Top 20 Castles around Schwechat

Belvedere Museum Vienna | 300 years of the Belvedere In 2023, the Belvedere will celebrate the 300th anniversary of its construction. The summer residence of Vienna's most famous general, Prince Eugene of Savoy, was built over a period of ten years: in 1723, the complex was finally completed with the completion of the Upper Palace. Conceived from the outset as a place of art, the Belvedere was to remain so for the next 300 years - first as a place for the presentation of Prince Eugene's art collection, then as an exhibition space for the imperial art collections as one of the first public museums in the world - accessible with free admission from 1777. Another milestone was the founding of the Modern Gallery in 1903 in the Lower Belvedere. Text / Source: Belvedere, Prinz Eugen-Straße 27, 1030 Vienna https://www.belvedere.at/300-jahre-belvedere

History of the Belvedere The unique ensemble with the two palaces, the Upper and Lower Belvedere, and the extensive garden is one of the most beautiful baroque buildings in the world. In the 18th century, the Austrian general Prince Eugene of Savoy commissioned the respected baroque architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt to build a summer residence. After Prince Eugene's death, Maria Theresa acquired the entire complex and made the Upper Belvedere the exhibition venue for the imperial collections - and thus one of the first public museums in the world. The Marble Hall offers an incomparable view of Vienna, where important historical events took place. The Lower Belvedere, originally Prince Eugene's home, hosts glamorous exhibitions. The modern pavilion of Belvedere 21 by architect Karl Schwanzer is the setting for contemporary art. Text / Source: Belvedere, Prinz Eugen-Straße 27, 1030 Vienna https://www.belvedere.at/geschichte-belvedere

The upper entrance to the castle and the public castle park is beautiful and exudes classic K&K charm.

(1) CYCLING in the Laxenburg Palace Park is prohibited for general safety reasons. Children up to the age of 6 are exempt from this, provided that they are riding children's bikes that either have an outer rim diameter of no more than 300 mm and a maximum speed of 5 km/h, or are equipped with side support wheels. (2) In addition, taking bicycles into the Laxenburg Palace Park is prohibited. Bicycles can be parked in the marked areas at all entrances (directly next to the park ticket offices). Source: www.schloss-laxenburg.at/besucherordnung/

Blue Court or New Castle, the Blue Court (or also called New Castle) was first mentioned in 1544 as Freihof. During the occupation period after the Second World War, the Blue Court was a command post of the Red Army. (Lower Austria was part of the Soviet occupation zone until 1955.) Today, neither the dining room wing nor the castle theater are open to the public; they are managed by the IIASA and used as a conference center. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schl%C3%B6sser_von_Laxenburg

Great facility with a botanical and an alpine garden!

* The Vienna Imperial Treasury is a collection of objects of the highest dynastic or religious importance that were kept by the House of Habsburg or Habsburg-Lorraine. * The Collection is divided into two parts: the Secular Treasury and the Spiritual Treasury. * The Secular Treasury offers a unique panorama of more than a thousand years of European history. Here are the insignia and jewels of the Holy Roman Empire with the imperial crown and the Holy Lance, the crown of Emperor Rudolf II (the later Austrian imperial crown), the vestments and other treasures of the Order of the Golden Fleece, as well as the most valuable jewels, including one of the largest emeralds in the world. * The Spiritual Treasury contains relics and liturgical implements from the Middle Ages to modern times. The most important pieces include the reliquaries of Charlemagne and Agnes of Poitou, the imperial cross, the Hungarian crown of St. Stephen, the little house altar of Charles VI, the holy tunic of Christ and the miraculous image of Mariazell. * The Imperial Treasury Vienna is located in the Schweizerhof of the Hofburg and is open from Wednesday to Monday from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Admission costs 12 euros for adults, 9 euros for concession tickets and is free for children under 19 years of age.

Laxenburg Palace is a beautiful palace park near Vienna that offers many attractions for visitors. You can visit the Franzensburg, a romantic old German-style castle that houses a museum. You can also take a ferry across the lake to reach the castle, or rent a boat and paddle yourself. The palace park is also a place for cultural events, such as the summer theater at the Franzensburg. Laxenburg Palace Park is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., but the museum, ferry and boat rentals are only open from April 1st to November 5th, 2023. Admission prices vary by age and offer, but you can also buy tickets online. If you want to know more about Laxenburg Palace Park, please visit the official website. or the website of the municipality of Laxenburg. I hope you have a nice day in the castle park! 😊