From award-winning gourmet temples to regional inns and rustic heuriger wine taverns - the culinary delights in the regions along the Danube are enticing and the tables are richly set.

A visit to the Danube region should definitely include enjoying the regional products, from sweet Wachau apricots, the famous Wachauer roll and Wagram nuts to fresh fish from the Danube or asparagus from Marchfeld.

Are you looking for a delectable souvenir, an unusual and tastefully tasty gift? The Danube in Lower Austria is a delicatessen in the truest sense, offering everything from fine brandies and fruit juices to delicious bread and luscious chocolate, from fresh fish to highly prized blunzn (blood pudding) and saumaisen (filled pork caul).

The best hoteliers and innkeepers in the Wachau have joined ranks to offer TOP enjoyment under the quality mark "Best of Wachau". From down-to-earth wine makers, award-winning five-star hotels or gourmet restaurants, the Best of Wachau hosts whet your appetite for culinary delights such as excellent regional dishes and specialties featuring the Wachau apricot.

Fourteen purveyors of culinary delights - from a Marchfeld vegetable farmer to a Carnuntum wine pro - between the Danube capitals of Vienna and Bratislava have joined together to launch the Culinary Delights Initiative Römerland Carnuntum-Marchfeld.

The initiative partners are committed to shared values and principles and offer top quality regional products and enjoyable experiences.

You won't want to miss these red-letter dates:

July 12 - 14, 2019: Krems Apricot Festival - Alles Marille in Krems
July 19 - 21, 2019: Spitz Apricot Kirtag - Marillenkirtag in Spitz

Culinary delights also feature large in the popular wine festivals along the Danube: The annual series of events starts with Weinfrühling, a celebration of wine and spring, followed by the picturesque cellar-lined lane festivals held between May and September. The wine year culminates in numerous wine christenings and other oenophile events during Weinherbst, the regional celebration of wine and autumn.