Thayatal National Park
Steep forested river valley on Austria's border with the Czech Republic
The Thaya cuts a breakthrough valley with steep hillside forests through Lower Austria, flowing around a gneiss mountain. It sits on the climatic boundary between the Waldviertel and the Weinviertel, so the smallest national park in Austria holds half of the country's plant species.
Things to do
- On footWalk from Hardegg over the Thaya bridge into the Czech Podyjí National Park, or cycle across
- HeritageVisit Burg Hardegg and the Kaja ruins inside the park
- Try thisLook for beech forest on the shady northern slopes and oak and hornbeam forest on the dry south-facing slopes
- Try thisStop at the Nationalparkhaus