Wachau Cultural Landscape, Austria - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Wachau Cultural Landscape, Austria

Weather: Intervals of clouds and sunshine, 52/71F.

Route: From Vienna 86km west on A1.

Significance: The Danube between Krems and Melk is beautiful and has many examples of architecture from the middle ages to the 19th century.  The hillsides are also filled with wineries - some that go back to Roman times.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Small town alongside vineyard on the Danube (from whc.unesco.org)

The Melk abbey (from whc.unesco.org)