Travel Reference
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Tourist office
( 502;
www.rust.at
; Conradplatz 1, Rathaus; 9am-noon & 1-4pm Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat, to
noon Sun)
Has a list of wine-growers offering tastings, plus hotels and private rooms in the
town.
Getting There & Away
Hourly buses connect Eisenstadt and Rust (€3.80, 25 minutes). For Neusiedl am See
(€3.80, 40 minutes, every one to two hours), change to the train at Schützen am Gebirge
train station. Ferries cross the lake to Podersdorf, Breitenbrunn and Fertörákos.
Mörbisch am See
02685 / POP 2300
Mörbisch am See is a sleepy community 6km south of Rust and only a couple of kilo-
metres shy of the Hungarian border. Soaking up the relaxed atmosphere and taking in
quaint whitewashed houses with hanging corn and flower-strewn balconies is the order of
the day here.
The town's tranquil mood changes dramatically during summer evenings with the
Seefestspiele
(
www.seefestspiele-moerbisch.at
;
mid-July-Aug)
, a summer operetta festival that at-
tracts some 200,000 people each year. Its biggest competitor is the
Opern Festspiele
(
www.ofs.at
;
early Jul-late Aug)
, an opera festival held in an old Roman quarry near St Mar-
gareten, around 7km northwest of Mörbisch.
The local
tourist office
( 8430;
www.moerbisch.com
; Hauptstrasse 23; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, to noon Sat
& Sun)
can advise on accommodation, the festivals and lakeside facilities, and give you a
list of
Heurigen
.
Frequent buses go to Mörbisch via Rust from Eisenstadt (€3.80, 40 minutes). A foot-
and cycle-only border crossing into Hungary, 2km south of Mörbisch, is handy for those
circumnavigating the lake. There are no border controls, but you do need to be able to
show your passport on demand. Alternatively, jump on the ferry across the lake to stay
within Austria.
