Discover Klosterneuburg: Culture, Nature and Wine

Klosterneuburg combines impressive cultural sites with hiking trails, riparian forests, contemporary art and a strong wine tradition. Those looking for a holiday apartment for a varied trip will find a range of opportunities for spending time together here: historical tours, nature experiences with children, exhibitions, bike rides and culinary discoveries.

Abbey, City History and Special Art Sites

For a day of culture, visits and guided tours of Klosterneuburg Abbey are ideal; they begin in the Sala terrena. The Abbey Museum ranges from the Babenberg family tree to the Gallery of Modern Art. The city’s history can be viewed from a different perspective along the two historical trails: The “Lower Town” tour begins at Niedermarkt and includes 17 stops. The “Upper Town” historical trail has more than 20 stops and is around 3 km long. This allows you to plan either a shorter historical tour or a longer exploration of the city, depending on your preferred focus.

An extraordinary literary stop is the Franz Kafka Memorial Room in the former Hoffmann Sanatorium, the author’s place of death. There you will find letters, photographs, documents and memorabilia relating to Kafka’s stays at the University Clinic in Vienna and at the Dr. Hoffmann Sanatorium. The memorial room also has an extensive, freely accessible library with works by Kafka, secondary literature and translations into numerous languages.

Art created after 1945 can also be included in your travel plans: ALBERTINA KLOSTERNEUBURG makes a large part of the ALBERTINA Museum’s art collection from this period accessible to the public. Selected highlights from the sculpture collection are presented on the upper floor. The Gugging Museum displays works by the Gugging artists in the place where they were created.

Hiking, Aupark and Nature Experiences

Those who want to incorporate exercise into their stay can choose from 115 varied hikes in the Klosterneuburg region. The Klosterneuburg – Kollersteig – Leopoldsberg – Josefinenhütte – Josefsteig – Klosterneuburg hike takes 1.5 to 2 hours. For exploring the city’s history on foot, the two historical trails with their 17 and 20 stops respectively are also available.

Klosterneuburg’s Aupark is a recreational area linking the city with the riparian forest. At various stations, the nature experience trail teaches children about nature in a playful way. There is also the 5.6 km Aupark running route for runners and Nordic walkers. The Eichenhain Nature Park offers around 36 km of signposted hiking trails; its entrance in Klosterneuburg Stadt is located by the Oberer Stadtfriedhof cemetery.

A bike tour can also be planned in detail. The Klosterneuburg Culinary Bike Tour is 33.5 km long and starts at Happyland in Klosterneuburg. It passes through the Eichenhain Adventure Park and offers views of Klosterneuburg and the Danube. When choosing a holiday apartment, you can therefore consider whether historical sightseeing, paths through the countryside or a longer bike tour should be the focus of your stay.

Hands-On Science and Destinations for Different Age Groups

The VISTA Science Experience Center in Maria Gugging offers an interactive exhibition, workshops and lectures about research at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA). The exhibition “Science in the Making – How Is Tomorrow’s Knowledge Created?” can be explored free of charge and independently during opening hours. Workshops and tours are offered regularly, are free of charge and require advance booking. This means you can include a visit in your itinerary either as a freely scheduled exhibition visit or as a prepared event.

The Klosterneuburg City Museum presents the permanent exhibition “Once Upon a Time …” about the origins of the city. Designed with children in mind, the exhibition begins with two mammoth teeth around 8,000 years old. It therefore complements the historical trails and the abbey with another way of exploring the town’s past.

Wine and Regional Cuisine

The local character of Klosterneuburg includes the Buschenschanken, also known as Heurige. They serve culinary specialities from traditional local cuisine. A wine cellar tour takes you through 900 years of wine production. Afterwards, there is an opportunity to enjoy a wine tasting in the Abbey Vinotheque, a vaulted cellar dating from the 13th century.

Getting There and Other Places to Include in Your Plans

S-Bahn line S40 runs from Vienna’s Heiligenstadt railway station towards Klosterneuburg-Kierling. From there, it is a 15-minute walk to Klosterneuburg Abbey. Alternatively, bus routes 400 and 401 run from Heiligenstadt railway station to the Klosterneuburg–Stiftsgarten stop. From there, a ten-minute walk through the gardens leads to the visitor entrance in the Sala terrena. This information can help you take your daily itinerary and preferred mode of arrival into account when looking for a holiday apartment.

For a wider selection of destinations, you can also keep Föhrenhain, Purkersdorf, Himberg, Maria Lanzendorf, Gerasdorf Bei Wien, Mauerbach, Irenental and Untertullnerbach in mind.

For the overarching travel overview: Vienna Surroundings.