Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, Vienna has numerous parks, gardens and quiet places where you can do sport or simply relax.
If you’re looking for true relaxation , the 140-kilometer drive to the Thermal & Volcano Region in Styria is well worth it. There, in the 1990s, the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser designed an enti...
A leisurely stroll along the blue Danube is lovely, but sometimes the weekend just calls for more action. If you’re looking for pure adrenaline, you don’t have to head to the mountains— this extreme adven...
Just 130 kilometers from the outskirts of Vienna, in western Hungary, lies a facility whose sheer size is impressive. Spanning over 54,000 square meters, the Sárvár Spa and Wellness Center offers everythi...
Located in the heart of Southern Burgenland, the Hotel Reiters wellness resort offers an expansive water world for those seeking relaxation on 125 hectares of private grounds. Because the grounds are so v...
If you prefer a quieter alternative to the Ottenstein Reservoir , the nearly 90-minute drive to the Kamptal region in Lower Austria — to the “little brother” of the large lake—is well worth it. There you’...
Anyone looking for a quick way to cool off on hot days will find an impressive body of water at exactly 628 meters above sea level. Since Lake Leopoldstein in Styria is fed primarily by underground sprin...
About a two-hour drive from Vienna, in the heart of Gmünd in the Waldviertel region,lies a wellness resort called Sole Felsen Welt, which combines therapeutic swimming with rustic natural charm. There, yo...
You don’t have to travel farfor a massive adrenaline rush. Just about 45 minutes south of Vienna, a challenge awaits that will literally pull the ground out from under your feet. Since you’ll be taking a...
Directly above a seven-meter-thick layer of peat , large quantities of warm healing water bubble up continuously from the earth. With an impressive area of 4.4 hectares, Lake Hévíz is the largest biologica...
Vienna often swelters relentlessly in the summer, so we’re quick to look for ways to cool off. To escape the city’s hot asphalt for a few hours, a short trip to the countryside is well worth it . Just abo...