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The Carmelite convent at Mayerling, the former hunting lodgeC.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Baden bei Wien

Mayerling, Prince Rudolf's hunting lodge

Visit · 45 min · €8.20 · in winter only Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays · 5 km from Heiligenkreuz

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€8 per person
Duration
45 min
Season
From 1 April to 31 October, Tuesday to Sunday; from 1 November to 31 March, weekends and public holidays only
Who it's for
Adults and teenagers; under-6s free

In January 1889 Crown Prince Rudolf, son of Franz Joseph and Sisi, and the young Baroness Mary Vetsera died in this hunting lodge in the Vienna Woods. The emperor turned it into a Carmelite convent, which is still inhabited. You visit the visitor centre, with an exhibition on Rudolf and what happened that night, the tea pavilion with its painted ceiling of 1887 and the chapel built where the bedroom was. From 1 November to 31 March it is open only on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 to 17:00; from April to October, Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:30. With the combined Heiligenkreuz ticket (€18.70) you save.

With teenagers

Directions See all of Baden bei Wien

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

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Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

One of the Klostergasthof's vaulted rooms, with laid tables and a chandelier© Klostergasthof HeiligenkreuzThe abbey's inn, open every day

Klostergasthof Heiligenkreuz

Restaurant · Heiligenkreuz im Wienerwald · €€€€

What to order: an Austrian dish from the menu with a glass of the abbey's wine; at weekends it opens at 9:00 for breakfast.

Every day · Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 22:00 · Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 9:00
The Gasthof Martinek dining room, with wooden tables and green chairs© Gasthof & Hotel MartinekThe traditional eating house, open on Sundays too

Gasthof Martinek

Restaurant · Baden bei Wien · €€€€

What to order: the dish of the day (Tagesteller) at midday or a schnitzel with potato salad.

Wednesday to Monday · Closed Tuesday · Kitchen 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00
The vaulted sales room, with shelves full of bottles from the Baden winegrowers© Badener HauervinothekA hundred wines from ten Baden families

Badener Hauervinothek

Winery · Baden bei Wien · €€€€

What to order: a glass of zierfandler or rotgipfler, the two white grapes specific to the Thermenregion.

Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 15:30 to 18:30 · Sunday from 15:30 to 18:30

To stay nearby

The yellow facade of the Gasthof Martinek on the corner of the Jägerhausgasse© Gasthof & Hotel MartinekSmall hotel

Gasthof & Hotel Martinek

Gasthof with rooms · Home cooking downstairs · On the way to the Helenental

Why we like it: A traditional Baden Gasthof with rooms for about 39 people, wifi and its own restaurant, a walk from the centre and on the way to the Helenental and the Vienna Woods.

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The Pytloun Schlosshotel Weikersdorf© Pytloun HotelsSpa hotel

Pytloun Schlosshotel Weikersdorf

Renaissance palace · 164 rooms · 1,000 m² spa with indoor pool

Why we like it: A hotel in a Renaissance palace in Baden, beside the Doblhoff park, with 164 rooms, a 1,000 m² spa with an indoor pool included for guests and a restaurant.

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The Weilburg room of the Hotel Herzoghof seen from above© Hotel HerzoghofHotel

Hotel Herzoghof

Art Nouveau of 1910 · Opposite the Casino and Kurpark · 32 rooms

Why we like it: A protected Art Nouveau hotel of 1910, opposite the Casino and a minute from the Kurpark and Römertherme, with 32 rooms, a family room and breakfast under the glass dome.

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The cloister of Heiligenkreuz Abbey
Day itinerary Heiligenkreuz, Mayerling and Baden Baden bei Wien · 4 stops
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