Austrian countryside 

“This chapter of my life is called happiness.”

Austrian countryside feels a lot like love at first sight. So sudden and unexpected. And you feel it in your very soul.

My visit to Oberdürnbach was a fluke. I was invited by a friend to stay over at her mom’s place. To get there was a two hour drive from Vienna, which is no biggie, but committing to go there would have meant 2-3 days off my schedule. In the end, I couldn’t go there during my first summer. The following year, while I was in Vienna – we made sure that we fix a proper date to go unwind at her Mom’s house.

It is situated in a rural area in Lower Austria. I did not think it would be anything special, absolutely did not expect to fall in love with it.

I’ll tell you why:

– Oberdürnbach is truly a tiny tiny village;
– It has only one restaurant, owned and run by a delightful gay couple who serve smacking sandwiches and dips, and bake their own bread;
– In the surroundings there are vineyards everywhere;
– Lots of beautiful houses, with pretty backyards and front porches;
– Tiny ponds and gardens scattered here and there;
– A small church right in the center of the town;
– A museum which once was home to an Austrian classic composer and now is the main tourist attraction this place has 😀 Oh, be sure to call beforehand if you want to go inside the museum, so that somebody can come down and open it for you. You know, they don’t expect visitors 😀
– There is folkloristic art everywhere you look, very different from the traditional styles.

Well, now put them all together and you find yourself in a place that makes you want to quit everything, settle down there and make wine for a living 😀

Here, look at some pictures I took while in this town. Who knows?! Maybe you’ll fall in love too.

Adding this to your Euro trip does count as going completely off track, but aren’t Euro trips supposed be a bit little outlandish?! 🙂 Here’s the location for this place on google maps.

www.googlemaps.com/oberdürnbach

Please do find a good Airbnb nearby to stay.

And do call the Museum beforehand!