Danube River, called in German as Donau Fluss is the second longest river in Europe after Volga. I already experienced a lot of short cruises on this river. One of the it was the cruise we had in Austria which started in Spitz. One of the towns we passed-by was Dürnstein. This beautiful town is located in the Krems-Land district in the state of Lower Austria. It is considered to be one of the most visited town in the region of Wachau.
The town has a medieval castle on the top of a hill. Dürnstein is a historical town which was first mentioned in 1192.
I took some snapshots during our cruise in this area last summer 2011. It was a wonderful one seeing the nature that surrounds Danube.
View of the town from the Danube, with the castle seen on top of the hill.
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| The tower of a Church in Dürnstein. We really did not had enough time to go inside because we just passed by in this area. |
Some people went out from the boat to have some sightseeing. Our group stayed.
2 comments:
I have never seen been on the Danube, just saw it in Vienna, and for very short :)
I really appreciate the church's tower, I don't know the name of this architecture but they have the same in Lithuania.
Hope to have someday a boat tour on the Danube!
I leave a link on my last article about Bruges :) I didn't wrote since a long time but I had to finish this one.
http://www.mylastdestination.eu/2012/07/romantic-bruges.html
;)
Living in Budapest part-time, we have had many experiences on the Danube.
Cruising towards Vienna is beautiful, or a short trip just for dinner.
I am glad you liked it.
Happy and safe travels from our family to you!
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