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A vineyard hut on the Langenlois wine pathIsiwal · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Göttweig Abbey and the Kamptal

The Heiligenstein and the Kamptalwarte, the vineyard viewpoint

A walk among vineyards · 2 h · free · a 21 m tower with a view of the Kamptal and the Danube

InformationFree
Price
Free
Duration
2 h
Season
March to November; best at harvest time
Who it's for
All ages that walk
With a dog
On a lead and on the paths; do not go into the vineyards

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.

As a familyWith teenagersWith a dog

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

The restaurant dining room, with oak tables and chairs upholstered in green and grey© Hotel Schloss HaindorfMidday every day in a little palace in Langenlois

Hotel Schloss Haindorf restaurant

Restaurant · Langenlois · €€€€

What to order: on weekdays, the midday menu with soup; Thursday to Saturday evening, the regional menu with a Langenlois wine.

Midday every day · dinner Thursday to Saturday
A set table in the Heurigenhof's inner courtyard, among plants© Weingut BründlmayerThe Heuriger of one of the best-known wineries in the Kamptal

Heurigenhof Bründlmayer

Winery · Langenlois · €€€€

What to order: a riesling or a grüner veltliner from the winery by the glass, with the Heuriger's seasonal dishes in the courtyard.

Thursday and Friday from 15:00 · Saturday and Sunday from 12:00
The restaurant terrace with awnings and a view over the valley© Stift GöttweigThe abbey's terrace above the Wachau

Stiftsrestaurant Göttweig

Restaurant · Furth bei Göttweig · €€€€

What to order: an Austrian midday dish on the terrace and, for dessert, some Marillenknödel, the Wachau's apricot-filled dough balls.

Café every day from 10:00 to 18:00 · kitchen Wednesday to Sunday at midday

To stay nearby

A double room in the palace with a window onto the courtyard© Hotel Schloss HaindorfHotel

Hotel Schloss Haindorf

A little palace in Langenlois · Sauna and gym · Own restaurant

Why we like it: A 3-star superior hotel in a little palace in Langenlois, with 45 rooms, a sauna, breakfast included and free cancellation up to eight days before.

Small hotel

Pension Brandl

Family guesthouse · 400 m from the Sauberg Kellergasse · Bikes for hire

Why we like it: A 10-room family guesthouse at the foot of the Sauberg, 300 m from the centre of Langenlois and 400 m from its street of cellars, with breakfast, a terrace and bikes.

A Gästehaus room with two beds and tall windows© Stift GöttweigSmall hotel

Göttweig Abbey Guesthouse

Sleeping inside the abbey · Rooms with a view of the Wachau · Breakfast in the Stiftsrestaurant

Why we like it: The Göttweig Abbey guesthouse: 35 simple or renovated rooms, some with a view of the Wachau, from €145 for a double with breakfast.

From €145 / night View details

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