magazine 2014 NATURE, CULTURE AND RIVERSIDE REVERIE DANUBIAN LIGHTNESS OF BEING DANUBE CYCLING: Reaching for the stars // DANUBE GARDENS: Baroque pleasures // DANUBE CULTURE: Wave games // DANUBE HIKING: The lightness of being // DANUBE CELEBRITIES: Gerhard Haderer // POINTS OF DEPARTURE: Tips and events Austrias’ one and only museum for caricature, satirical drawings, cartoon and comic! www.karikaturmuseum.at HIGHLIGHT- EXHIBITIONS 2014 NICOLAS MAHLER 29/11/2013 – 23/3/2014 LESEN MACHT SPASS! 29/11/2013 – 23/3/2014 ZEICHNEN FÜR DEN FRIEDEN ab 26/1/2014 ALLES KLAR HERR KOMMISSAR? 6/4 – 16/11/2014 FÜR IMMER DEIX! Dauerpräsentation As Lower Austria's international exhibition house, the Kunsthalle Krems navigates with its program the field of tension that extends between 19th-century art and classical Modernism, and all the way up to contemporary art, with the main focus on 20th and 21st century art. Austrian and international con- temporary art is intensively treated in solo and thematic exhibitions. Central to the exhibition philosophy is a networked synopsis of old and new, opening up exciting per- spectives and new paths of access. AUSSTELLUNGSHIGHLIGHTS 2014 16/03 — 29/06/2014 ZEICHNUNGEN AUS FÜNF JAHRHUNDERTEN DIE SAMMLUNG KLÜSER 13/07 — 09/11/2014 MAN RAY — PIERRE KLOSSOWSKI KUNSTHALLE KREMS FRANZ-ZELLER-PLATZ 3, 3500 KREMS AN DER DONAU T +43 2732 908010, [email protected], WWW.KUNSTHALLE.AT © WGD Tourismus GmbH/Weissenbrunner, LWmedia-Archiv/Shutterstock, St. Florian’s Abbey/Hans Fronius “The Raising of Lazarus”, WGD Tourismus GmbH/Weissenbrunner CONTENTS // Enjoyable experience with a back story Cover photo: Hajszan Wine Estate, Vienna, © WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud A river is a line that fundamentally marks the regions 04 ENCOUNTERS through which it flows. For millennia the Danube has Depictions of three Austrian provinces created and marked boundaries and bonds, cultures and their enduring love for the Danube and natural regions, riverside paths and waterways, work areas and recreational landscapes. It is a constant 10 DANUBE CYCLING witness of history. In 2014 we will mark the 200th anni- versary of the Congress of Vienna where the borders of Beds, bikes and a quality seal Europe were newly drawn. We will also commemorate the centennial of the outbreak of the World War I and 12 DANUBE GARDENS the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain. A Baroque passion for gardens The 30th anniversary of the Danube Bike Path, which also falls in 2014, may seem a bit out of place among 14 DANUBE CULTURE events of such import for world history. Yet this bike Traditional, avant-garde and path runs as a matter of course from Passau, Germany, the culinary arts along the Danube in Austria and now beyond to Brati- slava, Slovakia. Doesn’t that fact have symbolic power in the scope of world history? And once again it is the 18 DANUBE HIKING Danube that marks this development. Hiking with no luggage This echo of grand history is always apparent. It is there when you spend leisurely days on the banks of this 20 DANUBE CELEBRITIES river enjoying the fine wine or culinary delights, when Interview with Gerhard Haderer you cycle around or visit lovely gardens. It is