# Göttweig Abbey and the Kamptal The Baroque abbey of Göttweig above the Wachau and, to the north, the Kamp valley: 900-year-old cellars in Langenlois, the vineyards of the Heiligenstein and Rosenburg castle. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/austria/lower-austria/gottweig-and-kamptal · Revisado: 2026-11-12 East of the Wachau, where the Danube leaves its valley for the Krems plain, Göttweig Abbey dominates the landscape from its hill, and to the north opens the Kamptal, the valley of the River Kamp, one of Austria's great white wine regions. They are two very different visits that fit into a day by car or a one-night getaway: in the morning, the imperial staircase of a Benedictine monastery; in the afternoon, cellars dug beneath Langenlois, terraced vineyards and dinner at a Heuriger, the taverns where wineries serve their own wine. ## How to get there from Vienna By car, Göttweig is about 60 km via the A1 and the S33, or about 85 km via the S5, and Langenlois about 20 km further north, past Krems. Without a car, each half has its own train, and neither goes through the central S-Bahn stretch that is closed until October 2027. To Göttweig: Westbahn from Wien Hauptbahnhof or Meidling to St. Pölten and a regional train to Furth/Göttweig, from where you walk up 2.8 km. To the Kamptal: train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Hadersdorf am Kamp and there the Kamptalbahn to Langenlois or, further up, to Rosenburg. ## What to do At Göttweig Abbey, founded in 1083 and rebuilt in Baroque style after 1718, the tour of the imperial wing starts with the Kaiserstiege, the largest Baroque staircase in Austria, under Paul Troger's fresco, and ends on a balcony above the Danube. Have lunch on the terrace of the Stiftsrestaurant. In Langenlois, the Steininger LOISIUM WeinWelt takes you down into cellars up to 900 years old with an audioguide and tasting, every day of the year except Monday to Wednesday in January and February. In the late afternoon, climb among the vineyards to the Heiligenstein and the Kamptalwarte, the riesling hill. If you go between April and October, keep half a day for Schloss Rosenburg, the Renaissance castle with a falconry display, further up the valley. ## When to go From April to October everything is open; September and October, with the grape harvest, are best. In November and December Göttweig stays open daily until 23 December, with an Advent market from 28 November to 6 December 2026, but Rosenburg has already closed. Many Heurigen open only from Thursday to Sunday: it is a weekend plan. ## Where to eat and sleep The Stiftsrestaurant Göttweig has a terrace over the valley and hot food from Wednesday to Sunday. In Langenlois, the Heurigenhof Bründlmayer serves the wines of one of the best-known wineries in the valley from Thursday to Sunday, and the Schloss Haindorf restaurant serves lunch every day. To sleep, the abbey guesthouse, with rooms from €145 for a double with breakfast; the Hotel Schloss Haindorf, with a sauna; or the simple Pension Brandl, a short walk from the Heurigen. ## Dónde está - Zonas: Danube - Cerca: Wachau (a 7.5 km), Tulln an der Donau (a 32.7 km), Mödling and Burg Liechtenstein (a 58.7 km), Vienna (a 58.9 km) ## Qué hacer - **Göttweig Abbey, the imperial staircase above the Wachau** (2 h · All ages; children from age 6 at the concession rate · Adults €14; concession €9 (children from age 6, students); families €25; audioguide in German or English included): Göttweig Benedictine Abbey, founded in 1083, crowns a hill at 422 metres above the eastern end of the Wachau, with views over the Danube and Krems. After a fire in 1718, Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt redesigned it in Baroque style; only two thirds were finished, and it is still impressive. The visit to the museum in the imperial wing begins with the Kaiserstiege, the largest Baroque staircase in Austria, under Paul Troger's fresco of 1739, and continues through the imperial salons to the Altmanni room, with a balcony above the valley. It is open daily from March to December; the church, all year from 8:00 to 18:00. Thirty-two monks live here today. - **Steininger LOISIUM WeinWelt, 900-year-old cellars under Langenlois** (1 h 30 · All ages; children's tour with audioguide for ages 7 to 14 · Tour with audioguide €17.50, with 1/16 l of wine or grape juice; children aged 7 to 14 €9; guided tour €17.50): Under Langenlois runs a labyrinth of cellars up to 900 years old, and the Steininger LOISIUM WeinWelt opens them in a barrier-free tour, with an audioguide in several languages, light-and-sound installations about Kamptal wine and a tasting at the end, of wine or grape juice. It is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00, with last entry at 16:30; in January and February, Thursday to Sunday. Children do the tour with the cellar