24T65 Lake Neusiedl: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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About 70 kilometres southeast from Vienna is the beachside town of Podersdorf am See, located on the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl (Neusiedler See). Many have come for sun on the beach and a cool dip in the lake. Not only do towns surrounding the lake have important cultural and historical value stretched over millennia, but its unique geography squeezed between the east corner of the Alps and the Pannonian plains is home to a diverse set of flora and fauna. The significance of national parks in both Austria and Hungary paved the way for a transnational inscription of Lake Neusiedl as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

The red and white Leuchtturm (lighthouse) is a landmark for Podersdorf am See.
Route 1: an 1-hour excursion on the lake towards one of the protected nature areas.
A boat in the “Podersdorfer Schifffahrt Knoll” fleet.
Relatively calm summer afternoon on the lake.
Naturzone Podersdorf-Karmazik (protected nature zone).
Viewing platform, Naturzone Podersdorf-Karmazik.
“In the frame.”
Left-to-right, respectively: flags for Austria, the European Union, the federal state of Burgenland, and Podersdorf am See.

1-way trip in under 90 minutes: ÖBB regional express REX train from Vienna to Neusiedl am See, timed with VOR regional bus 290 to Podersdorf am See.

I made all photos above with an iPhone15 on 11 Jul 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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