Holiday tips and ideas in summer

With both feet firmly in the clouds

The world looks altogether different when you are taking in breathtaking views from Lower Austrian lookout platforms.

Hiking the Welterbesteig Wachau, © Donau Niederösterreich / Steve Haider

Wachau World Heritage Trail

Great views: hiking among unique scenery

Garden summer in the green oases of Lower Austria, © Niederösterreich-Werbung/Rita Newman

On the summer side of life

The 60 gardens in Garden Summer Lower Austria invite visitors to explore and enjoy the diversity of nature shaped by human hands

Anna Alm, © Mostviertel Tourismus, weinfranz.at

Window to Ötscher

In Annaberg in Lower Austria you can look forward to hiking to Anna-Alm, the alpine hut with a view of Ötscher, plus plenty of action either sledding…

Pilgrimage, © Mostviertel Tourismus, weinfranz.at

Wandering feet and minds

Lower Austrian pilgrimages: hiking routes for pilgrims from the Via Sacra and the Vienna Pilgrimage Trail to the Way of St. James in the Weinviertel

Lunzer Lake, © Mostviertel Tourismus, weinfranz.at

3 lakes you must go to

The three-lake tour (3-Seen-Tour) in the Lower Austrian town of Lunz takes you from Lunzer See to Mittersee and Obersee – with a stop in Göstling an…

Hut with a view

For excursion, hike, or weekend getaway, the Lower Austrian Alps offer great prospects – lookout points from Semmering and Rax to Schneeberg.

Danube grapes, © Niederösterreich-Werbung/weinfranz.at

Lower Austria wine region

Over 28,000 hectares of vineyards, romantic wine cellar lanes and a millennia-old wine culture: Welcome to Austria’s leading wine growing region.