Getting Oriented

Getting Oriented

The region surrounding Vienna divides itself logically into two main areas. The Vienna Woods, that huge, unspoiled belt of forest green stretching westward south of the Danube, was celebrated by composers Beethoven, Schubert, and Strauss and remains beloved by the Viennese today. The towns to its south—Mödling, Baden, and Bad Vöslau—mark the east end of these rolling, wooded hills.

North of the Danube, and east of the Kamp River, are the undulating hills of the agricultural Weinviertel (Wine District), bordering on the Czech Republic and on Slovakia, where the March River flows into the Danube.

On the Road to Baden & Mayerling

Taking a trip to the spa town of Baden means following the Vienna Woods southern trail past ancient monasteries,fertile plains, and colorful vineyards. The land and its people enjoy the advantage of the proximity of the capital and the quiet of the pleasant countryside

The Weinviertel

North of the Vienna, the rolling hills, vineyards, and pleasant rural vistas invite visitors to experience a slow-moving, almost dreamy kind of lifestyle, different from the Austria of cliché; this is the region that was for years the least developed, least modern part of the country.