Nothing quite prepares you for your first sight of this enormous honey-coloured building, standing resplendent above the surrounding countryside.
Set on a rocky outcrop high above the river, the castle is now ruined, but it’s easy to imagine England’s legendary monarch seething with frustration far from home, while waiting for his family to raise funds to pay his ransom.Īfter lunch you visit the remarkable Melk Abbey. This morning we take a guided walking tour to explore this memorable city further.
This holiday is ideal for travellers who love culture, music and architecture.ĭurnstein is known principally for the ice-blue tower of its abbey, which dominates the view, and the castle where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned in 1192 after being shipwrecked on his return from the crusades. Finally, cruising into Hungary, we arrive back in imperial Budapest, straddling the picturesque Danube. We will reach classical Vienna, and see the Spanish riding school. Alternatively, take the short drive to Salzburg and enjoy a guided tour of the old town. Soon we arrive in Linz where you’ll discover its baroque old town on a guided tour.
After we visit the remarkable monastery in Melk, with its Emperor’s Gallery, lined with portraits of Austrian emperors. Navigating through Lower Austria we then reach the romantic town of Dürnstein, where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned, having been shipwrecked on his return from the crusades. Soak up all that Europe’s most cultured river has to offer, with its wealth of grand baroque architecture, medieval cities, picture perfect towns and the sights that inspired Strauss and Mozart.įrom Budapest, we slip our moorings and head on our journey north to Esztergom spending the morning exploring its historic centre, which once was Hungary’s capital, before continuing westwards to the beautiful old town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
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