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| Pictures of Our Town |
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Here, you can see a few select photographs of our region including short descriptions. You might also want to take a look at the
QuickTime VR of "Loibner Berg".
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Short trips
Dürnstein is a real good starting point for your short trips in the surroundings: Monasteries, Fortresses, Castles, old Cities and so on. It doesnt matter if you go by car or by bike, there are many interesting places around. You find the best short trips at the list "About Dürnstein".
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Danube-ships
Looking at the Wachau from the "waterfront" is for many visitors a very special experience.
During a crusade through the valley you see the Wachau in a gentle way. The landscape passes by, without stress you can enjoy nature and culture in harmony. At the same time you can also enjoy specials from kitchen and cellar.
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Where history comes alive
Dürnstein, the seat of the powerful medieval Kuenring dynasty, is the perfect place to tell tales of long ago and let history come alive. You can almost imagine this fortified town on the Danube peopled again with ruthless robber barons, pious crusaders, merry abbots, proud ship captains and wealthy traders, all making their way through the picturesque streets, milling around the small square with the feared stocks, or entering the monastery wine cellars.
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Views on Dürnstein
There are views on Dürnstein, which let this little town look magic. If you leave the usual tourist paths, you will be rewarded for your efforts with some precious moments. Climb up to the romantic castle ruin of Dürnstein and take a view on the surrounding area!
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Where friends meet
Dürnstein also has wonderful places to meet friends. From the old historical inns and the "Heurigen", up to the top restaurants. Or maybe in the monastery church, the venue of choice for the weddings of prominent local citizens. Another favorite meeting place is the former Convent of the Order of St. Clare and it´s apse with works by the Wachau´s most famous painters. Here in Dürnstein you find the time for having a chat, visiting a festival and spending a good time.
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Where romanticism never fades
Most people associate Dürnstein with a story about Richard Lionheart. The famous English king is said to have ridiculed the Austrian flag on the third Crusade. Returning home in disguise through Austria, he was regocnized, captured and sent to the Dürnstein fortress, where he remained locked up until being freed by his faithful vassal, the minstrel Blondel. Altough this story is not completely accurate historically, it has something in common with everything else in Dürnstein and Loiben: it is very romantic!
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The Marille
The Marille, the Austrian word for "apricot", is as integral a part of life in the Wachau as the vine. When the apricot trees begin blooming, normaly at the beginning of spring in early April, the narrow valley is awash with delicate pink blossoms. And anyone who has not yet tried the local apricot dumplings, apricot cake or "strudel", or an apricot brandy, has not really had a true taste of the Wachau.
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The wine
Since many centuries vine has been cultivated in the Wachau. The special climate, the ground and the careful work of the wine-growers let the grapes bekome excellent wines.
Every year the vintners produce high-qualities, the sorts "Riesling" and "Grüner Veltliner" of the Terraces in the Wachau are famous in the world.
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Unterloiben
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Oberloiben
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