SUMMER NEWS 2021 Contact: Martina Jamnig E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 076 25 26 7630 Press.austria.info/uk Dear reader, It is with full of hope that we are gearing up for the coming summer season, and the same can be said for our partners in Austria. Never before have we had so much news to tell you about, which not only delights us, but also makes us want to go on holiday in Austria. Numerous new hotels, chalets and apartments have been built across the country. Guests can sleep under the stars of the Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal in the mobile Dream.Alive-Lodge, a glass-enclosed hotel room. Existing establishments are investing in conversions and extensions with great attention to detail, such as Hotel Salzburger Hof in Leogang. The building has been extended and now includes a 1,200 m² panoramic wellness area with a 20.5 m long outdoor infinity pool. The new (long-distance) hiking trails are sure to be popular amongst those who can’t wait to get active outdoors this summer. Ambitious hikers can opt for the Hohe Tauern Panorama Trail, for example, which will be offering stunning views of Austria’s highest mountains from mid-May. Quite fittingly, Hohe Tauern National Park is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. And there are new options for cyclists too. Some of the SalzburgerLand regions have picked up on the gravel biking trend and are offering tours. In the Kitzbüheler Alpen, the KAT Bike trail is being updated. There are also nature and animal experiences to look forward to. Weissensee Nature Park will be introducing “Batnight” as part of its ranger programme this summer, an opportunity to explore the fascinating world of bats. New excursion destinations are emerging as well, such as the Familien-Erlebniswelt Podersdorf at Lake Neusiedl, which will open with water features, an enormous sand playground and a 57 m long motor skills climbing route in mid-May. And there’s culinary news too: there will be a Heuriger (wine tavern) at Schönbrunn Palace from autumn, located between the orangery and the main entrance. One of many anniversaries in 2021 is the 95th anniversary of the Raxseilbahn in Lower Austria, which was Austria’s first cable car when it opened in 1926. You will find all of this and more in our Summer News 2021. Let us inspire you today and we will be delighted to help you turn your plans into reality as soon as it is possible to travel again. Have fun browsing and stay well! The Austrian National Tourist Office team [email protected] 2 press.austria.info/uk Inhaltsverzeichnis ACCOMMODATION .............................................................................................................................................. 4 NEW OPENINGS ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 THINGS TO DO ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 HIKING .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 CYCLING.......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 NATURE AND ANIMAL EXPERIENCES ............................................................................................................................. 14 EXCURSION DESTINATIONS AND MUSEUMS ................................................................................................................. 16 CUISINE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 18 OTHER ............................................................................................................................................................................ 19 ANNIVERSARIES...................................................................................................................................................21 EVENTS ...............................................................................................................................................................23 [email protected] 3 press.austria.info/uk ACCOMMODATION NEW OPENINGS BURGENLAND CARINTHIA Neat: Weinberg-Chalets In the middle of the vineyards of Deutsch Schützen, By the lake: Seewirt-Apartments three chalets in traditional “Kellerstöckl” wine cellar style will be opening in autumn 2021. Each has a living The newly built Seewirt-Apartments-Haus will open on space of 70 m², spread over two floors. All three chalets the shores of Lake Klopein in June 2021. The luxurious apartments are 50 to 70 m² in size with a kitchen, are equipped with an infrared cabin and charging stations for e-bikes and electric