Perchtoldsdorf

Perchtoldsdorf is in Lower Austria. It is a small town south of Vienna on the eastern fringes of the Vienna Woods (Wienerwald), best known for its wine.

Understand

The main square of Perchtoldsdorf with the Wehrturm

• 1 InfoCenter, Marktplatz 10 (in City Hall/Rathaus), ☏ +43 1-866 83-400, fax: +43 1 866 83-450, info@perchtoldsdorf.at. Sep-Jul M 10:00-13:00, T-F 10:00-13:00, 15:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-13:00; 1-24 Aug M-Sa 10:00-13:00. Can provide general information, and sells tickets for various cultural events. 

Get in

By rail

The main train station is a fair distance east of the city center. If you are using public transportation to arrive from Vienna, it is recommended to take the S-Bahn S1 or S2 to Liesing, and then transfer to Bus 256. Alternatively, you can take streetcar number 60 to the endstop Rodaun, and from there transfer to Bus 259.

• 1 Liesing Train Station (Bahnhof Liesing), Liesinger Platz 1, Vienna. 
• 2 Perchtoldsdorf Train station (Bahnhof Perchtoldsdorf), Am Bahnhof Salitergasse, ☏ +43 5-1717. Ticket office: M-Sa 06:15-12:00, 12:30-16:15, Su and holidays 06:15-12:00, 12:30-13:45. 

Get around

Once you are in the Center at the Marktplatz you can easily get to every remarkable spot by foot. The walking distances are quite short as Perchtoldsdorf is quite small.

• Nextbike (bicycle rental), ☏ +43 2742 22 99 01 (hotline). After registration (online or by mobile), pick up a bicycle at any Nextbike location, and drop it off at the same or any other Nextbike spot. A map of pickup and drop-off points can be found here (click on 'Mödling and scroll down to 'Perchtoldsdorf'); a brochure with map is available for download. €1/hr, €10/day. (updated Jan 2017)

See

Interesting spots in Perchtoldsdorf are the Wehrturm and the Rathaus (both 15th century) directly at the Marktplatz, and the Pfarrkirche (church from the 13th century) and Herzogsbrug (castle from the 11th century) both in 2 minuite walking distance from the Marktplatz.

Buy

Perchtoldsdorf is home to some fantastic family run winery restaurants, normally only open certain times of the year. Outside these restaurants (called a Heurigen in German) normally has a sign with the dates that it’s open.

Drink

Perchtoldsdorf is famous for its wine available at its Heurigen, which also serve food and local specialties for moderate prices. Many of them are located on Hochstraße, north of the city centre.