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The Roman Walks Petronell-Hainburg
Hiking tour Starting from Petronell-Carnuntum, Car park Roman city Carnuntum
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 9,58 km
- Duration: 2:30 h
- Descent: 43 m elevation gain
The Roman walks connect the towns of Petronell-Carnuntum, Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, and Hainburg. They immerse you in the atmosphere of Roman daily life while also trying to link the present and the past through new media.
- Starting point of the tour
- Petronell-Carnuntum, Car park Roman city Carnuntum
- Tour destination
- Hainburg an der Donau, Kulturfabrik
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 9,58 km
- Duration: 2:30 h
- Descent: 43 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:1/6
- Overall experience:4/6
- Scenery:4/6
- Lowest point142 m
- Highest point186 m
- Tour route
- With refreshment stops
- Accessibility by train and bus
Description
The Roman walks connect the towns of Petronell-Carnuntum, Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, and Hainburg. They immerse you in the atmosphere of Roman daily life while also trying to link the present and the past through new media.
- Route description From the car park of the Roman city Carnuntum in Petronell-Carnuntum, the path starts towards Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. The landscape windows along the way provide insights through models into times when Carnuntum was a flourishing Roman civilian and military city with many thousands of inhabitants.In Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, various places to stop and rest are available. The Carnuntinum Museum, the largest Roman museum in Austria, presents the history of the city and its life in the newly opened 2022 exhibition "Carnuntum - World City on the Danube Limes." From Bad Deutsch-Altenburg and also from Hainburg, you can take the S7 for the return trip to the starting point.From here to Hainburg, the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius is portrayed in several quotes. The route passes an abandoned quarry at the upper end of which stands the Romanesque church of Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. Passing under the Danube bridge, we arrive at Hainburg and at the end of the path by the Kulturfabrik.
- Parking Petronell-Carnuntum – Roman city district / train station, Bad Deutsch-Altenburg – spa park / train station, Hainburg an der Donau – Kulturfabrik / train stationCombination options with public transport:The S7 runs between the starting points and can be used as a return option to the starting point (see public transport)
- Getting there Car: A4 East Motorway, Fischamend exit, B9 towards Hainburg
- Public transport Train:From Wien Mitte (S7) to Petronell-Carnuntum, Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Hainburg, and backÖBB, Tel +43(0)5 17 17www.nextbike.atwww.anachb.at
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