St. Pölten

Austria's oldest city and youngest provincial capital!

Whether for a day or a week, a stopover in St. Pölten is always worthwhile. Hardly any other city offers so many contrasts. Whether you explore the old town with its unique baroque and art nouveau buildings or the ultra-modern country house district and the cultural district: Everywhere you go, you will have the feeling of discovering true treasures.

A varied city experience in Austria's youngest provincial capital:

- beautiful baroque and art nouveau buildings

- an abundance of showpieces of contemporary Austrian architecture

- a year-round, varied cultural and event program with its own cultural district

- St. Pölten as a shopping metropolis with Austria's second oldest pedestrian zone

- "Lake experience" (3 lakes in the middle of the city), four local recreation areas with 46 natural monuments

- an extensive network of marked trails for running and walking and many cycle paths

- direct location on the Traisental cycle route (connection from the Danube cycle path via St. Pölten to Mariazell)

- A wide range of gastronomy and accommodation options

- St. Pölten's central location in Lower Austria - ideal as a starting point for excursions

 

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