Carnuntum
Austria · Lower Austria · 179 m
Description
Carnuntum, some 40 kilometres east of Vienna, was the capital of the Roman province of Pannonia Superior and a legionary base guarding the Danube frontier. At its height it held around 50,000 people, more than any other Roman settlement in what is now Austria. The open-air museum at Petronell rebuilt an entire city quarter on its original foundations, with functioning Roman houses, workshops and heated baths that can be entered. Two amphitheatres survive, the larger seating some 13,000 spectators, and the Heidentor triumphal arch still stands in the fields to the south. The Museum Carnuntinum in nearby Bad Deutsch-Altenburg is the largest Roman museum in Austria. Carnuntum became part of the UNESCO Danube Limes World Heritage Site in 2021.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 2 days (optimal 1 day)
Travel season
Best time to visit: May – September
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Highlights
- Römerstadt Carnuntum Open-Air Museum
- Heidentor
- Museum Carnuntinum
- Civil Amphitheatre
- Military Amphitheatre
- Donau-Auen National Park(Day trip)
- Reconstructed Roman City Quarter
- House of Lucius
- Roman Public Baths
- Villa Urbana
- Hainburg an der Donau(Day trip)
- Roman Festival Carnuntum (approx. June)
- Petronell-Carnuntum Village
- Danube Limes Trail
- Schloss Petronell
- Haydn Birthplace in Rohrau(Day trip)
Getting there
- Train stations:
- Petronell-Carnuntum, Bad Deutsch-Altenburg