You only see what you know (Goethe)
The Renaissance castle in the style of an Italian palazzi dates back to the 16th century. It houses a museum for local history and a female ghost. Porcia Castle (Schloss Porcia) is notorious for the White Lady Katharina of Salamanca, who is said to be cursed to haunt the rooms.
On my walk through Spittal an der Drau, I peeped into the courtyard of Porcia Castle (Schloss Porcia). Preparations for a theatre festival took place right at this moment. I guess such a Renaissance court is an excellent location for a classical stage play.
A pillory built in the 16th century situated in front of Porcia Castle (Schloss Porcia) in the Carinthian city Spittal an der Drau.
Interesting! If one finds anything (not that valuable) in the streets of Vienna one doesn’t have to go to the lost property office. One can drop it in one of these red boxes I came across here. Are there such boxes in your area too?
Classic bus Steyr 480A built in 1957 seen on the grounds of the railway station Payerbach-Reichenau in the Austrian state Lower Austria (Niederösterreich). This bus was operated by the Austrian mail service (Österreichische Post) which used to offer public transportation as well.
Inside this traditional bakery and café, one can order famous cakes like the “Linzer Torte”. The k.u.k. reminds us this shop was an appointed purveyor to the Chamber of His Majesty Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Habsburg-Toscana.
The Starcke Haus stands on a rock named Schloßberg in the middle of Graz. The German actor Gustav Starcke (1848-1921) lived here for many years and wrote some poems about the Schloßberg. Today, it houses a restaurant where one can have a fine meal with a view of Graz.
Photo of Schlierbach Abbey taken during a train ride from Graz to Linz. In July 2009, I saw an informative exhibition about the history and culture of meals. As the monastery is famous for its cheese, I also visited the cheese dairy there.
Oberkapfenberg Castle (Burg Oberkapfenberg) is located high over Kapfenberg, a place in the Austrian state of Styria (Steiermark). The castle was first mentioned in 1173 as Burg Chaffenberch. Today it is a venue for a big medieval festival every year. This photo was taken on a train journey from Graz to Vienna.
Sundial at Obermurau Castle (Schloss Obermurau) in Murau, a city in the Austrian state of Styria. The Renaissance castle was built in the years 1628 – 1643.
You find the Austrian Museum for Papermaking (Österreichisches Papiermachermuseum) in the halls of a former paper mill in Steyrermühl. There, you can learn about the different ways of papermaking, beginning with the papyrus of ancient Egypt and ending with the modern paper mills.
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 a hotel. In the 1990s, it became famous for being the set of the German TV series ‘Ein Schloss am Wörthersee’, aka ‘Lakeside Hotel’.