Villa Orleans Holiday Rental near Golfclub am Attersee, Austria

 

The Villa Orléans was built in the 19th century as a shooting lodge for the French Dukes of Orléans. It is set on the edge of the village of Attersee in Upper Austria and close to the shore of Lake Attersee itself.

 

The original house has been carefully divided to provide nine distinctive and individual apartments, each with its own kitchen and bathroom facilities. Many of the apartments have their own balconies, and all have superb views to over Lake Attersee to the Höllengebirge. Guests have the use of the house's private beach for bathing, mooring boats and generally relaxing.

 

Villa Orléans is set on the edge of the village of Attersee on the Lake Attersee.

 

It was built in 1924 as a shooting lodge for the French Duke Pédro Orléans and has been the home of the present owner, the Countess Kottulinsky, for over 50 years. The original house has been carefully divided to provide nine apartments, each with its own kitchen facilities.

 

From the entrance drive, a flight of steps lead up to the front door and into the splendid reception hall, with the lovely original gleaming parquet floor, wooden beamed ceiling and comfortable sofas and tables. It is heated by a superb traditional ceramic-tiled wood-burning stove, topped with an onion-dome reminiscent of that on the nearby church on the adjoining hill. For music lovers there is a beautiful Steinway grand piano in the hall.

 

To the left of this room, double doors lead into the ground-floor apartment 2. The main staircase leads up to apartment 6 and apartment 7. A cool stone spiral staircase leads from the side entrance up to apartment 8, apartment 9 and apartment 12 on the first floor and up again to room 18, apartment 19 and the Stadl apartment nestling under the steep roof. Additional self-contained accommodation is available in the chalet at the side of the house.

 

From the front terrace, thyme-edged steps lead down through grass studded with geranium phaeum, clover, buttercups and wild garlic to the road. A few metres along, on the other side, is the house's private beach where guests can swim, relax, and moor their boats.

 

The lake is 22km long and has the best water quality. It is also Austria's most famous sailing lake. There are two yacht clubs which offer sailing courses for both beginners and advanced sailors. Lake Attersee is home to the famous international regattas which can be watched in comfort from the house.

 

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The Attersee Region offers the following:

 

Sport:

Swimming in the clean healthy lake, sailing( two sailing schools for all ages), windsurfing, diving (diving schools), para-sailing, tennis, horse riding ( two riding schools), golf( two golf courses), bicycling , and of course walking and guided touring in the beautiful mountains. Boat trips day and night on our excursion pleasure boats. For children there is a full programme "Attersee children's paradise".

 

Culture:

There are summer festivals in the whole region like The "Attergauer Kulturesommer", Attersee Klassic, Concerts in Castle Kammer (a picturesque castle on the lake), in Castle Kogl, in Schörfling in Steinbach and in other surrounding villages and Operettas in Bad Ischl.

 

Of course Salzburg - home of the famous Festival - is only forty minutes drive on the motorway.

 

Golf nearby:

 

GCA Golfclub am Attersee

The Golf Club at the Attersee is characterized by its unique location with picturesque views, distinctively designed holes and the varied terrain. The Par 71 golf course 5960 meters is a challenge for all levels of golfers. The golf course and the large practice facility offers breathtaking views of the lake and the mountains.

 

AtterseeGolf Club Weyregg

The picturesquely situated 9-hole golf course on the eastern shore of the Attersee with unique panoramic view of lake and mountains from every tee and green, guaranteed for any / n golfer, regardless of skill level (handicap), an incomparable experience.

 

Golf Club Attersee-Traunsee

The naturally varied and terrain promises to make the game highly interesting. There are five tees to every hole ensuring a challenging round of golf for everyone, allowing beginners to have fun here as well. With no disturbance from other surrounding fairways, the fairways are spacious and are gently set in the rippling terrain of the woods and meadows where the landing areas were kept very distinguished.

 

Drachenwand Golf Club

This golf treasure offers a panoramic view, which is unique: a breath-taking view on the Drachenwand and on the Salzkammergut and the Mondsee. The golf course Drachenwand has been awarded best golf course of Austria numerous times.

 

Golf Club Am Mondsee

Beautifully situated on the shores of the Mondsee, has the Golfclub Am Mondsee established a high-quality, sporty minded Golf Club. The exceptional 18-hole championship course, offers a beautiful design along the Dragon Lake participate themselves a view of the surrounding peaks of the Salzkammergut.

 

 

For more information, reservations and availability please contact us:

Frau Kottulinsky
Tel.: +43 7666 7718
Tel.: +43 06766 463367

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Website: www.villa-orleans.com