Danube Valley Attractions
Länder: Baden-Wurttemberg and Bavaria
With a total course of 2,840km/1,765mi, the Danube (Donau) is Europe's second longest river (after the Volga). Along its course runs an ancient traffic route, followed by the Nibelungs on their way to the court of King Etzel (Attila) and their own destruction. The Romans built forts and settlements along its banks, and in later centuries these were followed by monastic houses and princely residences.
Boat services
The present-day tourist can see the beauties of the Danube valley on the motor-ships which travel down the river from Regensburg to Passau (and from there on to the Black Sea).
With a total course of 2,840km/1,765mi, the Danube (Donau) is Europe's second longest river (after the Volga). Along its course runs an ancient traffic route, followed by the Nibelungs on their way to the court of King Etzel (Attila) and their own destruction. The Romans built forts and settlements along its banks, and in later centuries these were followed by monastic houses and princely residences.
Boat services
The present-day tourist can see the beauties of the Danube valley on the motor-ships which travel down the river from Regensburg to Passau (and from there on to the Black Sea).
Donaudurchbruch
A scenic high spot is at Weltenburg, where the Danube breaks through the Jurassic limestones between bizarrely shaped rock faces: this is the famous Donaudurchbruch.
Beuron - Klosterkirche, Germany
At Kloster Beuron (a monastery founded in the 11th C. which fostered choral singing, scholarship and the arts; fine Baroque church) the Danube cuts its way through the Swabian Alb in numerous bends - the first of the major beauty spots on its course.
Hours
May 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 16:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
November 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
Obermarchtal, Germany
Obermarchtal, in the Danube Valley, is a magnificent Baroque church designed by Michael Thumb, with rich stucco ornament by Josef Schmuzer.
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Weltenburg - Monastic Church, Germany
Weltenburg, on the Danube, has a monastic church (1717-21) built by Cosmas Damian Asam, one of the great masters of South German Baroque.
Hours
January 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
Zwiefalten, Germany
Zwiefalten, on the banks of the Danube between Riedlingen and Ehingen, has a magnificent Baroque church that was designed by Johann Michael Fischer.