there in the traditional and the avant-garde. That is what makes 22 POINTS OF DEPARTURE holidays along the Danube in Austria so special. Tips and events Fritz Gillinger Editor-in-Chief of DANUBE Magazine DONAU ÖSTERREICH CONTACT DETAILS Upper Austria: contact Donau Oberösterreich WGD Tourismus GmbH, 4040 Linz, Lindengasse 9 T +43 732 7277-800, [email protected], www.danube.at Lower Austria: contact Donau Niederösterreich 3620 Spitz/Donau, Schlossgasse 3 T +43 2713 30060-60, [email protected], www.donau.com Vienna Tourist Board Tourist Info, 1010 Vienna, Albertinaplatz/Maysedergasse T +43 1 24 555, [email protected], www.vienna.info CREDITS Responsible for content: ARGE Donau Österreich, Lindengasse 9, 4040 Linz, T +43 (0)732 7277-800, www.austria.info/donau | Project management: Petra Riffert | Editorial and production: LWmedia, Ringstrasse 44/1, 3500 Krems, T +43 (0)2732 82000, www.lwmedia.at, LWmedia CEO: Erwin Goldfuss | Editor-in-chief: Fritz Gillinger | Art director: Martin Bauer | Graphic designer: Christian Eckart | Copy: Fritz Gillinger, Bernhard Mayerhofer, Ángeles Hiedler, Anita Ericson, Thomas Rambauske, Barbara Hutter | Photos: LWmedia-Archiv/Shutterstock, zVg, Linz Tourismus/Johann Steininger, Manfred Seidl, WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud, Gewista, Schloss Hof, Bhavanesh Chamdal/Ars Electronica Linz, Schloss Grafenegg/Manfred Klimek, Ulrich Kehrer, Zisterzienserstift Wilhering/Fritz Fröhlich, Exceptional Pictures_WT, Bernie Boess, WGD Tourismus GmbH/Hochhauser, Donau Niederösterreich/Dr. Franz Hauleitner, Christoph Haderer, Linz Tourismus, WGD Tourismus GmbH/Weissen- brunner, Stift St. Florian/Hans Fronius „Erweckung des Lazarus“, WienTourismus/Peter Rigaud, Donau Niederösterreich/Steve Haider, Donau Niederösterreich/Lachlan Blair, WienTourismus/Karl Thomas. Copy deadline: November 2013. No liability accepted for errors or omissions. Content subject to change without notice. © LWmedia-Archiv/Shutterstock © AUSTRIA ON THE DANUBE CYCLING UNLIMITED IN THE DANUBE VALLEY CONCERTS DANUBE BAROQUE DANUBE CYCLE PATH DANUBE LEGENDS DANUBE SHIPPING DECELARATION DONAUFESTWOCHEN DONAU IN FLAMMEN DONAUSTEIG TRAIL DOWN-TO-EARTH ENERGETIC ENJOYABLE DESTINATION FERRIES FINE FOOD & BEER 04 // DANUBE magazine 2014 upper austria // ENCOUNTERS © Linz Tourismus/Johann Steininger Tourismus/Johann Linz © AUSTRIA Linz and the Danube are inseparably interconnected. That is why the 2014 program of the Upper Austrian capital is called “Danube.Changes, Linz.” ON THE DANUBE LIFELINE OF EUROPE LINZER KLANGWOLKE LINZER TORTE MUSIC THEATER LINZ PASSION FOR VEGIES SCENIC NATURE SCHLÖGENER SCHLINGE HAIRPIN ST. FLORIAN’S ABBEY STRUDENGAU VIBRANT CULTURAL LIFE www.danube.at DANUBE magazine 2014 // 05 AUSTRIA ON THE DANUBE APRICOTS ASPARAGUS CARNUNTUM CULTURE AND THE ARTS DANUBE BIKE PATH DANUBIAN LIMES ENJOYMENT GARDENS GRAFENEGG MUSIC FESTIVAL HEURIGE KAMP VALLEY KLOSTERNEUBURG KREMS MARCHFELD COUNTRY ESTATES MELK ABBEY MOST ROAD NATIONAL PARK NIBELUNGS PREMIUM ROOMS RIVER CRUISES 06 // DANUBE magazine 2014 lower austria // ENCOUNTERS © Manfred Seidl Manfred © AUSTRIA The “Gate to the Wachau”: Wellenspiel Café, Restaurant, Lounge, Vinoteque in Krems ON THE DANUBE RUBIN CARNUNTUM WINE