First published: 31/08/15.

Clyde 2.0

Fertö/Neusiedlersee

Fertö/Neusiedlersee (Inscribed)

Fertö/Neusiedlersee by Clyde

I visited this WHS in August 2015. I visited more of the Austrian side than the Hungarian side of this WHS but the highlight of my visit was crossing the invisible border with a self-drive boat. The Hungarian side is less crowded and the reeds seem to have taken over the lake bed here, which means that it's the best spot for birdwatching. I spotted a couple of hoopoes, herons, egrets, storks, black kites, reed warblers and black kites. By car I circled the Neusiedlersee coming from Vienna and stoppen en route in Neudiedl am See, Jois, Winden am See, Breitenbrunn, Purbach, Donnerskirschen, Schutzen am Gebirge and Rust. In Breitenbrunn I found an information board on the WHS as well as the UNESCO sign. Rust is a very quaint village home to several storks. There are two churchs and an interesting old chapel as well as beautiful wooden doors adorning the many wine cellars and inns. Access to the lake is a long walk from town with reeds on both sides of the road which leads to a small pontoon. From here hourly boat trips take you round the lake for 8 euros or else you can hire a self-drive boat. I opted for the latter as I wanted to explore the reed beds for birdwatching. The only 'sight' apart from a panoramic flat reed landscape is the village of Rust and its vineyards (picture). After a pleasant ride, I drove to Eisenstadt to visit the Esterhazy Palace and afterwards I took a little detour to see the Forchtenstein Castle once I was in the area even though it's not part of the WHS. All in all, I enjoyed my visit as a stopover on my way back home from Vienna.

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