82 dreams / AUSFLÜGE IM RAXGEBIET – DAY TRIPS IN THE RAX REGION Naturerlebnis. Die traditionelle Sommerfrische zwischen Schneeberg und Rax hat bis heute ihre Faszination nicht verloren. Sportlich. Verschiedene Steige und Wege führen auf die Rax. Schöne Touren locken Wanderfans in diese wunderbare Ecke der Wiener Alpen. LITERARY INSPIRATIONS However, not all slopes are as steep as the Thörlwand behind the hotel. The region can also be explored very gently – for example on a walk along the Rax plateau, the end point of the cable car. ICultural history is provided by a tour of the famous villas of the imperial era, which bear illustrious names such as Rothschild, Wartholz (the imperial residence) or Doderer. The beauty of it is to see that the urban exodus in the 21st century is just as decelerating as it was in 1900. »Almost unbearable concentration« is what Franz Werfel called it here for writers. And the novelist, who lived with Alma Mahler in a villa in Breitenstein, knew what he was talking about.The Reichenau Festival (this year from July 4 to August 4) also pays homage to famous guests of the spa town such as Werfel. Director Maria Happel makes this reference with the subtitle »Theater auf Sommerfrische« (Theatre on a Summer Retreat) as well as with the programme. »Anatol« by Arthur Schnitzler deals with the love adventures of an Austrian dandy − this first work certainly brings to mind the poet’s complicated relationship with Reichenau hotel owner Olga Waissnix. OF SNACKS AND HERBS Just a few steps away from the »Knappenhof« you can discover just how inspiring the nature of the Rax region still is today. The »Huthaus« also owes its name to the mining district on the Knappenberg (1750 to 1889). The mining equipment was kept here before the mining of iron and copper as well as the »secondary ores« silver and gold began. Today, Caroline Haberfellner searches for nature’s treasures here. However, these do not flash gold, but green. The herbalist takes hotel guests on her expeditions into the botanical realm. Yarrow, for example, grows around the historic building: »It tastes bitter and tart and I love that.« Whether processed as tea, syrup or liqueur, this plant also provides respite from urban habits, not to say customs. classics for homemade syrups: woodruff and elderflower. Because the table in the Schwarzatal is always richly covered: with nature experiences, memories, and delights! Fotos: mauritius images / Volker Preusser,Sonja Jordan / Alamy Stock Photo, Shutterstock < >
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