The Wachtberg viewpoint above Krems an der Donau is a 20-minute walk from the Altstadt (old town), through beech forest, to a platform looking west down the Danube into the Wachau valley. The view shows the transition from the open Kremstal lowlands into the narrowing canyon where the UNESCO World Heritage landscape begins, with the wine terraces of the first Wachau villages visible in the distance. Free, always accessible, no facilities. Krems is an hour by train from Vienna on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn, and the Wachtberg viewpoint combines naturally with the Kremser Altstadt, the Winzer Krems cooperative winery, and the Kunstmeile Krems contemporary art cluster below. Go in the afternoon when the Danube reflects the light from the west.
viewpoint in Krems an der Donau
Wachtberg viewpoint
The Wachtberg is the forested hill immediately above Krems an der Donau, at the eastern end of the Wachau valley, with a viewpoint that looks west down the Danube toward the first bends of the UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
- Type
- viewpoint
- Destination
- Krems an der Donau
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Address
- 3500 Krems an der Donau
- Coordinates
- 48.4473, 15.0271