A lovely Jugenstil-Villa of 1900
globetrott Says: This lovely Art-Nouveau / Jugenstil-Villa is one of my favorite buildings of Semmering: it dates back to the year 1900 and it is privately owned, you even can buy 2 appartments inside of there at the moment (Aug2007). This building is a good excemple of a typical building of...
3 Reviews and 67 Opinions Panhans Grandhotel Semmering stands for the old traditional Semmering-hotel and it was restored and...
Seewirtshaus: excellent cuisine & lovely architecture
globetrott Says: This lovely wooden building in the traditional style dates back to the year 1666 and it is at the same time also one of the finest places to dine in the area. In the back of the building there is a small lake, so this is where the name comes from.Even when you are not really...
the theatre: in the old Suedbahnhotel
globetrott Says: What could be a better place for a theatre-performance of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's "Der Schwierige" than the old Suedbahnhotel at Semmering, a place that's time was over a long time ago and only a bit of its former glory and atmosphere is shining through here or there. The...
Weekend package for Vienna-Semmering-Vienna
pakistanibrain Says: An excellent way to spend your weekend when you come to Vienna is, taking this package and going to Semmering.There are three different packages depending on the hotel you choose starting from 106 Euro and giving you: - Roundtrip train ticket from Vienna to Semmering -...
globetrott Says: Berghaus Hochschneeberg is a sort of "panopticum" of all sorts of things collected over the last 150 years and some of my favorite things that I saw there are real works of art, made of sugar and chocolate showing the hotel Berghaus, Sisi-chapel and the old steam-train. It...
Take mountain-boots when meeting the Edelweiss
globetrott Says: Hiking in Semmering and its surrounding is easy and comfortable in many places, all of the paths inside the village of Semmering are asphalted and mostly you will find your own side-walk / trottoir, while side-streets and small paths through the woods will mostly have at...
Dr. Erwin Pröll Milleniums-Warte Hirschenkogel
globetrott Says: Dr. Erwin Pröll Milleniums-Warte at Hirschenkogel is a nice place to take a look out, once that you have steped up the 155 steps of that giant wooden construction on top of Hirschenkogel in Semmering. This tower dates back to the year 1999 and you might get the idea, that...
globetrott Says: Monster is the name for this scooter with heavy wheels and it is a funny way to drive or rather race down from Zauberberg / Hirschenkogel in Semmering.You can rent them at the upper station of the cablecar, drive it down one of the many paths and return it to the cashier at...
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Alpengarten at Rax was my favorite place to be because it was there where I saw my first real Edelweiss in the free nature and it was not only a single one, but...
Q: We are tourists from Malta and we are going to be in Vienna this December. =We would like to come to Zauberberg in Semmering...

A: Semmering can be reached from Vienna by train - all the info regarding Austrian Railways can be found at www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp There's some 10 daily connections. Not...
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the closest real mountains for tourists in Vienna

Semmering is a mountain-massiv in a distance of 70 km south of Vienna. The trainline that was built over this mouintain in the 19th century recently became a UNESCO- World Heritage Semmering is also a...
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Semmering and the Magic Mountain

Semmering is situated in the UNESCO world heritage region, "Semmering Railway and Surrounding Landscape". The Station is known, for its attractive scene and for its crystal-transparent breeze....
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S is for Semmering; S is for Skiing!

A Prelude: Before we delve into the beauty of this enchanting spa village, we need to explain a little something. The two of us are extremely competitive! We pick a game and before you know it, we...
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Semmering- my first holliday abroad

I was planning for a long time a trip to ski in Austria. If you live in Romania you know why: the mountains are the ame but the lifting capacities are much much better. So I chosed Austria and I...
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Semmering is an old vacation resort favored by the Viennese for years. It is laid out along steep forested slopes at the top of 985m high Semmering Pass. A couple of small ski areas sit atop the pass...
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