A short drive from the national park, in the heart of Weinviertel farmland, young owners Peter and Sabine have one guest apartment in the family Schloss. On the top floor of a semirestored and extremely atmospheric 12th-century and Renaissance castle, it's a beautiful, airy and generous space, simply and stylishly decorated with a well-equipped kitchen and super-comfortable bed. One 'window' looks over the castle's exquisite original chapel, others look onto the fields beyond.
Schloss Starrein
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