mice Frida and Fridolin. Dogs do not go down into the cellars. - **Schloss Rosenburg, a Renaissance castle and falcons in the Kamptal** (3 h · All ages; the museum does not admit pushchairs, baby carriers are lent · Adults €17; children aged 6 to 15 €10; families €44; museum tour €7 more): Rosenburg is a Renaissance castle above the Kamp valley, with gardens, rooms you can visit and a falconry museum. What attracts most, especially with children, is the historic falconry display in period costume, at 11:00 and 15:00, in which birds of prey fly over the courtyard. The ticket includes either a display or a guided tour of the museum, the gardens and the falconry museum. It is open from April to October, with days depending on the month. From Rosenburg station, on the Kamptalbahn, a path of about 20 minutes climbs through the woods, narrow and not suitable for pushchairs. - **Adventlicher Zauber, Advent at Göttweig Abbey** (2 h 30 · All ages · Included in the museum ticket (€14)): From 28 November to 6 December 2026, the abbey holds its Advent with stalls and a Christmas atmosphere in the courtyards. The museum visit is included and is open from 10:00 to 17:30, with last entry at 17:00. It is a good excuse to go up in the first weeks of December, when the Wachau is almost closed. - **Walking up to Göttweig from Furth station** (1 h · 2.8 km · Adults and children who walk; not suitable for pushchairs · Free): If you arrive by train, the abbey is earned on foot: from Furth/Göttweig station a 2.8 km path with about 200 metres of ascent climbs through woods and vineyards to the monastery gate. Allow an hour for an easy climb. At the top you have the museum, the church and the restaurant terrace to recover your strength. Dogs, on a lead, can enter the restaurant and the courtyard, but not the museum. - **The Heiligenstein and the Kamptalwarte, the vineyard viewpoint** (2 h · All ages that walk · Free): The Heiligenstein is the Kamptal's most famous vineyard hill, above all for its riesling, and at the top the Kamptalwarte, a 21-metre viewing tower, opens the view over the Kamp valley and, to the south, the Danube's. You climb from Langenlois or from Zöbing on paths among vineyards and stone huts. It is the walk for understanding why the wine here is what it is, and it works very well at the end of the afternoon, before dinner at a Heuriger. ## Dónde comer - **Stiftsrestaurant Göttweig** (Restaurant, Furth bei Göttweig, €€). Qué pedir: an Austrian midday dish on the terrace and, for dessert, some Marillenknödel, the Wachau's apricot-filled dough balls. - **Heurigenhof Bründlmayer** (Winery, Langenlois, €€). Qué pedir: a riesling or a grüner veltliner from the winery by the glass, with the Heuriger's seasonal dishes in the courtyard. - **Hotel Schloss Haindorf restaurant** (Restaurant, Langenlois, €€). Qué pedir: on weekdays, the midday menu with soup; Thursday to Saturday evening, the regional menu with a Langenlois wine. ## By car: By car on the A1 or the S5 By car is the best way to bring it all together: Göttweig is about 60 km from Vienna via the A1 and the S33, or about 85 km via the S5, and Langenlois is about 20 km to the north, past Krems. With a car you do the abbey in the morning, the Loisium or the Heiligenstein in the afternoon and dinner at a Heuriger, and in season you can fit in Rosenburg. Presupuesto orientativo: 100–170 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir if you're driving - **Göttweig Abbey Guesthouse** (Small hotel, desde 145 € / night): The house Sleeping inside an 18th-century Benedictine abbey above the Danube: the Göttweig Gästehaus has 35 rooms and does not pretend to be a hotel. What it offers is silence, the church a few steps away and, at nightfall, the monastery without visitors. The rooms There are several types: pilgrim singles, with a bathroom in the corridor, from €72.50; singles from €87.50; simple doubles from €145; renovated comfort doubles from €170, and doubles with a view of the Wachau from €190. All prices are per room per night, with breakfast in the Stiftsrestaurant from 8:00 to 10:00. Practical matters The room is ready from 15:00 and it is best to arrive before 17:00 so that someone receives you; later, only by prior arrangement. Check-out is until 10:00. For a single night an extra €10 per person is charged, and at weekends the minimum stay is two nights. Dogs may not enter the Gästehaus. - **Hotel Schloss Haindorf** (Hotel): The house A little palace in the Haindorf district, on the outskirts of Langenlois, converted into a 3-star superior hotel. It has 45 rooms in three categories: 27 rooms and junior suites in the historic building, with a lift, and 18 twin rooms in a modern annexe without a lift. Who it is for For anyone who wants to sleep in the Kamptal with everything sorted: breakfast included, sauna and gym, its own restaurant