Gmünd Travel Guide

 globetrott Says:  Oberes Stadttoris the "upper towngate" and it is quite close to the castle and Schloss Lodron palace. Next to this gate you will find some interesting house that was built just of natural rocks, see it in my last 2 extra photos !And from there you can also step up to the... 

 globetrott Says:  Geteilte Kirchethats in the first moment a really strange expression and when I saw the signposts to this church I wanted to know what it is all about this so-called "divided church".Talk a look at my photos: on the left there is the church with the altar and on the right -... 

 globetrott Says:  RathausThats the townhall of Gmuend and you will find this interesting building directely in the Hauptplatz / Main square of the village. Thake a closer look at the interesting facacde, the tourist-information is inside the same building ! 

 globetrott Says:  The town-square / Hauptplatz of Gmündhas a lot of lovely and beautiful baroque houses, dont miss to take a walk there, there are also lots of garden-restaurants there and parking your car seems to be quite easy directely on the square, or you go about 100m from the main... 

 globetrott Says:  Schloss Lodronis dating back to the yeat 1610 and it is used as a school nowadays, but you are able to walk through the arches and into its gardens and see these impressive lion-sculptures that you can see in my 2nd photograph ! There is a Stadtsaal as well in this building,... 

 globetrott Says:  The medieval townwalls are dating back to the 12th century and you can still see very large parts of it in Gmünd. The most impressive part is next to the church and the cemetery. There are several towngates still standing and used as entrances to the old part of the village... 

 globetrott Says:  The impressive church of Gmünd with its oversized spire is well worth a visit and a look inside, its open all day and has also a nice interior. At the entrance you will find some remains of ancient frescoes. Next to the church there is the cemetery as well plus a very large... 

 globetrott Says:  Inside of these old castle-ruins you will find a very good restaurant (read more about it in my restaurant-tips!) with family-friendly prices and the only place where you have to pay some entrancefee is the tower, where you will find a box where you can/should throw in 1... 

 globetrott Says:  Gmünd is the hometown of Ferdinand Porscheand there is a great Porsche-museum as well! that is certainly the main reason for many tourists to visit this tiny village north of Villach and Spital an der Drau.It was here in Gmünd where Professor Ferdinand Porsche had started to... 

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 Roeffie Says:  Porsche Automuseum Helmut PfeifhoferFor a carlover and especially Porsche lovers this is simply heaven. Several Porsches 911, wooden prototypes and other models by Ferdinand Porsche. Just about everything you always wanted to know about Porsche.In Gmünd, the first Porsche... 

 globetrott Says:  Here I have some extra photos of the interesting interior of the castle high above the city of Gmünd. In my main photo you see a collection of some strange exhibits that I saw in a tiny "museum" of the castle, the door was open, no entrance-fee, no attendant there ! 

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 Roeffie Says:  Gmünd has citywalls and towngates, one of them is this old Malta gate, which is the entrance on the westside of the town, coming from Maltatal. 

 Roeffie Says:  Alte BurgThe castle was first mentioned in a document in 1292. However, scientists presume that it was built even before that time. Nowadays the castle hosts a gourmet restaurant that offers excellent dining and wining in a very special ambience. The castle hosts temporary...