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Wachau

📷 Earnest B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Danube between terraced vineyards, apricot orchards, Melk Abbey and Dürnstein’s ruin.

In the Wachau the Danube flows between terraced vineyards and apricot orchards, a UNESCO landscape of wine villages and monasteries. Melk’s golden Baroque abbey stands at one end, Krems at the other, and Dürnstein’s castle ruin — where Richard the Lionheart was held — in between. The Danube cycle path and the Heurigen wine taverns set the pace.

Known for

  • Wine
  • Cycling
  • Castles & palaces
  • Food
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Wachau are April, May, June, September and October.

Suggested route

5 nights across 2 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Krems an der Donau · 3 nights
  2. 2Melk · 2 nights