and charging for electric cars and bikes. It is a good base for the Loisium, the Heiligenstein and, about half an hour by car, Rosenburg and Göttweig. Practical matters Cancellation is free up to eight days before. Animals are admitted on request. The restaurant serves at midday every day and dinner Thursday to Saturday. - **Pension Brandl** (Small hotel): The house A family guesthouse at the foot of the Sauberg, surrounded by vineyards and gardens, 300 metres from the centre of Langenlois and 400 metres from the Kellergasse of the Sauberg, the village's street of cellars. It has 10 rooms with 25 beds in all and a full breakfast to set out on a route. Who it is for For anyone who comes to walk or cycle among vineyards and wants to walk back from dinner at a Heuriger. There is a terrace, a lounge, wifi, parking and bikes for hire. Animals are admitted on request. The website does not publish prices: book by telephone or email. ## Car-free: By train: Westbahn to Göttweig and Kamptalbahn to Langenlois You can do it without a car, but over two days: one for Göttweig, reached by the Westbahn from Wien Hauptbahnhof or Meidling to St. Pölten and a regional train to Furth/Göttweig, with a 2.8 km walk uphill; and another for the Kamptal, with a train from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Hadersdorf and the Kamptalbahn to Langenlois or Rosenburg. Neither route depends on the central stretch of the S-Bahn closed until October 2027. Presupuesto orientativo: 100–170 € por persona y día. ### Dónde dormir without a car - **Göttweig Abbey Guesthouse** (Small hotel, desde 145 € / night): The house Sleeping inside an 18th-century Benedictine abbey above the Danube: the Göttweig Gästehaus has 35 rooms and does not pretend to be a hotel. What it offers is silence, the church a few steps away and, at nightfall, the monastery without visitors. The rooms There are several types: pilgrim singles, with a bathroom in the corridor, from €72.50; singles from €87.50; simple doubles from €145; renovated comfort doubles from €170, and doubles with a view of the Wachau from €190. All prices are per room per night, with breakfast in the Stiftsrestaurant from 8:00 to 10:00. Practical matters The room is ready from 15:00 and it is best to arrive before 17:00 so that someone receives you; later, only by prior arrangement. Check-out is until 10:00. For a single night an extra €10 per person is charged, and at weekends the minimum stay is two nights. Dogs may not enter the Gästehaus. - **Hotel Schloss Haindorf** (Hotel): The house A little palace in the Haindorf district, on the outskirts of Langenlois, converted into a 3-star superior hotel. It has 45 rooms in three categories: 27 rooms and junior suites in the historic building, with a lift, and 18 twin rooms in a modern annexe without a lift. Who it is for For anyone who wants to sleep in the Kamptal with everything sorted: breakfast included, sauna and gym, its own restaurant and charging for electric cars and bikes. It is a good base for the Loisium, the Heiligenstein and, about half an hour by car, Rosenburg and Göttweig. Practical matters Cancellation is free up to eight days before. Animals are admitted on request. The restaurant serves at midday every day and dinner Thursday to Saturday. - **Pension Brandl** (Small hotel): The house A family guesthouse at the foot of the Sauberg, surrounded by vineyards and gardens, 300 metres from the centre of Langenlois and 400 metres from the Kellergasse of the Sauberg, the village's street of cellars. It has 10 rooms with 25 beds in all and a full breakfast to set out on a route. Who it is for For anyone who comes to walk or cycle among vineyards and wants to walk back from dinner at a Heuriger. There is a terrace, a lounge, wifi, parking and bikes for hire. Animals are admitted on request. The website does not publish prices: book by telephone or email. ### Servicios - **Langenlois station (Kamptalbahn)**: The Kamptal train from Hadersdorf, with a connection from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof · 10 min walk from the centre · free car parks in the village ## By plane: Fly to Vienna and take a car or train to the Kamptal Göttweig and the Kamptal are a good hour from Vienna-Schwechat airport (VIE), with direct flights from Madrid, Barcelona and other Spanish cities. With a hire car from the terminal you get there by the A4, the S1 and the A1 or by the S5; by train, go through Vienna and continue by the Westbahn or from Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof. ### Dónde dormir if you're flying - **Göttweig Abbey Guesthouse** (Small hotel, desde 145 € / night): The house Sleeping inside an 18th-century Benedictine abbey above the Danube: the Göttweig Gästehaus has 35 rooms and does not pretend to be a hotel. What it offers is silence, the church a few steps away and, at