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No other time of year has as many fantastic sights, sounds, aromas, tastes, and feelings than Christmastime—and this special 8-day cruise through Austria and Germany is one you won`t want to miss! Spend a week cruising along the Danube River, with festive visits to Christkindlmärkte (Christmas markets), both big and small, where you can immerse yourself in the jolly atmosphere of the hosting town. Ports include Krems, Linz, Passau, and Vienna, home to 17 official Christmas markets all by itself! Raise a mug of Glühwein (warm mulled wine) with new friends, sample a sizzling sausage—hot off the grill, and stroll among the inviting wooden stalls to maybe find a hand-crafted holiday gift or two for loved ones back home.
In Vienna walk in the footsteps of famous composers like Mozart or Strauss, visit one of over one hundred museums, visit Palaces, listen to great music in the famous Opera House, watch the Lipizzaner horses train at the Spanish Riding School.
Krems has much to offer; museums, historical buildings like churches and abbeys, shopping and restaurants and most of all wine. Krems is surrounded by vineyards and they produce some of the best quality wines of Austria.
Austria’s third largest city and famous for its baroque styled Main Square, beautiful old town center, great shopping, the Schloss Museum and the Mariendom which can hold 20.000 worshippers.
The city sits at the confluence of three rivers and had therefore military importance. The fortress Veste Oberhaus now houses the museum and the Dom features a great organ.
Melk’s main attraction is the abbey, where Benedictine monks still live and dedicate their work to culture and education. Another highlight close by is the Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand Museum auf Castle Artstetten.