Prior to the introduction of steam shipping on the Danube, conveys of barges were laboriously hauled upstream by Schiffersleute or…
Investigating the Venus of Willendorf using non-invasive micro-computed tomography scans, an Austro-German team has found that the oolithic limestone from…
Every Saturday, at the town’s Pffarplatz, a viticule market is held in Krems. Among the the wide range of traditional…
The history of music in Krems begins with the 38,000 year-old Fanny, named after the nineteenth century dancer, Fanny Eßler,…
Among the earliest indications of a human presence in Krems are eight fragments of slate, which pieced together, reveal an…
For those who would enter into the world of Renaissance thought, the „Toll Collector’s House“ at Schüreplatz in Stein provides…
For those travelling upriver, Krems is the gateway to the Wachau. Opposite the town, on the other side of the…
The charming village/town of Dürnstein is best approached from Krems, either by river or by walking through the vineyards from…
Stein occupies a narrow strip of land between the steep slopes of the valley and the River Danube. Approaching from…
During the Ice Age, the Wachau was a corridor of milder climate sandwiched between the ice-encrusted mountains of the Alps…