Romantic getaways in Austria off the beaten path.
What are some less-touristed romantic getaways in Austria, for travelers seeking beautiful places with fewer crowds? Answer
Options include Friesach, a medieval town with a town wall and moat; Stainz, a wine-country town anchored by Schloss Stainz; and Hartberg, a Styrian wine-country town recorded as a city in 1286. This page includes 8 options. Click here to see which are close enough to be day trips from major cities like Vienna.
Friesach
Claimed as the oldest town in Carinthia, Friesach dates to at least 860 and retains a well-preserved medieval centre — including a town wall and a water-fill…
Murau
Compact Austrian town where a Gothic church and a hilltop manor anchor a dense cluster of orange-roofed buildings along a fast-flowing river, backed by fores…
Wattens
Wattens, a little market town in Tyrol's Innsbruck-Land district, is best known as the home of Swarovski, the Austrian crystal glass company.
Lienz
A heritage-dense medieval town in East Tyrol, Austria, Lienz sits at the confluence of the Isel and Drau rivers with a well-preserved historic centre, an unu…
Kapfenberg
This steel town on the Mürz River in Styria, Kapfenberg has been shaped by iron and steel production since the 15th century, when proximity to the Styrian Er…
Hartberg
A little Styrian town in southeastern Austria with a café and restaurant scene that would suit a town twice its size, Hartberg sits in wine country with scen…
Stainz
A pocket-sized Styrian wine-country town in Austria's Deutschlandsberg district, Stainz is associated with Schilcher wine and anchored by Schloss Stainz, a f…
Neusiedl am See
Sitting on the northern shore of Lake Neusiedl in Austria's Burgenland province, this compact town offers direct access to one of Central Europe's most disti…
Romantic getaways in Austria: quick answers
Which romantic getaways in Austria can you visit on a day trip from Vienna?
Neusiedl am See is among 1 romantic getaways on our day trips from Vienna.
Which are the highest-rated?
5 are rated gold, including Friesach, Hartberg, Kapfenberg and Murau.
Which can you reach by train?
2 of the 8 have a railway station within a 10-minute drive, including Hartberg and Kapfenberg.