Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
hotel. Wines from the vineyard are produced organically and served in its very highly
rated (and highly priced) restaurant (open for lunch and dinner Thursday to Sunday and
lunch Wednesday March to December).
REED EXPLORATIONS
Although Purbach isn't located directly on the lake shore, it's inside a nature reserve and has reed banks that in-
vite exploration on a bicycle ride or an easy walk. Kirchengasse/Gartengasse one block north of the tourist office
leads down to the reeds, and from there a 2.5km path follows a canal out to the lake. An alternative ride or walk
is to follow the Kirschblutenradweg (B12) north along the reeds to Breitenbrunn (about 4.5km), turn right onto
the Schilflehrpfad (Reed Educational Path) and follow that out to the lake (about 3km), where there's lake swim-
ming. Hire bikes from the camping ground or ask at the tourist office.
Canoe Excursions
(
0664 382 85 40;
www.natur-neusiedlersee.com
;
2hr adult/child €22/15;
) takes you out into the reeds and is also suitable for
kids. Book at least one day ahead.
Getting There & Away
Purbach has direct train connections with Neusiedl am See (€3.70, 12 minutes, hourly),
Eisenstadt (€3.80, 15 minutes, hourly) and Vienna Hauptbahnhof (€13.50, one hour,
hourly), and direct bus connections with Eisenstadt (€3.80, 20 minutes, at least one every
two hours). From Rust, get off in Schützen am Gebirge (centre) and walk 300m to the
train station to change to a regional train.
Neusiedl am See
02167 / POP 7300
Neusiedl am See is the region's largest town, the most accessible from Vienna, and a
good springboard into the lake area.
If you do stay in town,
Rathausstüberl
( 2883;
www.rathausstueberl.at
;
Kirchengasse 2; s €63-75, d
11am-10pm)
offers traditional Austrian edibles for reasonable prices as well as a few veget-
arian options.
The city's
tourist office
( 2229;
www.neusiedlamsee.at
; Untere Hauptstrasse 7; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri,
8am-noon & 2-6pm Sat, 9am-noon Sun, closed from noon Fri-Sun Nov-Apr)
has a map of the town and the
lake, as well as information on other lakeside towns.
