Discover the best top things to do in Thermenland, Austria including Riegersburg Castle, Schloss Kornberg, Schloss burgau, Schloss Poppendorf-Lisafeld, Schloss Johnsdorf, Schloss Hohenbrugg, Schloss Bertholdstein in Fehring, Schloss Stein in Petzelsdorf, Schloss Kirchberg an der Raab, Schloss Kalsdorf.
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Riegersburg Castle is situated on top of a 482 m dormant volcano. The "strongest fortress of Christianity" was first mentionend 1138. The Riegersburg is the property of the princely family of Liechtenstein sind 1822 who endeavour to preserve and restore the fortress. Make an art history time travel in the castle from the Gothic chapel over to the Renaissance Knights Hall and to the Baroque White Hall. The fortress is easily accessible by lift, situated north of the castle. You can also enter the Riegersburg climbing up the footpath through the 7 archways. For the ascent you need about 20 minutes. For the adventurous there is the via ferrata.
Don't let some of the negative reviews stop you from seeing this well-preserved middle-ages castle set in a unique location, at the top of a dormant volcano. This provided the castle with only 1 side to protect, the other three being sheer drop-offs! While the signage is in German, the castle and each of the two museums have well-written English handouts that clearly describe what you are seeing. The neighboring valley is beautiful with lots of vineyards and scattered villages. If traveling to Graz and/or the Styrian region of Austria, I think this is a worthwhile stop. We paid 16 euros each for the lift/funicular up and down and the admissions to the castle and museums and felt this was a fair asking price. We did not inquire about the falconry show. The view is so spectacular, plan on stopping in the tavern for ice cream, a beer, or some wine, and enjoy the vista.
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My wife and I visited Schloss Kornberg a couple of days ago and had a wonderful time. Our tour was very detailed and we saw a lot of the castle, both indoors and outdoors. In the two hours or so we spent there we had barely enough time to see the castle itself (which includes a library, an armory, a couple of magnificent dining halls, a seasonal Easter shop and many other rooms we will return to see next time), the art gallery nearby as well as the affiliated minitiature castle exhibit and a 3600-degree spherical planetarium at the foot of the hill. The entire region of Styria is beautiful to visit (and is always warmer due to its micro-climate!), with this castle being one of its highlights.
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