The Danube winding through the Wachau beneath dramatic clouds, with castle ruins in the foreground

Lower Austria · Austria

Wachau

Last time I was in the Wachau, I just wandered through the orchards—the plums, the pears, the apple trees, the vineyards—with the beautiful Danube sparkling and little boats going across to the other side.

Why here

The abundance. The tranquility. And there’s history here.

Grapes ripening on the vine in the WachauA sunflower opening beneath the Wachau skyA quiet Wachau village street in the evening lightA village wine house in Rossatz with green doors and wine barrels

The experience

We don’t need cars. Let’s get our fleet of bicycles and take our little goddess witchy coven riding around, laughing and winery hopping. Maybe we’ll put broomsticks on our bicycles and fly!

A traditional Wachau house covered in lush green vinesA village café beside an old stone fountainWildflowers gathered on a village café table

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