Slow Travel and Food and Travel Blog for Trips to Savor
Two Christmas markets in Bavaria that could hardly be more different. Both are worth seeing. The Altötting Christmas market and the Passau Christmas market are just over an hour away by car. There are worlds between them.
We look at Vienna's insider tips off the beaten track and are amazed at how interesting and worth seeing this unknown Vienna is. We came across all sorts of surprising things on our tour of downtown Vienna.
Dürnstein Abbey in the Wachau looks best from the Danube. You can see the blue tower of the collegiate church below the castle from afar, if you approach the place by ship. The place does not offer many sights, but those that are are worth a visit. They bear witness to the great past of the place.
Plan a perfect day trip to Walhalla near Regensburg. You can find tips for getting there, activities and more in our Walhalla Guide. Discover the Hall of Fame and Leo von Klenze's architectural masterpiece.
We are guests of someone who knows about cider production: cider baron Toni Distelberger. He serves us his Baronmost sweet, Amstettner Mostbirnmost, Bacon pear cider and a pear sparkling wine brut.
The Wachau is known for its unique landscape, historic towns and picturesque villages. A Wachau boat trip on the Danube is the perfect way to explore this region and experience its beauty up close.
We had the opportunity to taste the wines at the Loisium Wine & Spa Resort in Langenlois in the Kamptal in the Waldviertel. A dinner in the hotel, a wine tasting in the Loisium wine adventure world and a picnic in the vineyards above Langenlois give us the opportunity to do so.
These three pleasure tips for Linz in Upper Austria make a trip to the city on the Danube a varied experience: a boat trip on the Danube, a stroll through the city center and then a Linzer cake in the K. and K. Hofbäckerei.
The Schick Hotels Vienna stand for tradition and are perfect overnight accommodations for enjoyable travel. There are several of them scattered around the city center. Petar and I are invited to the Hotel Capricorno.
More than 300.000 fruit trees grow in the gentle hilly landscape south of the Danube. These shape the landscape, people's lives and the cuisine.
