Tulln an der Donau
A Danube town of gardens, with a large flower show ground and a museum to Egon Schiele, who was born here.
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Tulln calls itself the garden town, and the claim rests on Die Garten Tulln, a permanent show garden on the Danube bank built for a 2008 exhibition and kept afterwards - some seventy demonstration gardens laid out to show ecological methods, with the rule that no chemical pesticides or artificial fertiliser are used anywhere on the site, plus a treetop walkway over the riparian woodland. The town itself is Roman in origin, with the excavated remains of the Comagena fort and a Romanesque charnel house with a carved portal. Egon Schiele was born in the station house here in 1890, his father being the stationmaster, and a museum in a former prison covers his early life and holds drawings. The Danube cycle path runs through.
What you actually see
- Seventy demonstration gardens - laid out to show methods without chemical inputs.
- A treetop walkway - over the riparian woodland beside the Danube.
- Schiele's birthplace - the station house, with a museum in the old prison.
- Roman Comagena - the excavated fort remains and a Romanesque charnel house.
When to go
April to October; the gardens close over winter. A day.
Honest expectations
Die Garten Tulln closes for the winter and charges. The Schiele museum is small. The town is spread out - the gardens are a walk or ride from the centre.
Nearby
Klosterneuburg and Vienna are east; the Wachau is west.
What to pack for Tulln an der Donau
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
