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Real Name: Iris
Lives In: Cambridgeshire, UK
Member Since: Aug 10, 2002
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REICHENAU AN DER RAX

by iris2002 - last update: Apr 25, 2006

Welcome to the Spa of Emperors ... *

Yodel greeting

REICHENAU nestles in the Eastern part of the Alps only one hour drive from Vienna.

It is a most romantic, idyllic and nature-lovers paradise. I should know, I used to live there and was born only a stonethrow from that area :)....

The area even has it's own special brew... a beer named after a famous patron of the area: Raxkoenig .... Raxkoenig-Beer

Prost!!
Austria Winter wonderland

Heaven in spring, summer, fall & winter :)

Reichenau is truly a 4 season destination for single travellers as well as families and extreme tourists. The area caters for everybodies taste and has generally great climatic conditions and it's own "micro-climate" that is said to have healing qualities especially for those with heart and lung problems.... it has been a Spa for centuries and even the Austrian-Habsburg Emperors came often as they also had hunting chalets in these forests.

Where the Emperor and Princess used to stay ...

The Caslte Hotel - MARIEN HOF
The owner - Wilhelm Hubner is a friend of mine and whenever I visit I get the "Emperors suit" under the roof with the most stunnign view of the whole alpine panorama. The Hotel has also an excellent wine-cellar.

The Hotel is very busy all year round as 4 fantastic ski-& hiking resorts are just half an hour away and it is also popular because of the annual "Theatre Sommer" - where the celebrities flock to Reichenau for a bit of art ;)

HOTEL-MARIENHOF&L*

A-2651 Reichenau an der Rax, Austria
Tel. (43-) 2666 52995 and 52996
Fax (43) 266652995-580
Email hotel.marienhof@aon.at
Austria

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Pros:"A 4 season destination for everybodies taste"
Cons:"due to it's micro-climate it can be hot in summer ~ 36Celsius!"
In A Nutshell:"A place I will come back to always - it's home :)"
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Comments for iris2002 about Reichenau
marimar_72 Fri Oct 9, 2009 12:21 UTC
 very intersting & really helpful..keep it up! & happy birthday again :D
HORSCHECK Tue Oct 2, 2007 21:48 UTC
 Fabulous little page about your hometown. As you know I only once changed trains in lovely Payerbach-Reichenau when I was travelling on the Semmering railway. I quite like the Salamander train. :-)
angiebabe Sun Aug 5, 2007 17:55 UTC
 Lovely page Iris - and re the Marien-Hof - lucky you!!can i be a friend of yours - or a friend of your friends....!
Luchonda Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:28 UTC
 Gute tips, schöne Natur Greetz
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