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castle is complemented by the addition of the innovative, modern
Wolkenturm
(Cloud
Tower), which is used for concerts in the parkland in fine weather.
The wine bar
Vinothegg
( 11am-6pm Tue-Sat, 10am-6pm Sun Mar-mid-Dec)
here has over 130
wines from the Kamptal. The castle's manicured gardens are perfect for a picnic, but for
fine dining don't pass up
Restaurant & Hotel Schloss Grafenegg
( 02735-2616-0;
www.moerwald.at
;
Grafenegg 12; s €89-118, d €118-188; 10am-10pm Wed-Sun Easter-Dec; )
, owned by celebrity chef
and winemaker Toni Mörwald. Two kilometres away in Feuersbrunn is Mörwald's
Hotel
Villa Katharina
(
)
, with its
02738-229 80;
www.moerwald.at
;
Kleine Zeile 10; s €89-104, d €118-138;
Restaurant zur Traube
(
02738-229 80; Kleine Zeile 13-17; mains €16.50-24.50;
lunch & dinner, closed
Mon-Wed Jul & Aug; )
.
To reach Schloss Grafenegg, take the train to nearby Wagram-Grafenegg (€3.80, 20
minutes, around nine daily) and walk 2km northeast to the castle.
Dürnstein
02711 / POP 970
The pretty town of Dürnstein, on a supple curve in the Danube, is not only known for its
beautiful buildings but also for the castle above the town where Richard I (the Lionheart)
of England was once imprisoned.
Busy with visitors in summer, Dürnstein completely shuts up shop over the winter.
A HIKE FROM DÜRNSTEIN
After visiting the Kuenringerburg, where Richard the Lionheart was incarcerated, hike the Schlossbergweg
(marked green) from there to
Fesselhütte
(
www.fesslhuette.at
; Dürsteiner Waldhütten 23; 9.30am-6pm
Wed-Sun Easter-Oct), about one hour by foot from the castle, to enjoy sausage, soup or wine at this forest tav-
ern. A road also leads up here from Weissenkirchen.
Sights
Kuenringerburg
Kuenringerburg, the castle high on the hill above the town, is where Richard the
Lionheart was incarcerated from 1192 to 1193. His crime was to have insulted Leopold
V; his misfortune was to be recognised despite his disguise when journeying through
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