Section 7 Danube cycle path from Tulln to Vienna

Danube Cycle Path Passau Vienna Stage 7 Route
Stage 7 of the Danube Cycle Path Passau Vienna runs from Tulln via Klosterneuburg to Vienna

We cycle along the Danube north bank through the Stockerauer Au towards Vienna to Höflein on the Danube. From Korneuburg it goes on south to southeast to soon on the Donauinsel switch.
The 21 km long island was created as a flood protection measure and local recreation area for the city of Vienna. We drive over the north bridge to the other bank of the Danube and further on Donaukanal along to the center of Vienna.

The Danube Canal Cycle Path in Vienna runs along the right bank of the Danube Canal from the Nussdorfer Weir towards the city center, accompanied by creative graffiti, to Schwedenplatz.
The Danube Canal Cycle Path runs along the right bank of the Danube Canal towards the city center accompanied by creative graffiti to Schwedenplatz.
Greifenstein Castle

Along the Danube south bank the Danube cycle path leads past the Tullner Aubad. Continue on the stairway to the Danube Greifenstein power plant, Even before the Greifenstein power station, you can turn right to Lake Greifenstein, an old arm of the Danube, a bathing opportunity for hot summer days.
The Greifenstein Castle, built by the Diocese of Passau in the early 11th century, but cannot be visited until further notice.

Greifenstein Castle sits enthroned high on a rock in the Vienna Woods above the Danube. Burg Greifenstein, it served to monitor the Danube bend at the Vienna Gate. Burg Greifenstein was probably built in the 11th century by the bishopric of Passau.
Greifenstein Castle, built in the 11th century by the Passau bishopric on a rock in the Vienna Woods above the Danube, was used to monitor the bend in the Danube at the Vienna Gate.

At Greifenstein it goes back to the Danube bank and along the train. Here we see, in the area of ​​the Danube, houses built on piles. This typical construction method is used to protect floods. We will soon reach Klosterneuburg.

Monastery, Klosterneuburg
Saddlery Tower and Imperial Wing of Klosterneuburg Monastery The Babenberg Margrave Leopold III. Founded at the beginning of the 12th century, Klosterneuburg Abbey lies on a terrace that slopes steeply down to the Danube, immediately north-west of Vienna. In the 18th century, the Habsburg Emperor Karl VI. expand the monastery in the Baroque style. In addition to its gardens, Klosterneuburg Abbey has the Imperial Rooms, the Marble Hall, the Abbey Library, the Abbey Church, the Abbey Museum with its late Gothic panel paintings, a treasury with the Austrian Archduke's Hat, the Leopold Chapel with the Verduner Altar and the baroque cellar ensemble of the Abbey Winery.
The Babenberger Margrave Leopold III. Founded at the beginning of the 12th century, Klosterneuburg Abbey lies on a terrace that slopes steeply down to the Danube, immediately north-west of Vienna.

The townscape of Klosterneuburg is dominated by the medieval monastery, which was built in 1108 on the site of a Roman fort and expanded from the 15th to the 19th centuries.

Masterpiece: Verdun Altar 1181

With a guided tour we can see the castle and that founded in the 12th century Stift Klosterneuburg, with treasury and imperial room.
The Verdun Altar in the Leopold Chapel is of particular art-historical importance. It is the masterpiece of the goldsmith Nicholas of Verdun, completed in 1181, consisting of 51 enamelled panels.

One of the oldest and largest wineries in Austria

In addition, the four-story basement of the Klosterneuburg Monastery winery, The Klosterneuburg Abbey has been involved in viticulture since its foundation. It is one of the oldest, largest and most renowned wineries in Austria.

Danube Cycle Path on the Danube Canal

We can then cycle comfortably to the center of the capital Vienna on the cycle path along the Danube Canal.
Our bike tour along the Danube from Passau to Vienna ends here.

Danube Cycle Path Passau Vienna 

We take our time before we start our return journey by train to Passau the next day or the day after, because Austria's capital Vienna is a highlight.

Highlight capital, imperial Vienna

A visit to the Hofburg or Schönbrunn Palace with park, Gloriette and zoo. A day in the Vienna Prater.

The Gloriette is part of the gardens of Schönbrunn Palace. From here we can enjoy a wonderful view far over the capital Vienna. The Gloriette was built in 1775 as a "temple of fame". It served as a breakfast room for Emperor Franz Joseph I. Until the end of the monarchy, this hall of the Gloriette was used as a banquet and dining room.

The Glorriette is the crowning of the hilltop of the Schönbrunner Berg. A belvedere with a central section resembling a triumphal arch and arcaded arcade wings on the sides forms the conclusion of the baroque palace complex. On the flat roof framed by a balustrade, the middle part is crowned by a mighty imperial eagle on the globe.
The Glorriette with the central section resembling a triumphal arch and the arcaded arcade wings on the sides form the conclusion of the baroque complex of Schönbrunn Palace. On the flat roof surrounded by a balustrade, the glazed central section is crowned by a mighty imperial eagle on the globe.
Viennese coffee houses and wine taverns

Enjoy a coffee house tour through Vienna's legendary coffee houses and apple strudel and Sachertorte. The Viennese coffee house culture as “typical social practice” has been officially in the directory of the national since 10 November 2011 UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage recorded.

An apple strudel is a baked pastry filled with apples. The oldest surviving apple strudel recipe comes from a manuscript entitled Koch Puech from the year 1696. “Roll out the friable dough as thin as paper” Originally, snail-shaped rolls of dough were called strudel. In the 16th century, strudels were made from ten to twelve layers of dough and sprinkled with powdered sugar after baking. At the end of the 16th century, confectioners began to fill strudel with various fruits or curds (quark). In the 18th century there was a big change in strudel baking: the dough was rolled out very thinly on a table, stretched, filled and then rolled up with a cloth.
An apple strudel is a baked pastry filled with apples. To do this, the dough is rolled out very thinly, stretched, filled with apples cut into flakes and then rolled up with a cloth.

Heurigen in the outskirts of Vienna. For example, combined with a short hike over the Nussberg and Kahlenberg with a view of the Danube.

Music and visual arts

Visits to museums or concerts in the Musikverein. The opened in 1870 Musikverein is still considered by music enthusiasts to be the most beautiful concert building in the world.

Visits to museums, modern and ancient art in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, in the MUMOK or the reopened and refurbished legendary one Viennese artist house at Karlsplatz.

Vienna is worth a city break of its own.