Castle Kapfenstein

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Castle Kapfenstein is set amid of the Styrian spa region, in the southeast of Styria, near to the Hungarian and Slovenian border. A place with history. On an defunct volcanic cone, the castle is enthroned, which was already first documentary mentioned in 1065. Since 1898 the castle Kapfenstein is in possession of family Winkler-Hermaden. The word Kapfenstein originally comes from the Middle High German “gawk from the stone”, peer into the distance … When you arrive in Kapfenstein, this is also the peerless welcome message. The view rambles from Hungary in the east to Slovenia in the south, to the west Styrian downs and to the Carinthian Karawanken in the West. According to the motto of the Kapfensteiner castle kitchen. “Easy-creative-Styrian” the guests get spoiled daily with a 4 to 6 courses “Dinner in the Castle”, suitable for the respective season and the current offer of the region.

Known far beyond the borders of Styria is the wine of the Winkler family-Hermaden, which matures in the best layer.