Rust's old town and its storks

Rust is one of the smallest towns in Austria with the title of free city, won by its winegrowers, and its old town of burgher houses with large gateways is part of the Lake Neusiedl cultural landscape, a World Heritage site. What is remembered most are the storks: the bird is the town's emblem and since 1980 a local association has looked after their nests on the chimneys and a station for injured birds. In spring and summer you will see nests on the rooftops of the Rathausplatz and around; the town has a live camera. Park at one of the car parks at the entrance (P1 on the Eisenstädterstraße, P2 next to the Seehotel) and walk round the old town.