• Marillenweg mit Marillenbäumen beim Aufreiter
  • Junge Damen mit Fernglas erlebt Naturpädagogik im Naturpark Jauerling
  • Stiftsgarten Melk

Nature & Gardens

Rich history, exceptional art and cultural treasures plus diverse landscapes: a true feast for the eyes. Steep terraced vineyards and picturesque orchards, stunning views across expansive plains.
There are so many spots that make an outing worthwhile to the UNESCO World Heritage landscape and vicinity.

Melk Abbey Park in spring

Abbey park Melk

It is a complete work of art. If you want to see it, you need time - just like the monastery itself. The abbey park, laid out over several levels, is an exquisite piece of...


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Artstetten Castle

Artstetten Castle

Artstetten Castle with its characteristic seven towers stands in the middle of an idyllic park in the southern Waldviertel, not far from the Danube. The castle looks back on an...


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Apricot garden in the monastery

Garten Stift Göttweig

There are around 50 trees from twelve different varieties native to the Wachau in the monastery's kitchen garden. In the glass house - the "apricot tree nursery" - there are...


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Garden of the wachau

Garten der Wachau

The Wachau - the Danube valley between Melk and Krems - is the only landscape in Austria to be recognized by UNESCO as a World Hertige site. In addition to well-known monuments...


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Hick nursery in the Wachau

Gärtnerei Hick

The Hick nursery in the middle of the Wachau World Heritage Site is located directly on the Danube riverside road between the Jamek and Prager vineyards, at the Waldviertel /...


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Apricot cake

Krems-Angern Apricot Trail

Look, marvel, listen, smell, taste. Experience the world of the original Wachau apricot!The original Wachau apricot is a special fruit with a unique aroma. The Wachau region and...


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View in the Jauerling Nature Park

Naturpark Jauerling - Wachau

Sitting at 915 meters above sea level and looking far into the countryside, you can enjoy a sunny day on the Wachau terrace of the nature park house on the Jauerling. The forests...


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Blooming apricot trees in the Wachau

Rossatz Apricot Mile

Here you will not only find a beautiful network of hiking trails through apricot orchards, but also get to know the locations of the most important Wachau fruit farms at so-called...


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Information board on the theme trail

Themenweg Natur und Stein

The approx. 500 m long theme trail "Nature and Stone" (also known as the "Geological Nature Trail") has been newly created and provides information on numerous information boards...


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