cars. Outside there is a bathroom and balcony terrace looking out across the lake. Guests can use the wellness area that includes a swimming pool. Guests can opt for a breakfast package with regional produce that the hosts deliver to the lake sauna as well as the private bathing area with its doorstep. own jetty where two loungers are reserved per apartment. WHERE WHERE Deutsch Schützen St. Kanzian WHEN WHEN Autumn 2021 June 2021 WEB WEB www.weinberg-chalets.at www.seewirt.at Pure pleasure: Scheiblhofer Wein-Wellness- Erlebnis-Resort New abode: Gourmet Restaurant Hubert Wallner Hubert Wallner earned himself four Gault Millau toques In Andau, Family Scheiblhofer has established a well- with his See Restaurant Saag by Lake Wörthersee, but known wine-growing estate. The Scheiblhofers are now because he was unable to extend the lease, he is taking another big step with the “Wein-Wellness- opening a new restaurant in June 2021. The Gourmet Erlebnis-Resort”. The hotel, which is due to open in Restaurant Hubert Wallner is also located at Lake autumn 2021, has 115 rooms, a 3,000 m² wellness area Wörthersee, in Dellach. Hubert Wallner and his wife and restaurant. The architectural and building concept already run the Bistro Südsee there, and Wallner’s is based on sustainability and well thought out design. A signature cuisine will remain the same, with his fruit, vegetable and herb garden as well as a wine and specialty being highly refined Austrian-Mediterranean nature trail extend around the long building with its flat creations. roof. A further new addition is the estate’s own Heuriger “The Quarter”, which opened last year. Guests can enjoy typical Heurigen dishes and the wines from the WHERE estate, of course. Dellach am Wörthersee WHERE WHEN Andau June 2021 WEB WHEN Autumn 2021 www.hubertwallner.com WEB www.theresort.at [email protected] 4 press.austria.info/uk Hidden: Possegger Hideaways Bursting with youth: Stadtgut Hotel Steyr Guests of the Egger family will be able to “encounter The Stadtgut Hotel will be opening in Steyr in the late nature in a new way” from early summer 2021. The spring of 2021 under the Aiden by Best Western brand. Eggers are building four fully equipped “hideaways” With 90 rooms, restaurant, bar and meeting rooms, it near their farm in modern, tiny-house style. They have a combines the contemporary comfort of a mid-range prime panoramic position on top of the Laufenberg hotel with unconventional design. Its interior is based on above Radenthein at 1,160 m above sea level. From materials that are closely related to Steyr. Wood and the terraces of the houses you can see all the way to glass stand for nature, concrete for the city and metal the Carinthian Nockberge and the Gegendtal. for the centuries-old tradition of metalworking. WHERE WHERE Radenthein Steyr WHEN WHEN Early summer 2021 Late spring 2021 WEB WEB www.possegger-hideaways.at https://accenthotels.com And breathe: Vivea Bad Bleiberg Charming: Boutiquehotel Strand in Hallstatt Vivea Hotel Bad Bleiberg will open its new staff building Right on the shores of Lake Hallstatt, Boutiquehotel in spring 2021. Construction will then continue with Strand will be opening in spring 2021 with ten exclusive renovations of the 25-year-old hotel’s main building and junior suites, all with a view of the lake. Its panoramic a new therapy wing to provide more therapy rooms. The and quiet location by the water is quite remarkable. A hotel’s special features include a treatment cave 27 m few years ago, owner Sibylle Scheuchl-Vasquez took below the ground and therapies for respiratory over her parents’ legendary beach café with the diseases. intention of transforming it into a modern boutique hotel. WHERE WHERE Bad Bleiberg Hallstatt WHEN WHEN September 2021 Spring 2021 WEB WEB www.vivea-hotels.com www.meinbezirk.at Inviting: eee Hotel Gunskirchen UPPER AUSTRIA “easy.extra.enjoyable” is the motto of the eee-Hotels. They are mostly centrally located, offer simple, modern Refined: Lesehotel Predigstuhl rooms and reduced service, but affordable prices. “Books are food. They give life”, it says on the new Guests use the check-in terminal upon arrival, for hotel’s website. April 2021 saw the opening of the example, and settle their bill there. The eee Hotel Lesehotel Predigstuhl in the former Berggasthof am Gunskirchen with 42 rooms will open in spring 2021. Predig-stuhl, which has devoted itself to reading and literature. The 20 rooms are dedicated to 20 publishers, WHERE whom they feature new