Castle Riegersburg

Landmark & popular excursion destination of Styria
The Riegersburg majestically towers over an extinct volcano. 7 gates, 11 bastions, 4 kilometers of fortification walls, and 2 moats protect the castle! The best way to explore this fortress complex is via the historical footpath or adventurous over the Leopold climbing path. Families with children can enjoy an exciting treasure hunt with castle ghost Rüdiger. If you want to go faster, you can comfortably take the castle lift.

Another highlight is the castle tavern with a large beer garden and a great playground, including a wonderful view over the Styrian hilly landscape! The spectacular bird of prey flight show fascinates young and old and completes the Riegersburg excursion.

Inside the castle, the historical state rooms, the courtyards, as well as the witch, weapon, and castle museum are fascinating:
The castle museum with the state rooms offers a journey into the history of Riegersburg in the 17th century. Two women's fates during the times of Turkish wars, corvée, and witch hunts, but also baroque zest for life and festive culture.

The witch museum was redesigned in 2017 to be more modern. Videos and sound installations as well as informative texts now convey an understandable image of a time and mindset that are both foreign to us and perhaps all too familiar. Themes like exclusion, persecution, etc. are as current as ever.

The weapon museum presents armor and swords, cutting and thrusting weapons, rifles and handguns. Craftsmanship and technical skills from 400 years. Defense and attack, hunting and pleasure.

Tips for children:
Treasure hunt: The castle ghost Rüdiger has hidden a letter in each of the 7 gates of Riegersburg. It doesn’t matter whether you go up the castle or come from the lift – there’s no difference when searching. All 7 letters form a solution word, it just needs to be assembled correctly – and then you will receive a small reward! Good luck – you can do it!

A special audioguide for children aged 6 to 14 guides through the three museums of Riegersburg with simple texts.

Friendship book rally
Rüdiger is always happy about visits from friends and even has a special friendship book in his Rüdiger room where everyone can sign in. There are 6 Rüdiger pictures with numbers hidden in the castle. Those who find them will surely be able to open the locked chest and sign in the friendship book! We wish you lots of fun and success with the friendship book rally!

Guided tours & visits:
The impressive castle interior can be individually visited during opening hours (we recommend our audioguides – exciting audioguide also for children!), and there are also dates for guided tours.

Enjoy your excursion day at this special attraction: To the guided tours
You can purchase tickets in advance in our webshop: To the webshop

Majestic climbing paths
On the volcanic rock of Riegersburg, there are 5 climbing paths (Leopold, Heinrich, an extension between Leopold & Heinrich, Charlotte & the Gallerin roof) - these vary in difficulty levels leading to the castle tavern of Riegersburg. The climbing paths are publicly accessible with your own climbing gear.

The ascent of the Jungfernsteig & Rittersteig is only permitted with prior registration and in the company of a trainer (e.g. Naturbursch Training)