Podersdorf is the most touristy of all holiday destinations around the Lake Neusiedlersee (state of Burgenland). A bathing resort that offers the best place to swim. It's shallow, warm waters (knee-deep for a mile) are perfect for small children. There is a motorboat station and you can rent paddleboats. Podersdorf is also popular with birders (there are a number of storks' nests on the houses, some of which are thatched with reeds), bicyclers and windsurfers. It may not be the sea, but this shallow lake does get its fair share of waves. Extreme sport fanatics head for the town in Austria's Bergenland for the annual Surf World Cup (29 Apr - 6 May). Surfing and kite-surfing pros hit the water to compete for the popular title of European Freestyle and Kitesurf world champion. A sand, reed-free beach is waiting for those who like better to keep their feet on solid ground: beach tennis, foot volleyball and beach soccer tournaments run concurrently. A musical programme accompanies the events, with well-known bands playing each night. Finally, don’t forget to drink a toast with the delicious and renowned wine of Podersdorf! Sourced with thanks from http://www.epoquehotels.com Podersdorf am See is a market town in the district of Neusiedl am See in Burgenland in the east of Austria on the shore of the Neusiedler See.

The town is a local center of tourism with generous bathing facilities. (The shoreline around Podersdorf is one of the few parts of the Neusiedler See where access is not impeeded by mud reed growth.) Originally a tiny peasant dwelling owned by the Heiligenkreuz Abbey, the economy is now based on tourism and quality wine making. The town is part of the national park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel and is favored by Ornithologists, water sport enthusiasts and nature lovers. The protected pannonian landscape and the countless local Heurigen serve as destinations for cyclists and hikers. Sourced with thanks from En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podersdorf_am_See

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