The former imperial hunting lodge of Eckartsau

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What to do · Schloss Hof and the Marchfeld

Schloss Eckartsau and its park in the Danube forest

Walk and visit · 1 h · park free all year · former imperial hunting lodge in the national park

InformationPark free

Price: Park free
Duration: 1 h
Season: Park, all year; castle, 21 March to 1 November
Who it's for: All ages; natural playground
With a dog: On a lead, in the park

The former imperial hunting lodge of Eckartsau stands in the middle of the floodplain forest of the Donau-Auen National Park, about 15 km west of Schloss Hof. Today it is the base of the Bundesforste in the park, with an information point and café, and guided historical tours. The castle park and its natural playground are free and open all year; the information point and café from 21 March to 1 November. The Danube cycle path, from Vienna to Bratislava, passes 750 metres away.

With young childrenAs a familyWith a dog

Directions See all of Schloss Hof and the Marchfeld

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

Round off the plan

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

To eat nearby

Gasthof Prinz Eugen

Restaurant · Schloßhof · €€€€

What to order: a seasonal dish on the terrace with a view of the palace courtyard.

At the entrance to the grounds · Terrace for 120 people

Coffee and strudel in the arcaded courtyard

Café Arkadenhof

Café · Schloßhof · €€€€

What to order: a strudel with coffee in the arcaded courtyard.

Inside the grounds · During palace opening hours

Inside the grounds, with vegetables from its own garden

Restaurant Kräutergarten

Restaurant · Schloßhof · €€€€

What to order: the seasonal dish with vegetables from the palace garden.

Daily during the grounds' opening hours · Only with a Schloss Hof ticket

To stay nearby

A room with a vaulted ceiling, a double bed and antique wardrobes

Hotel Zum Goldenen Anker

13 rooms, suites and apartments · On the Danube · Sauna and natural pond · Free closed parking · Railway station 100 m away

Why we like it: Small hotel with a restaurant on the Danube bank in Hainburg, 13 km from Schloss Hof, with a sauna, natural bathing pond and free closed parking.

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The farm's stables, paddocks and horses seen from above

Hippo-Campus, horse farm in Deutsch-Haslau

Horse farm · Ranch rooms for up to 4 · Apartment with kitchen · Organic breakfast · Riding lessons and treks · Dogs allowed

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Horse farm with rooms and an apartment in Deutsch-Haslau, between Carnuntum and Schloss Hof, with organic breakfast, riding lessons and horse treks.

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A triple room at the motel, with three beds and a large window

Bernstein-Motel Marchegg

22 rooms · From €40 per person · One parking space per room · Bike garage · Shared kitchen · Dogs allowed

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: Simple family motel at the entrance to Marchegg, a few kilometres from Schloss Hof and the stork colony, with parking, a bike garage and dogs allowed.

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More to do nearby

Itineraries

Features in these plans

The castle of Orth an der Donau, the national park centre

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The first terrace of the Schloss Hof garden with the Neptune fountain

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