We passed the 2,000 mile mark of this tour while travelling from Carinthia to Burgenland to see friends in Loretto.
We visited Loretto earlier in the year (Tour 11) and those interested in the village can read read about it in the blog from that visit. This more recent visit was a short one. We were there primarily to see our friends although, at their suggestion, we would also visit the old Roman city of Carnuntum. However, our friends introduced us, too, to the neighbouring village of Leithaprodersdorf when we went for dinner at the heurige ‘Eder Am Spitz’.
At first glance, Leithaprodersdorf appeared a mostly unimpressive village of just under 1,200 people and a short visit of less than three hours wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a blog of it’s own (not least because we saw so little of the place during our visit) but; we were treated so well by the management and guests of the Eder Am Spitz that it deserves some special recognition.
Arriving late in the evening and not having reserved a table, we weren’t at all confident of getting a table but; the manager seemed more sympathetic to our request after seeing Nala in her wheels and he found us a table (the last one) in the party tent adjoining the heurige bar.
The Eder Am Spitz specialises in game served cold. Indeed, none of their dishes are even warmed let alone served hot. That doesn’t sound all that tempting but, there is plenty of choice and the chefs endeavour to ensure each dish is as visually appealing as it is delicious. I chose one of the many venison dishes and it was first class.
I mentioned earlier that the guests at the heurige were as welcoming as the management and staff. I should perhaps explain that many of the diners in the party tent were part of a choir and during the course of the evening they put on an impromptu singing performance. They were really very good and great fun. We had a tremendous there. Thank you to the heurige Eder Am Spitz an thank you to Leithaprodersorf.
I feel certain we will return to the heurige and when we do we’ll make a point of having a proper look around the village.