What to do · Schloss Hof and the Marchfeld
Schloss Orth, the Donau-Auen National Park centre
Information
- From
- €15 per person
- Duration
- 2 h
- Season
- 20 March to 1 November 2027, daily 9:00 to 17:00; closed in winter
- Who it's for
- Families; the island has play areas and wildlife watching
A four-towered castle in Orth an der Donau, turned into the visitor centre of the Donau-Auen National Park, the floodplain forest that follows the Danube from Vienna to the Slovak border. Inside, the "Im Fluss" exhibition explains how the river lives, and the museumORTH tells the story of the village; from the viewing tower you can see the forest. Outside, the Schlossinsel island has walkways for watching riverside wildlife and play areas for children. It is open from 20 March to 1 November 2027, daily from 9:00 to 17:00; in winter it is closed. At weekends there are guided tours for a supplement. It is 25 km west of Schloss Hof.
With young childrenAs a family
