Vienna Woods
Cultural highlights in the Vienna Woods
Visiting Vienna and staying in the Vienna Woods offers a unique way of holiday making and experiencing the vast range of cultural activities of a large city combined with the warm-hearted hospitality of Vienna’s countryside.
Take the time to discover the Vienna Woods, such as the Holy Cross Monastary, the Underground Lake, the Liechtenstein Castle, the tragic site of Crown Prince Rudolfs death in Mayerling or the vintage town of Gumpoldskirchen, known among visitors and locals alike for its world-renowned wines and lovely wine taverns.
Leisure and Outdoor Activities in the Vienna Woods
The Nature Park “Föhrenberge” surrounding the Höldrichsmühle offers beautiful sourroundings and numerous professionally marked trails for hiking, jogging, mountain biking or horse-back riding. Many inns and simple restaurants along the way offer a welcome place of rest.
Apart from an intact landscape, the Vienna Woods offers a number of interesting sights, such as the largest underground lake in Europe or the famous Cistercian Holy Cross Monastary dating back to the 12th century.
The hotels own riding stable offers horse-back riding lessons on well-trained horses.
The Höldrichsmühle offers rental mountain bikes including helmets (guided tours on request), poles for “Nordic Walking”, and jogging trails leading directly from the hotel into the surrounding forest. Several golf courses are within easy reach.
