Heritage sites and castles in Vienna Woods

This collection features notable castles and heritage sites in the Vienna Woods region, including Tudor-style Schloss Merkenstein and the historic Mayerling hunting lodge. It also highlights the Naschmarkt, a renowned market known for its diverse local and international culinary offerings, reflecting the area's rich cultural and architectural history.

Heritage & Castles — Map

Karl Gruber / CC BY-SA 3.0

A

Schloss Merkenstein

The first Tudor-style castle built in Austria, located near Großau in Gainfarn.

Herzi Pinki / CC BY-SA 3.0

B

Merkenstein ruins

The Merkenstein ruins are the remains of a castle in Lower Austria near Bad Vöslau in the Großau cadastre.

Unknown / Public domain

C

Karmel Mayerling

Former hunting lodge until 1889, located southwest of Vienna in Mayerling.

D

Schloss Ochsenburg

Castle situated in St. Pölten.

böhringer friedrich / CC BY-SA 3.0 at

E

Naschmarkt

This large market is a gourmet's heaven. Specialized in all things edible, you can find anything your heart and taste buds desire here among…

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