Castle Eckartsau

Austria's last imperial couple, Charles I and Zita lived here for four months. That was the period of the Proclamation of the Republic to the departure into exile.

Today, the castle - with its past days original furnished rooms -  offers guided tours to visitors.

Furthermore, there is an information point of the National Park Danube in the castle.
In the palace garden there is the "Kaiserweg" - this was once the favourite path of the emperor around the castle.

Nationalpark Donau-Auen Infostelle
Schloß 1
A-2305 Eckartsau
Tel: +43/2214/23 35

SchloßHof represents the most splendid and most famous castle of March field.
In the 18th Century, it was Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt who built it for hunting and a pleasure palace for Prince Eugene of Savoy. Later it was owned by Empress Maria Theresa and subsequently held by the House of Habsburg.
As well as the palace complex, the arcaded courtyard, the magnificent, 7 terraces, the park, designed with elaborate staircases, sculptures and gates impress and amaze.
Today SchloßHof is the home to the March fields castles Association, Exhibition and Convention Centre and offers visitors a versatile, historic ambience with food and refreshments.

Marchfelder Schlösserverein
A-2294 Schloßhof 1
Tel + Fax: +43/2285/6580
info@schlosshof.at
www.schlosshof.at

A neat baroque hunting castle, at the time of Maria Theresia it had been transformed into a Rococo  "Chinese Pavilion". Today it is still the glory to be recognize.

Here are annually changing special exhibitions.

Marchfelder Schlösserverein
A-2294 Schloßhof 1
Tel + Fax: +43/2214/28 03
info@schlosshof.at

Marchegg castle and Obersiebenbrunn castle are currently in a transformation phase in terms of their intended use.

About 30 miles east of Vienna, is the Archaeological Park Carnuntum. It covers the two communities, Petronell-Carnuntum and Bad  Deutsch-Altenburg and holds the secrets of Roman history. The three areas (open-air museum amphitheatre I, open-air museum Petronell and the Museum Carnuntinum) of the greatest archaeological landscape of Austria offers a lot of attractions and give insight into the colourful life and bustle of the Romans.

Archäologischer Park Carnuntum Betriebsges.m.b.H.
Hauptstraße 296, A-2404 Petronell-Carnuntum
Tel. +43/2163/33 77-0, Fax +43/2163/33 77-5
info@carnuntum.co.at  
http://www.carnuntum.co.at

Places of the surrounding villages

Each town in the area has its own charm and its peculiarity.

Two examples:  

"Storchenstadt" (Stork City) Marchegg
www.marchegg.at

Wiener Tor (Vienna Gate)

Hainburg an der Donau
www.hainburg.at

Ruined Castle