Welterbesteig Wachau 2021

Soon we’ll be off to a new short trail – 10 days and 200km will lead us through the beautiful region of Wachau. It won’t be alpine (nope, definitely not 😂) but it will be scenic with lots of great spots like Stift Melk, Stift Göttweig, Dürnstein (King Richard Lionheart anyone?) etc. on our way. … Continue reading “Hiking between woods, vineyards and the Danube”

We arrived around 9.30 a.m. in Krems and dove straight into our first stage – after having had to walk 1,5km to the starting point at the Hoher Markt (because we never do it the easy way, of course 🤣). Immediately the pattern of today’s tour began to emerge: up and down and up and … Continue reading “Stage 1: Krems – Dürnstein”

We slept very well in the B&B Gästehaus Rolea, not a sound outside, and even awoke before the alarm went off. Breakfast was awesome! Muesli, fresh fruits, fresh bakery stuff, home-made apricot jam from the owner’s own apricot garden, avocado, boiled eggs… If you ever get to stay at Dürnstein really consider this B&B – … Continue reading “Stage 2: Dürnstein – Weißenkirchen”

Today, thunder and rain was forecasted so we wanted to start a little earlier than the last two days. The owner of the Donauhof was so lovely and prepared breakfast for us already at 7.30 a.m., therefore, and it was great! Many regional products, great cakes and other sweet stuff, home-made apricot jam again, tea … Continue reading “Stage 3: Weißenkirchen – Spitz – Mühldorf”

At night, the rain that was predicted the whole afternoon finally came. It was quite some downpour but no thunder. So much for precise weather forecast. 🤣 We didn’t rush to breakfast this morning because we had a short trip ahead today but since we went to bed rather early we were hungry and awoke … Continue reading “Stage 4: Mühldorf – Maria Laach”

6 a.m. That’s when you’re being woken up in pilgrimage places because the church bells just love to announce that time of the day… 🙄 It also doesn’t help when your accommodation is right next to the church, mind you. Breakfast at the Hotel Grüner Baum was nothing special but it was food so we … Continue reading “Stage 5: Maria Laach via Aggsbachmarkt to Emmersdorf”

The pilgrimage church in Emmersdorf obviously has a very Christian spirit because the church bells only started to ring at 7 a.m. 🤣 Since we had a short trip ahead we took our time and had breakfast at 8 a.m. …

Today we had planned another variation to the official trail since we wouldn’t stop in Aggsbach Dorf and instead would continue another 7km or so to the pilgrimage place Maria Lanegg. Therefore we got up earlier than the days before…

Sleeping at the e2 Ferienzimmer (private house with 3 rooms to rent) was simply awesome. All 3 rooms are designed in 3 different kinds of woods and it feels and smells like standing in a forest. I love the whole house, actually, I’d want to move and live there forever! 💚 I usually don’t post … Continue reading “Stage 8: Maria Langegg via Hofarnsdorf to Rossatz”

Another wonderful and peaceful night on the trail. Our room at Haus Steinmetz in Rossatz was great and so quiet, and breakfast was also nicely done with home-made jams and apricot cake. The weather didn’t look too bad (yet) so we started off at around 9 a.m.

Wow, Sunday at Stift Göttweig and the church bells only started to ring at 7.30 a.m. – we were already wide awake and ready to start the day aka have breakfast…