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Danube bicycle ride , Day 4- Grein/Melk
Henk.Irene Says: The day started gray and windy. Decided was take the south shore to the city Melk. Our destination for today is Ebersdorf / Leben near Melk. A bicycle tour of about 61 km. After a strong descent from Gasthof Aumuhle to Grein (we did this with the bus and trailer) followed a...
the lovely baroque church of Grein
globetrott Says: Dont miss to take a closer look to the fine interior of the baroque church in Grein. It is open during the day and you can visit it freely and without restrictions and on a really hot summerday it might also be the coolest spot to be in the village of Grein. There is also a...
globetrott Says: Even when you dont intend to see the museums of Greinburg palace, it still might make sense to go there and enjoy the parts of it that you can see on your own, without paying an entrance-fee and be bound to opening-hours of the museums. Of course these parts of the castle...
Sala Terrena / Stein-Theater in Schloss Geinburg
globetrott Says: Most baroque palaces used to have a "Sala Terrena" / Steinernes Theater, a hall for garden-festivities and theatre - performance, and here in Greinburg it is beautifully decorated with colorfull shells and stones from the Danube. This is part of the guided tour, BUT when...
globetrott Says: There is not much left of the former chapel of Geinburg, except of this wonderful main-altar with ornate woodcarvings and decorations, that is standing a bit oversized in a small hall behind of Grosser Rittersaal. You will see it as a part of the self-guided tour through...
globetrott Says: Grosser Rittersaal is the name of this large hall of Greinburg palace with nice stucco-works and a lot of paintings showing the most important members of the family of the castle-owners. From Rittersaal you will also have a great view of the the river Danube and when you...
globetrott Says: Some brochures say Geinburg, some say Greinburg to the castle dating back to the year 1488 and built by Siegmund Prüschenk, who was one of the highest employees of emperor Friedrich III (the german expression for his job was Hofmarschall und Kämmerer)In 1621 the castle was...
lovely houses at the main-square of Grein
globetrott Says: Grein is quite a small village and when visiting the church and the old theatre it makes sense to spend also a bit of time walking on the townsquare and take a closer look at the many lovely baroque buildings there. You will also find quite a lot of restaurants and cafes...
Oberösterreichisches Schiffahrtsmuseum
globetrott Says: Oberösterreichisches Schiffahrtsmuseum is a museum about shipping the Danube and other rivers. There are a lot if interesting exhibits, one of my favorites was a small-scale-model of the many horses that were tearing the rafts upstream with heavy ropes and many horses.The...
Dachterrasse: cheap meals & a great view
globetrott Says: Dachterrasse - I am not sure wether this is the name of that restaurant, but it is written there in large letters, maybe only to indicate that the HAVE a great terrace on top. This terrace certainly has the best view of the river Danube and all of the many ships passing by,...
Schoergi: a fine cafe, gelateria & restaurant
globetrott Says: Konditorei Schörgi is a very popular confectionary (Konditorei) just opposite of the ship-landing-station and along the main road through the village. They also have a large terrace facing the river Danube and it is the first icecream-parlor that all of the hungry and...
Altes Stadttheater: the oldest theatre in Austria
globetrott Says: Altes Stadttheater in Grein is not only a sight for its antique interior, but it is still used as a theatre - mainly in summertime ! At the moment their program for next summer isn't printed out anywhere, but when passing by Grein, take a look at the theatre and ask them for...
globetrott Says: Unfortunately there is no regular cruise to Grein, except on weekends during the summerseason, when the ships from Vienna to Linz will make a short stop in Grein. Longer cruises of hotelships will rather often stop in Grein for the night, I have seen these ships many times,...
globetrott Says: Grein Bad-Kreuzen is the name of the train-station of Grein and you will find it in the back of the village, just about 200 meters from the main square and 300 meters from the ship-landingstation.Tickets are sold ONLY by machines, so you will NOT find any counter at the...
globetrott Says: Cycling along the river danube is a lot of fun and it is easy to do, as all the way from Passau to Vienna the road is going smoothly downwards except for a very few places where it i going uphill for a few meters. The largest part of that cycling-path is along the Danube, on...
zrim Says: For those of you who have visited my hometown page (Northfield, MN) you know that I am a patron of an establishment (pub) known as the Contented Cow. Those of us who are regulars, take a ceramic Contented Cow mug on travels around the world. We then take pictures of...
Waldhausen - just 8km from Grein
globetrott Says: Waldhausen im Strudengau is in a distance of just 8km from Grein and this tiny village has a really interesting Augustinian monastery ( Augustiner-Chorherren-Stift ) dating back to the year 1147 when a large piece of land was given to build the monastery by Graf Otto von...
globetrott Says: There is a halfpipe for roller-skaters and other modern sports, it is free of charge and it is situated next to the entrance of the camping-site, on a public ground and you can use it day and night freely and without restrictions. That brown container on the right in the...
globetrott Says: There is a large marina in Grein, in a walking-distance of just about 5 minutes to the village-centre and it is situated in a quiet side-arm of the river Danube, so you will not be affected by the waves of the larger ships passing by on the busy shipping-route.Of course you...
The village in the morning mist
zrim Says: Look at the mist nestling among the hills on either side of the Danube. This type of view is what makes an early morning hike all worthwhile. To me, there is nothing more mysterious than veils of mist hugging hills in faint light. It stirs some romantic notions in me--I'm...
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Look at the mist nestling among the hills on either side of the Danube. This type of view is what makes an early morning hike all worthwhile. To me, there is...
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Grein an der Donau is a lovely village not very far from Melk, just about 30km upstream on the river Danube !
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I'm not sure why the rivercruise put ashore here. Probably because we had several hours to kill before our scheduled tour of the Melk Abbey. At any rate, it was a Monday morning and nothing was open...
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Grein the gateway to the Strudengau
Beautiful on the northern bank lying the historic town of Grein. Located at the entrance to the Strudegau, the beautiful river section between Ardagger and Ybbs. Above the town is the 15th century...
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This is one of my fondest memories in Austria, we were biking along the Danube and it started POURING really hard. We had to seek refuge from the rain somewhere, so we ducked into a castle that was on...
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