Wachau Valley and Durnstein

Wachau Valley

Riverside town	Abbey and town overlooking the lock	Meadow land along the river	Abbey of (?)
Little town along the river	Abbey of Sticht-Melk framed by lock doors	Abbey of Sticht-Melk, exiting lock	Abbey of Sticht-Melk
Abbey of Sticht-Melk (towers only)

Town of Durnstein

Castle at Durnstein where Richard Lionheart was held for ransom	Town of Durnstein. Abbey to the right.	Durnstein Abbey tower	Remains of the old city wall
Wine garden	The east gate of the city	Along Hochstrasse, the main (only) street	Watchtower on eastern wall
Entrance to Romantic Hotel Lionheart	Abbey and tower.	Courtyard of city hall	The Danube river
Watchtower at south end of the old city wall

Old Castle Ruins at Durnstein

Richard Lionheart of England was held here for ransom. There isn't much left of the castle but the views are spectacular.

Town of Durnstein from first overlook (rest stop)	The Danube river	The Danube river	Wachau valley vineyards
Town of Durnstein from castle keep	Down stairs leaving the castle