Discover Laa an der Thaya

Laa an der Thaya combines a distinctive history with restorative escapes and active discoveries. Laa Castle, the parish church, museums, the thermal spa and the Laa Jungle offer a variety of options for planning your trip. This allows you to combine cultural impressions, exercise and relaxation, and choose your holiday apartment or holiday home according to which focus is especially important to you during your stay.

Castle, church and museums as cultural highlights

Laa Castle was built in the 13th century. Its grounds include a butter-churn tower and a low square defensive tower. Since 2018, the butter-churn tower and the inner courtyard have been open to the public daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Part of the castle is also home to the Laa Beer Museum. There, you can see valuable collectibles spanning the history of beer brewing in Laa from its beginnings to the present day.

Laa's parish church is also an important cultural landmark. It is one of the significant late Romanesque churches in the district; its apse is of particular art-historical interest. The Laa Carriage Museum offers a different focus: across 1,000 m², it displays around 100 vehicles dating from approximately 1740 onwards, as well as historical garments and travel accessories. Anyone interested in architectural history, sacred art or past forms of travel will find several clearly distinct themes for a stay.

Thermal spa, nature and routes for active days

The Laa Thermal Spa offers extensive water areas, a sauna world, Austria's first family textile sauna, as well as daily Fit & Active programmes. This allows you to vary your day according to your interests: a cultural excursion can be followed by time in the water areas or sauna world. For families, the explicitly designated family textile sauna is a special feature of the thermal spa facilities.

If you prefer to spend time outdoors, you can include the Laa Jungle in your plans. The well-preserved natural landscape along the Thaya-Mühlbach is suitable for walks and is home to protected animal and plant species. For longer cycling tours, the Veltliner Wine Cycle Route is available. The circular route is 76.34 kilometres long and starts and ends at the thermal spa hotel in Laa an der Thaya. Another option is “Laa – Route 2 Tut mir gut”, a running and Nordic walking route starting and ending at the bicycle shelter next to the main entrance of Hotel Therme Laa – Hotel & Silent Spa.

Historical experiences and seasonal traditions

The “Through Historic Laa” programme includes a tour of the city walls with 10 stations, a guided historical walking tour of the town, a bus tour and a night-watchman tour. Depending on how you wish to plan your trip, this allows you to discover the town's history in different ways. The Onion Festival, held every year in August in the town square of Laa an der Thaya, is another recurring event.

When choosing your accommodation, it is worth first deciding on your preferred travel rhythm: culture enthusiasts can focus on the castle, church and museums, while days devoted to nature and activities can revolve around walks, cycling or Nordic walking. The thermal spa complements these options with water, sauna and Fit & Active programmes.

Other destinations in the area

If you would like to extend your travel plans beyond Laa an der Thaya, you will find more destinations here: Drasenhofen, Wildendürnbach, Gnadendorf, Falkenstein bei Poysdorf, Kreuttal, Neudorf bei Staatz, Großharras and Poysdorf.

For the higher-level travel overview: Mistelbach.