TullnThings to do

Things to do in Tulln

  1. Egon Schiele Museum

    The Egon Schiele Museum, housed in a former jail near the Danube, vividly presents the story of the life of the Tulln-born artist. It contains 100 of his paintings and sketches and a mock-up of the cell he was briefly imprisoned in (he was however jailed in Neulengbach). He fell foul of the law in 1912 following the seizure of 125 erotic drawings; some were of pubescent girls, and Schiele was also in trouble for allowing children to view his explicit works.

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  2. Minoritenkirche

    The rococo Minoritenkirche from 1739 is decorated with a magnificent series of ceiling frescoes dedicated to St Johannes Nepomuk, culminating in one depicting his fall from a bridge at the hands of Bohemia’s King Wenceslaus IV; the angel trying to save him is tumbling out of the frame.

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  3. 2Rad Wegl

    The town and its tourist office are well set up for cyclists as the Danube cycle-way cuts between the river on the town’s northern border; to encourage green tourism, the city provides six free city bicycles, which you can pick up just off Hauptplatz from 2Rad Wegl

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  4. Museum Im Minoritenkloster

    The Museum im Minoritenkloster adjoins a church. This city-promoted art space features excellent changing exhibitions such as one in 2007 of erotic art with works by Picasso, Warhol, Richard Lindner and Viennese artist Gottfried Helnwein among the many on show.

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  5. Verdi

    Verdi is a refreshing, all-round eating option with a range from fish through Austrian classics to Mediterranean flavours; there’s a terrace for warm summer evenings.

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  6. Pfarrkirche St Stephan

    Not to be missed is the Pfarrkirche St Stephan with its perfectly preserved 13th-century frescoed Romanesque funerary chapel.

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