nightfall, the monastery without visitors. The rooms There are several types: pilgrim singles, with a bathroom in the corridor, from €72.50; singles from €87.50; simple doubles from €145; renovated comfort doubles from €170, and doubles with a view of the Wachau from €190. All prices are per room per night, with breakfast in the Stiftsrestaurant from 8:00 to 10:00. Practical matters The room is ready from 15:00 and it is best to arrive before 17:00 so that someone receives you; later, only by prior arrangement. Check-out is until 10:00. For a single night an extra €10 per person is charged, and at weekends the minimum stay is two nights. Dogs may not enter the Gästehaus. - **Hotel Schloss Haindorf** (Hotel): The house A little palace in the Haindorf district, on the outskirts of Langenlois, converted into a 3-star superior hotel. It has 45 rooms in three categories: 27 rooms and junior suites in the historic building, with a lift, and 18 twin rooms in a modern annexe without a lift. Who it is for For anyone who wants to sleep in the Kamptal with everything sorted: breakfast included, sauna and gym, its own restaurant and charging for electric cars and bikes. It is a good base for the Loisium, the Heiligenstein and, about half an hour by car, Rosenburg and Göttweig. Practical matters Cancellation is free up to eight days before. Animals are admitted on request. The restaurant serves at midday every day and dinner Thursday to Saturday. - **Pension Brandl** (Small hotel): The house A family guesthouse at the foot of the Sauberg, surrounded by vineyards and gardens, 300 metres from the centre of Langenlois and 400 metres from the Kellergasse of the Sauberg, the village's street of cellars. It has 10 rooms with 25 beds in all and a full breakfast to set out on a route. Who it is for For anyone who comes to walk or cycle among vineyards and wants to walk back from dinner at a Heuriger. There is a terrace, a lounge, wifi, parking and bikes for hire. Animals are admitted on request. The website does not publish prices: book by telephone or email. ### Servicios - **Langenlois station (Kamptalbahn)**: The Kamptal train from Hadersdorf, with a connection from Wien Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof · 10 min walk from the centre · free car parks in the village ## As a family: Falcons in a castle, cellars with mice and an abbey on high The Kamptal does not look like a destination for children, but it has two visits they love: the falconry display at Rosenburg and the tour of the Loisium cellars with a children's audioguide. Göttweig works with older children, for the staircase and the views. ### What works best Schloss Rosenburg: birds of prey at 11:00 and 15:00; families €44; baby carriers are lent because the museum does not admit pushchairs Steininger LOISIUM WeinWelt: a tour with the mice Frida and Fridolin and grape juice at the end; children aged 7 to 14 €9 Göttweig Abbey: a €25 family ticket with children up to 16 The walk to the Kamptalwarte, climbing the 21 m tower ### Where to sleep Hotel Schloss Haindorf, with rooms in the palace and a lift Pension Brandl, with a terrace and bikes ### Where to eat Stiftsrestaurant Göttweig, with a terrace and ice cream Hotel Schloss Haindorf restaurant, midday menu ### Bear in mind Rosenburg is only open from April to October, and not every day The path from Rosenburg station to the castle is not suitable for pushchairs ### Qué hacer as a family - Göttweig Abbey, the imperial staircase above the Wachau - Steininger LOISIUM WeinWelt, 900-year-old cellars under Langenlois - Schloss Rosenburg, a Renaissance castle and falcons in the Kamptal - Adventlicher Zauber, Advent at Göttweig Abbey - The Heiligenstein and the Kamptalwarte, the vineyard viewpoint ## Consejos ### Abbey in the morning, wine in the afternoon Göttweig opens at 10:00 and the Loisium cellars accept the last entry at 16:30. ### Stay overnight if you are tasting Langenlois is full of wineries: if you are driving and want to drink, stay the night. ### Rosenburg, in season only The castle is open from April to October and not every day: check the calendar. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Vienna to Göttweig? By car, about 60 km via the A1. By train, via St. Pölten and a regional train to Furth/Göttweig, plus a 2.8 km walk uphill. ### How much does Göttweig Abbey cost? €14 with an audioguide in German or English; reduced €9 and families €25. ### What is a Heuriger? A winery tavern where the house wine is served with simple food. In Langenlois many open Thursday to Sunday. ### Can you do it without a car? Yes, but over two days: Göttweig by the Westbahn and the Kamptal via Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof and the Kamptalbahn. ### When does Rosenburg open? From April to October; in 2026, from 4 April to 26 October, with days depending on the month.