• Schloss Artstetten © Robert Herbst
  • Blick auf Schloss Schönbühel in der Wachau
  • Blick von der Ruine Aggstein im Sonnenuntergang auf die Donau in der Wachau
  • Ruine Senftenberg im Herbst

Fortresses & Castles

Take a stroll where emperors once dwelled, in magnificent castles and historical gardens. Or explore the former haunts of noble and less noble knights of old.

Travel the Danube between Ybbs and Hainburg and discover a whole series of castles and fortresses and ruins.

Artstetten Castle

Artstetten Castle

Artstetten Castle with its characteristic seven towers stands in the middle of an idyllic park in the southern Waldviertel, not far from the Danube. The castle looks back on an...


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Aggstein castle ruins

Castle Aggstein

Presumably founded by the Kuenringers at the beginning of the 12th century, it was given its basic form, which has been preserved to this day, a good three centuries later. It...


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Europaschloss Leiben aerial view

Europe Castle in Leiben

Built around 1113 by the Knights of Leyben, the castle has experienced a varied history and thus also changing owners. The 800-year-old castle is enthroned on a mighty rock with a...


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Gozzoburg

Gozzoburg

The so-called Gozzoburg is considered one of the most important medieval inner-city buildings in Austria. Its eventful history began in the 13th century and continues to occupy...


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View of Spitz from the Hinterhaus ruins

Ruin back house

The Knights of Spitz lived in the ruins of Hinterhaus 700 years ago. This castle was used by the Kuenringers to monitor the Danube. Today, the ruins are a popular excursion...


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Senftenberg castle ruins summer

Senftenberg castle ruins

The mighty ruin of Senftenberg, which towers over the market of the same name on a high rock, dominates the Krems Valley ("Kremstal" in German) with its appearance.
After a short...


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Dürnstein in spring

The ruins of Dürnstein castle

The castle was built between 1140-1145. The English king Richard the Lionheart tore up the Austrian flag on the return journey of his crusade and refused to share the spoils of war...


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