About the Semmering
About the Semmering
Culture
Summer
Semmering
However, Semmering is not only known for its sporting attractions, but also offers its guests a diverse cultural programme. Every year during the summer months, the Kultur.Sommer.Semmering programme hosts unique cultural events of all genres with prominent performers. The historic Grand Hotel Panhans and the newly built culture pavilion are the venues. The artistic director is the Austrian pianist and conductor Florian Krumpöck. Together with Nina Sengstschmid, the managing director, he invites the audience to follow in the footsteps of the past, as Arthur Schnitzler, Alma Maler, Stefan Zweig and many others travelled to Semmering at the turn of the century for a summer holiday.
UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Semmering
railway
On the trail of Carl Ritter von Ghega
The 170-year-old Semmering Railway is a 41-kilometre-long railway line from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag, which was planned by Carl Ritter von Ghega. It was the world’s first mountain railway in 1854 and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. Today, the section over the Semmering is one of the most attractive railway lines in Austria. The railway line climbs 457 metres in altitude with an average gradient of 20 per thousand. It runs through 15 tunnels, over 16 viaducts, over 100 arched stone bridges and winds its way up the mountain in large arches.
Viennese Alps
The Vienna Alps, also known as the Viennese Alpine Arc, are located in the Northern Limestone Alps in the immediate vicinity of the Austrian capital of Vienna. The Viennese Alpine Arc rises with the Bucklige Welt from the southernmost part of the Vienna Basin, climbs over the alpine pastures of the Wechsel up to the Semmering, reaches its high points with the Rax and Schneeberg and then descends in an arc over the Hohe Wand back to Wiener Neustadt.
The Viennese Alps have a long tradition as an inspiring retreat. Where poets and thinkers once found inspiration, visitors today enjoy the freedom of nature and magnificent views. From the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Semmering Railway to top-class festivals, there is plenty to discover. Multifaceted hiking and themed trails encourage you to explore nature in all its beauty. The range of comfortable and friendly holiday accommodation extends from elegant grand hotels to family-run farms. Regional delicacies are served in the numerous inns, restaurants and mountain huts.
