Wind is the first thing you notice here, and the last. This stop lies on the Parndorf plateau in the far north-east of Burgenland, close to the point where Austria, Slovakia and Hungary meet, and the land is flat, open and swept by a near-constant wind that turns hundreds of turbines on the horizon. On a bike it pushes you around, especially on the open roads between villages, so expect to ride with a lean even on the straights.
Pama and Deutsch Jahrndorf are quiet villages of long, low farmhouses with gates opening onto courtyards, a style typical of the Pannonian plain. Deutsch Jahrndorf sits near the tripoint of the three countries, where a small monument marks the spot, and for decades this was the edge of the Iron Curtain, with watchtowers and barbed wire. Today you can walk from Austria to Slovakia to Hungary in a few minutes.
Bratislava is only fourteen kilometres away, its castle visible on a clear day. The Danube floodplain to the north is a national park, a wild world of side channels, gravel banks and riverine forest.
For a swim, the nearest big water is the Neusiedler See, to the south-west, a shallow steppe lake surrounded by reeds, with bathing areas and beaches at several villages. The water is warm in summer, shallow enough to stand far from shore, and brownish from the fine sediment. It is famous for sailing and kitesurfing, thanks to the same wind that pushes you around on the plateau.
The roads are flat and straight, and the surface is generally good. Watch for farm vehicles and cyclists, and for gusts at junctions and gaps in hedges. The villages have little in the way of shops; fuel and supplies are best found in Parndorf, Kittsee or across the border in Bratislava.