INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS WORKCAMP - PARQUET RESTORER 2025

Mauerbach workshop room

Mauerbach training room

Mauerbach accommodation

Location

Charterhause Mauerbach
Kartause Mauerbach Kartäuserpl. 2, 3001 Mauerbach, Austria
Esterházy Palace
Schloss Esterházy, Esterhazypl. 1, 7000 Eisenstadt, Austria

Event Date 25.8. -29.8.2025

First meeting - arrival: Sunday, August 24, 2025 until 6:00 PM, when a joint dinner will be held.
The first working day is Monday, August 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM.
The planned end of the event is Friday, August 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM at the Lichtenstein City Palace in Vienna.
Accommodation in Mauerbach is provided until Saturday, August 30, 2025, including breakfast.

Content

Professional seminars and workshops in Mauerbach. Restoration of historic parquet boards, solid parquet and veneer parquet, restoration of parquet floors in the Esterházy Palace, cleaning, strengthening and replenishment, traditional floor constructions and laying techniques, scraping, surface treatment. More detailed information in the event program.

Rules during the Event

Increased caution and security will be required at the Mauerbach Charterhouse and at Esterházy Castle due to historical objects and equipment. The work is taking place directly on the grounds of the Charterhouse and the historical chambers of the palace. Smoking and eating, including drinking coffee or water, are prohibited in the building. There are designated areas where this is possible.

Work Outfit

Each participant will receive work pants and 3 T-shirts. These clothes must be worn throughout the event.

Accommodation

Accommodation is directly on the premises of the historic Mauerbach monastery house in 2-4 bed simple rooms: separate bathroom with towels (no hairdryer), no TV.

Dining

Breakfast, lunch and dinner, soft drinks and coffee during the day are provided for you.

Airport

Distance to Carthusian Monastery ca 40 km, by car about 1 hour.
Vienna Airport Schwechat, 1300 Schwechat

Car

About 57 minutes - 1 hour 12 minutes
Don't forget the highway vignette. 10-Day Vignette 12.40 EUR.
Official online store: ASFINAG
Car rentals, for example: AVIS, AIRPORT VIENNA RENTAL CAR, RENTAL CARS

Taxi

About 57 minutes - 1 hour 12 minutes
The price of a taxi depends on the current occupancy. Currently about 90 - 140 EUR.
For example: Gettransfer.com, Connectotransfers.com, Mytransfers.com

Public Transport

Bus, subway, line 450 bus, 1 hour 20 minutes
1. BUS: Flughafen Wien → Wien Mitte-Landstrasse
18 minutes, 4.00 - 14.80 EUR, 18.5 Km, interval every 30 minutes,
TERRAVISION service
2. SUBWAY: Landstraße → Hütteldorf
20 minutas, 2,40 EUR,  interval every 5 minutes,
Wiener Linien U4
3. BUS: Wien Hütteldorf → Mauerbach Busbahnhof
24 minutes, 2,80 - 10,50 EUR,
Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region - VOR 450
4. ON FOOT: Mauerbach Busbahnhof, 3001 → Kartause Mauerbach, Kartäuserpl. 2, 3001 Mauerbach
8 minutes, 600 m