through the old town, we drive through the countryside of Lake Neusiedl,  an area on the UNESCO list of world heritage sights.Sport, culture, nature, wine or fine food has all the right ingredients for a perfect walk. With its unique flora and fauna, the transborder National Park offers rare plant and bird species as well as Asinara White donkeys, Grey Hungarian cattle and Mangalitza pigs, the appropriate protection and a natural habitat.

-In Rust, the city of storks, you have the possibility for lunch accompanied by Gipsy Music. Just under two hours south of Vienna, is a don't-miss spot on the western shore of Burgenland's Lake Neusiedl.Most visitors to the southeast Austrian state of Burgenland will describe the area as different from everywhere else in the country. Most visitors to the southeast Austrian state of Burgenland will describe the area as different from everywhere else in the country. 

-Enjoy an impressing boat cruise on Lake Neusiedl, which is Europe´s largest steppe lake and a unique paradise for birds on the Austrian-Hungarian border. 

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