Not even a quarter of an hour away from the western highway, close to St. Pölten and right in the middle of Lower Austria, a lovely valley with hidden treasures lies situated.
Car: Highway A21/A1 from Vienna to St. Pölten, exit St. Pölten south, keep right, continue shortly on the road B20, turn right at the 3rd traffic lights towards Ober-Grafendorf and on the road B39 into the Pielachtal valley.
Train: Arrival from Vienna West in St. Pölten, afterwards change to the famous narrow gauge railway, the "Mariazellerbahn"!
... makes your kids happy ... Indulge in building a snowman right in the middle of the deeply snow-covered landscape, a little snow ball fight or simply romp around through the snow!
Mountain biking
Maps available at the tourism board Mostviertel: EUR 8,65. Tel: The local municipalities Frankenfels, Loich, Kirchberg and Hofstetten-Grünau offer 7 mountain bike routes altogether.
Cooking tip
Cookbooks of the local farmers (Volume I and II with altogether 500 pages) are available from Mrs König: Tel: "Schneeballerl"
Ingredients: 4 dag butter, 1 yolk, 7 dag icing sugar, 20 dag potato starch, about 1 spoon of milk, half a bag of cooking powder, 1 bag of vanilla sugar.
Cream: 7 dag butter, 7 dag icing sugar, 1 bag of vanilla sugar and 1 coffee spoon of good mokka.
Preparation: Pound all the ingredients into one dough, form small balls and bake them.
After they have cooled down, put two of them together with the coffee cream.
Wooden church in Schwarzenbach The Via Sacra
The ancient pilgrimage path from Schwarzenberg to Annaberg leads past 2 caves that are called "wet" and "dry" hole. Shortly afterwards, the pilgrim will see the "Wooden Church".
According to the legend, Maria and Joseph have passed here with their child on their flight from Egypt, where Maria has left her footprint in the stone.
Source water collecting in the imprint is said to heal eye problems. Some also claim that not Maria has left her footprint, but the donkey who carried her.
What is "Nix"? The Nix cave can be found about 1 km outside of Frankenfels and is one of the most beautiful natural monuments.
Worth seeing are the dripstone formations (like for instance the Madonna, the cascade fall, the fairy-tale lakes, and many more), a visit is in any case worth it and will leave you with an unforgettable experience.
- CLOSED IN WINTER - for the sake of the bats!
Guided tours are again possible from the 1st of May until the 26th of October.
Information:
ThE FAcToRy
The first art and culture centre of the Pielachtal - Gallery - in Rabenstein an der Pielach In 1921, the company C.A & Paul Vorsteher acquired the house 59 in the market municipality Rabenstein to build a factory for the production of shoelaces.
In its heyday, the factory employed up to 150 people and the production has been extended to include bathing suits and winter sport clothes.
After the company Vorsteher has closed down its operations, the building remained empty for many years.
The former sewing hall (3.000 m²) now accommodates a gallery for regional, national and international art.
The local cafeteria offers something for everybody's taste!
The factory, 3203 Rabenstein ad Pielach, St. Pöltnerstr. 28, Tel: e-mail:
Wild deer in Frankenfels Have you ever been that close to the might deer that you could feed them by hand?
Well, then you shouldn't miss the feedings (Tuesday to Sunday) at 2.30 p.m.! Enjoy the congregation of the 20 red deer around the feeding place.
Information:
Inn - guest house Lichtensteg, Family Niederer
3213 Frankenfels
Tel: fax:
Get your tree horoscope of the tree circle of Frankenfels there - according to the Celtic role model - and refuel your energy!
Riding in the Pielachtal valley The riding stables offer riding lessons with professional trainers, children camps "all inclusive", sleigh rides (also for weddings), get-to-know-us days, space for your horse(s).
Possibilities for overnight stays and food supply are provided for your horses and you.
Order our riding brochure: or the riding map of the horse region "Voralpen" at the tourist board of the Mostviertel:
Aquarella... ...that's the name of the indoor pool for kids and adults in Hofstetten-Grünau. It furthermore offers comfortable saunas, massages and solarium.
Brochure or information: mail:
Take a flight from everyday life - You have deserved to relax!
