Group package for "Crafty Hands"

With our hands we grasp reality, create new things, and do our daily work. In 2019, Schallaburg Castle offers a multi-sensory experience showing that a modern world is inconceivable without old and new crafts, without the skills of our hands.
Presenting unparalleled masterpieces, inventive tools and exquisitely crafted works, the exhibition turns the spotlight on eminent craftsmen and -women and recalls almost forgotten (hi)stories of life devoted to crafts.

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- individual tour of the castle

Price: € 12.50 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: office@schallaburg.at or T +43 2754 6317-0

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"Crafty Hands" & Schallaburg Castle restaurant

A culinary encounter.

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- three-course lunch menu
- individual tour of the castle

Price: € 29.30 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH  or T +43 (0) 7482 / 204 44

Sunny Schallaburg

Making sundials is a multifaceted art. All facets of this difficult but delightful craft have been mastered by the firm of Jindra in Weiten.

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- admission to & guided tour of the Jindra metalworking shop of sundials

Price: € 19.00 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: Destination Waldviertel GmbH or T +43 (0) 2822 54109-90

Craft Basket

Wicker work, boiling soap … discover the lively spirit of handicrafts in ancient monastery walls!

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- guided tour of the Schönbach Monastery school workshops
- demonstration of soap boiling and wicker work

Price: € 18.00 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: Destination Waldviertel GmbH or T +43 (0) 2822 54109-90

Schallaburg & SONNENTOR

Immerse yourself in the fragrant world of herbs, teas and spices: the tour through the fragrant herb halls gives an impressive insight into the production and development of SONNENTOR.

- admission to Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
-SONNENTOR company tour with film screening
- tasting at the SONNENTOR tasting bar

Price: € 20.50 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: Destination Waldviertel GmbH or T +43 (0) 2822 54109-90

Jewellery made in the Waldviertel

In Austria’s only mother-of-pearl manufacture, shimmering buttons have been made into exquisite jewellery for more than a hundred years!

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- admission to & guided tour of the mother-of-pearl manufacture

Price: € 18.00 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: Destination Waldviertel GmbH or T +43 (0) 2822 54109-90

Schallaburg & FeRRUM Ybbsitz

FeRRUM Ybbsitz, the fascinating world of iron in the ancient Kremayrhaus in the heart of the blacksmithing town of Ybbsitz: enter the realm of iron and marvel at the story of blacksmiths and the Black Count.

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- admission to & guided tour of FeRRUM Ybbsitz
- demonstration of the forging process

Price: € 25.00 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH  or T +43 (0) 7482 / 204 44

Hochecker Charcoal Burning

Charcoal burning is an almost forgotten craft and since 2011 has been on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage in Austria. You’ll find Johann and Theresia Hochecker’s estate farm in Michelbach smoking all through the summer to produce genuine charcoal.

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- guided tour of Hochecker charcoal burning

Price: € 18.50 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH  or T +43 (0) 7482 / 204 44

Schallaburg & Wollwerkstatt

For 30 years the wool workshop in the Texingtal valley has been processing Austrian virgin wool. 200,000 kilos of sheeps’s wool are transformed here into blankets, cushions, carpets and many other high-quality natural products.

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- guided tour of the wool workshop

Price: € 17.50 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Bookable from March to October 2019, Tue. and Thu.
Booking: Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH  or T +43 (0) 7482 / 204 44

Schallaburg & Wilhelmsburg Purveyors to the Court

In their own dairy the Wilhelmsburg Purveyors to the Court directly process and refine cow’s and goat’s milk into delicious country food.

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- guided tour of the Wilhelmsburg Purveyors to the Court

Price: € 22.00 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH  or T +43 (0) 7482 / 204 44

Schallaburg & the Wachau valley

Go aboard the “MS Austria” liner for a cruise through the Wachau valley from Melk to Spitz, past medieval castle ruins, steep, rugged rock, and picturesque vineyards. The tour ends with a relaxing stroll along the bank of the Danube and a snack in a traditional wine tavern in Spitz.

- ticket for Schallaburg Castle
- guided tour of the exhibition
- individual tour of the castle
- cruise aboard the "MS Austria" from Melk to Spitz
- snack at a traditional wine tavern in Spitz

Price: € 39.50 per person (available for groups of 20 or more)
Booking: Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH  or T +43 (0) 7482 / 204 44

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