MÜHLVIERTEL
Visit the most popular district of the four districts of Upper Austria. Enjoy numerous excursions!
Ameisberg
* observation spot
Aigen Schlägl
* candle manufactory: experience the art of candle making - wax museum, show production and outlet store
* Premonstratensian Monastery with brewery
The canons of the Premonstratensian Schlögl monastery discovered soon that the resources of Mühlviertel district combined with the crystal-clear, soft water from the granite stone of the Bohemian Forest are perfect for brewing delicious beer specialties.
Haslach
* Weavers' Museum
On a tour through this musuem you can learn about the development of the century-old tradition of flax processing, hand-weaving, blue-printing and wringing (wringing machine dating back to 1823). Also on display are other textile exhibits.
Freistadt
* Horse-drawn train
...the first trainline on tracks of Europe
This trainline was built from 1825 - 1837 and stretched from Budweis to Kerschbaum, Linz and Gmunden. It had a length of 198km.
Bad Leonfelden
* Gingerbread manufactory
Already since 1559 gingerbread has been made at Kastner's. The recipes were refined and more sophisticated, the range was expanded. Just one thing is still the same - the excellent quality.
SALZKAMMERGUT
Bad Ischl
* Kaiser villa with Kaiser park
The most famous summer guest of Bad Ischl, Emperor Franz Joseph, spent some 60 summer holidays in the Biedermeier villa located in the large park.
Hallstatt
* Dachstein ice caves
The giant ice cave ranks amongst the biggest ice caves of the world. It is the most popular tourist destination of the Salzkammergut.
St. Wolfgang
* Lake Wolfgang boat cruises
Lake Wolfgang ranks amongst the most impressive lakes of Austria. Explore this fantastic area from a boat.
Gmunden
* Seeschloss Orth castle
Original film studio on an area of 1,500m²; it gives a unqiue insight into the 9-year long shooting.
Great efforts were made to rebuilt the original film venues. With love to the detail the "Schlosshotel Orth" studio, where 9 years of film history were made, was rebuilt.
MOSTVIERTEL DISTRICT
Amstetten
* Ardagger Collegiate Church
The Margaretha window dating back to 1237, the romantic crypt with columns and the romantic cloister are especially worth seeing.
*Must Gallery & Ardagger Monastery Taverna
In the must gallery in the vaults you can enjoy and buy the best young wine of the region, fine spirits, jams and juices.
* Mostviertek Farmers’ Museum
Biggest folkloristic private collection of Austria in the impressive Vierkanthof farm (four farm buildings arranged to form a square). 17,000 exhibits tell of farmers’ life and their history.
(0043/7479/7334)
Neuhofen
* Ostarrichi Kulturhof
With a facsimile of the document dating back to 996, in which “Ostarrichi” (Austria) was chartered for the first time (www.ostarrichi-kulturhof.at).
* Königshufenweg Trail
With theme gardens: earth, fire, water, sound garden, place of the forgotten people (www.neuhofen-ybbs.at)
Melk:
* Stift Melk Monastery – the biggest culture ensemble of Europe
For more than 1000 years Melk has been a spiritual and cultural centre. It used to be a castle of the Babenberg dynasty; from 1089 onwards it has been a Benedictine monastery (www.stiftmelk.at).
* Schallaburg Renaissance Castle
One of the most beautiful Renaissance castles north of the Alps (www.schallaburg.at)
Brandner Shipping
Experience the Wachau area on a boat ride on the Danube on MS Austria or MS Austria Princess.