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4 Eisenstadt reeds, the home of dozens of been the main Catholic pilgrim
species of wild birds. The reeds site of Central Europe, to which
@ 566 from Hauptbahnhof. Å REX
2627. n 02682 630040. Schloss are used locally for crafts from a Gothic and Baroque basilica
Esterházy: Tel 02682 630047600. thatching to basketwork. Around bear witness. Inside the basilica,
Open 15 Mar–11 Nov: 10am– 6pm the lake are several wine villages which was enlarged in the 17th
daily; 15 Nov–30 Dec: 10am–5pm Fri– and resorts; the prettiest is Rust, century, is a wealth of Baroque
Sun & hols. 8 only. Haydn Haus: known for its storks’ nests. stucco, painting and decoration.
Tel 02682 7196000. Open Mar–May & The treasury also forms part of
Oct–mid-Nov: 9am–5pm Tue–Sat, the church.
10am–5pm Sun & hols; Jun–Sep: 9am– 6 Mariazell A cable car up the mountain
5pm Mon–Sat, 10am–5pm Sun & hols. leaves every 20 minutes from
Jewish Museum: Tel 02682 65145. @ 552 or 1130 from Hauptbahnhof. the town centre. An additional
Open 2 May–26 Oct: 10am–5pm Tue– < from Westbahnhof, change at St attraction in summer is to ride
Sun; 27 Oct–1 May: 9am–4pm Mon– Pölten to Mariazell alpine railway. n the world’s oldest steam tram.
Thu & 9am–1pm Fri (for groups only 03882 3945. Basilica: Open Nov–Apr: It was built in 1884, and runs
by appt). Closed 21 Dec–3 Jan. 7:30am–7:15pm daily; May–Oct: between Mariazell railway
∑ eisenstadt-tourismus.at 6am–8pm Sun–Fri, 7am–9:30pm Sat.
8 Tel 03882 25950 for tours. Steam station and a nearby lake.
tram: Tel 03882 3014. Open May– Oct
Schloss Esterházy, built for Prince 9:30am–4:30pm hourly Sat, Sun & hols.
Paul Esterházy in 1663–73, lies in 7 River Trip from
Eisenstadt. It contains the Haydn- The Mariazell alpine railway Krems to Melk
saal, a great hall of state in which takes visitors from St Pölten to
Joseph Haydn (see pp40–41) Mariazell. The town has long See pp180–81.
conducted the prince’s orchestra.
His former home (Haydn Haus) on
Haydngasse is now a museum.
Also nearby is a Jewish Museum.
5 Rust and Lake
Neusiedl
@ 566 from Hauptbahnhof; 566 from
Eisenstadt. n 07909100.
Lake Neusiedl, part of which is
in Hungary, is surrounded by The town of Mariazell, an important Marian shrine since 1377, located in the northern Alps

Zwettl Horn Prague
4 303
A5
Krems an der Donau 7
Dürnstein
Stockerau
Wolkersdorf
Spitz S5
D o nau (Danube) S33 Klosterneuburg 49 D2
3 Tulln 8 Gänserndorf
Melk 1 VIENNA
Purkersdorf Schloss Hof
St. Pölten 3 Bratislava
Linz A1 A1 Donau (Danube)
Petronell
Wilhelmsburg Mödling Schwechat 9
A21
Mayerling Laxenburg A4 A6
Lilienfeld Baden Bruck an
20 Berndorf A2 Ebreichsdorf der Leitha Neusiedl
50
am See
St Aegyd- 21 17 A3 16 Györ
am-Neuwalde Frauenkirchen
Wiener Eisenstadt
Neustadt
Terz Puchberg S4 Rust
Neusiedler
27
Mariazell Neunkirchen See
S31 Sopron
S6 Graz
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