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Morning view at Hotel Pfeffel in Dürnstein

Morning view from hotel Pfeffel in Dürnstein, Austria

My morning view from my hotel room at Hotel & Winery Pfeffel in Dürnstein. Can you imagine having your breakfast at the terrace while a river cruise ship drives along the Danube next to you?

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Relaxing at Hotel Pfeffel in Dürnstein

Relaxing room at Hotel Pfeffel in Dürnstein, Austria

After climbing up and down the hill of Dürnstein Castle I was ready for this relaxing room at Hotel & Winery Pfeffel. The room even offered a view of Dürnstein Castle so I was able to put down these notes while looking at the castle ruins.

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Castle hotel Stubenberg in Stubenberg

Castle hotel Stubenberg in Stubenberg, Austria

Stubenberg Castle is a place along the Schlösserstrasse (Castle Road) in Styria. For many years it used to be a castle hotel.

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Castle hotel Velden in Carinthia

Castle hotel Velden in Carinthia, Austria

The palace placed next to a lake named Wörthersee was built at the end of the 16th century by  Bartholomäus Khevenhüller. Since 1890 it has mainly been used as a hotel. In the 1990s it became famous for being the set of the German TV series ‘Ein Schloss am Wörthersee‘, aka ‘Lakeside Hotel’.

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Matzen Castle in Reith im Alpbachtal

Matzen Castle in Reith, Austria

In February 2008 I visited a restaurant next to Matzen Castle (Burg Matzen) and took this photo. The name Matzen goes back to a Roman military station called ‘Masciacum’. Today there is a fine Schlosshotel (castle hotel) inside. [German]

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