Day Trip: Burgenland

Home to some of Austria’s best wineries, the Burgenland is Austria’s eastern-most state (it shares a border with Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia). Its main hub, Neusiedl Am See, however, is just a scenic, forty-minute drive from Vienna, making this a feasible day trip for some wine tasting and great food. Plan a route that includes stops at such villages as Purbach, Donnerskirchen, Oggau, Rust and Mörbisch. Combine lunchtime with a visit of 18th-century Schloss Halbturn whose Knappenstöckl restaurant (www.knappenstoeckl.at) is a local favorite. Contact our Bookings Team to arrange for a guide and driver.

In Neusiedl am See, have a cocktails at hip hang-out Mole West (molewest.at) or, for an early dinner before returning to Vienna, head to Podersdorf and dine at Dankbarkeit (www.dankbarkeit.at), which has a gourmet restaurant and a more rustic but fun Heuriger, Austria’s version of a countryside trattoria.