EGON SCHIELE SOLSTICE TRAISEN VALLEY TULLN WACHAU – UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LANDSCAPE WACHAU GOURMET FESTIVAL WACHAU LABERL WAGRAM WELTERBESTEIG WACHAU HIKING TRAIL WINE WINE ROAD WIRTSHAUSKULTUR www.donau.com DANUBE magazine 2014 // 07 ON THE DANUBE ART CULTURE BOATING DANUBE CANAL DANUBE ISLAND FESTIVAL DANUBE SHIPS DANUBE TOWER DONAU-AUEN NATIONAL PARK ENJOYMENT FIAKERS HABSBURGS HEURIGE HOFBURG PALACE HUNDERTWASSER IMPERIAL JUGENDSTIL MUSEUMS MUSEUMSQUARTIER NEW YEAR’S CONCERT PRATER RINGSTRASSE 08 // DANUBE magazine 2014 vienna // ENCOUNTERS © WTV/Peter Rigaud Magic moments in Vienna, Albertina SACHER TORTE SCHÖNBRUNN PALACE SCHÖNBRUNN ZOO ST. STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL VIENNA CONTEMPORARY VIENNA BOY’S CHOIR VIENNA WOODS VIENNESE COFFEEHOUSE VIENNESE CUISINE WATER SPORTS WATERWAY WINE ▪ www.vienna.info DANUBE magazine 2014 // 09 Danube cyclists can take advantage of bett+bike lodgings all along the Danube in Austria. RIVERSIDE CYCLING AND CITY FLAIR The Danube Bike Path is now 30 years old, whereby the word “old” does not apply at all. This product for holiday cyclists has had unmatched success since being “invented” in 1984 and THE DANUBE BIKE PATH IS IN EXCELLENT has undergone constant improvements ever since. The latest TH CONDITION IN THIS ITS 30 YEAR. is that bett+bike accommodations are available to Danube THIS CLASSIC OF CYCLING TOURISM IS NOW cyclists starting immediately along the entire length of the THE FIRST CYCLING ROUTE IN AUSTRIA TO Danube in Austria. For guests, this name means top quality OFFER BETT+BIKE ESTABLISHMENTS ALONG they can rely on. bett+bike is a seal of quality that lodgings have to earn. All establishments bearing this seal must provide ITS ENTIRE LENGTH. THAT MEANS CYCLISTS a secure storage place for bicycles, a room for drying wet CAN COUNT ON FINDING BICYCLE-FRIENDLY clothing, first-aid services and a hearty breakfast. Of course, TOP QUALITY ACCOMMODATIONS. bett+bike hosts also help with small breakdowns and have an ÁNGELES HIEDLER & FRITZ GILLINGER inside tip or two for cyclists about side trips in the area. At www.bettundbike.de/donauradweg-oesterreich you can check out suitable accommodations along the Danube well before you take off on your holidays. There is a link for each Haider Niederösterreich/Steve Donau © 10 // DANUBE magazine 2014 award-winning // DANUBE CYCLING INTERVIEW WITH HOLIDAY CYCLIST ANDREA WENZEL FROM GLADBECK, GERMANY CYCLING HOLIDAYS Is this your first time cycling along the Danube? Andrea Wenzel: Yes. Well, I did do part of the Danube Bike Path years ago but not the whole thing, all the way across Austria, I’d never done that. The unique thing about cycling along the Danube is the combination of na- ture, culture and enjoyment. We are talking with you here at a bett+bike lodging. Is that an accident or are you staying here intentionally? Intentionally. I am familiar with the bett+bike system from Germany. ADFC, the big cycling club in German, awards the bett+bike quality seal to establishments that are per- fect for holiday cyclists like me. Gewista © What is your favorite place along the Danube? As I said, I have never covered the whole route, but I was BICYCLE-FRIENDLY