ACTIVITIES	WHOLE DAY EXCURSION

Whole day excursions

Half day excursions

Baden	Mayerling & Heiligenkreuz	Carnuntum	Klosterneuburg
Salzburg	Wachau region	Lake Neusiedl	Graz
Retz	Linz	Budapest

Mayerling & Heiligenkreuz monastery

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Our first station takes us to Mayerling, where we visit a noble residence with a varied history. In 1550, it was owned by Heiligenkreuz convent. In 1886 Rudolf, crownprince and Habsburg offspring, bought the residence and used it as personal hunting seat. It was there, that Rudolf commited suicide after killing his lover Mary Vetsera. January 1st, 1889 was the date of this tragic event. It was a fatal blow to the Austrian monarchy. We will visit this historic setting and will be bewitched by many fascinating details illustrating a long gone era.