Another of Austria’s wine regions, the Wachau offers a beautiful drive past terraced vineyards along the Danube from Grein in the west to Krems at the eastern end.

Best Towns:
• Dürnstein
• Grein
• Krems
• Melk
• Weissenkirchen

Top Sights:
• Melk’s Benedictine Abbey with its fabulous church and library
• Krems Wine Museum
• Ruined castle at Dürnstein

Suggested Activities:
• Bike the flat path along the Danube
• Hike up to Dürnstein’s ruined castle where Richard the Lionhearted was imprisoned
• Walk Dürnstein’s charming Hauptstrasse

Places to Stay:
• Hotel Richard Löwenherz, A-3601 Dürnstein, +43/02711 222, fax 222 13, email: loewenherz@netway.at
• Hotel Goldenes Kreuz, A-4360 Grein, tel. +43/07268/316, fax 3168

A Place to Dine:
• Stadt Melk, Hauptplatz 1, Melk, tel. +43/02752/524 75, fax 524 75-19