Location: Riegersburg
Top Things to do in Riegersburg
The 5 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Riegersburg, Styria
Riegersburg is a municipality in the district of Südoststeiermark in the Austrian state of Styria. Riegersburg Castle is situated on a hill above the town.
Restaurants in Riegersburg
1. Greifvogelwarte Riegersburg
2. Riegersburg Castle
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4.5 based on 249 reviews
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.
Reviewed By Boulder11 - Boulder, United States
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.
3. Zotter Schokoladenmanufaktur
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4.5 based on 678 reviews
Once upon the time around 1990 there was a master confectioner who thought that all the existing chocolate creations on the market are simply a little bit too boring. So after business hours he started to explore in the quietness of his company’s back room...
4. Goelles - Manufaktur fur Edlen Brand & Feinen Essig
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4.5 based on 114 reviews
Riegersburg in the heart of Styria is theorigin of the fine distillates and vinegarsproduced by Alois Gölles. In this sunny region– predestined for growing fruit – 70%of Austria’s apples are harvested. But ittakes more than a large quantity of finefruit to provide the distiller and vinegarmaker with the prerequisites he needs forproducing these outstanding distillatesand vinegars: it also requires a wide varietyof types of fruit. In the area surroundingthe Gölles Distillery & Vinegar Productionancient and rare varieties of apples,pears and plums are cultivated, and outstandingwild varieties of fruit are alsoavailable.The collection of vinegars and brandiesis wide-ranging, including such traditionalproducts as plum brandy and apple vinegaras well as creative compositions suchas quince brandy and tomato vinegar.
