Dürnstein – Pearl of the Wachau
Situated on the section of the Danube River known as the Wachau Valley, between Melk and Krems, Dürnstein is considered by many to be the “Pearl” of the Wachau. Legend has it that Richard...
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Melk and its stunning Abbey
Magnificently situated high on a bluff overlooking the Danube, the Baroque Melk Abbey is one of the most impressive sights of Lower Austria. Here, the river Melk and the river Pielach join the Danube,...
Miltenberg – a half-timbered paradise.
Less well known than the Rhine and the Danube, the Main (pron. ‘mine‘) offers many landscape and cultural highlights as it winds its way past picturesque towns like Miltenberg, one of the prettiest and...
