Wine & Monasteries Wachau

Durationabout 2.5 hours, extendable on request

Group sizeup to 25 people

LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Meeting pointMelk Abbey, Dürnstein berth or Krems

Without its monasteries, Wachau wine would not exist in its current form. This tour traces how monks shaped the terraced landscape over centuries, and how that became the wine culture the region is known for today.

Highlights

Monasteries as pioneers of winegrowing

Melk Abbey and a view of Göttweig Abbey

The history of cellar lanes and terraces

Krems as a historic wine trading town

The route

Melk Abbey

the Benedictine monastery's history and its role as a wine landowner.

View of Göttweig Abbey

a monastic landscape on the opposite bank of the Danube.

Dürnstein's parish church

once an Augustinian monastery, now the Wachau's landmark.

A wine cellar lane

the architecture and history of monastic and farming winegrowing.

Vineyard terraces

how steep slopes became a cultivated landscape over centuries.

Krems and Stein

the historic trading town for the region's wine.

Included

Certified local guide

Tour in the language of your choice

Individual route and timing

Contact person around the clock

Not included

Entrance fees and tickets

Food, drinks and tastings

Travel allowance outside the guide's home town (min. €30)

Tour guide system (€3.75 per person)

Who this tour suits

For anyone with a cultural or historical interest in how monasteries shaped winegrowing in the Wachau.

Meeting point

Melk Abbey, Dürnstein berth or Krems

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

Do we taste wine on this tour?

The focus here is on history and landscape, not tasting. If tasting matters to you, we recommend adding our wine tasting tour instead.

Do we go inside Melk Abbey or Göttweig Abbey?

We see Göttweig Abbey from across the Danube, visiting it is not part of this route. For Melk Abbey, whether we also go inside depends on what we agree beforehand, entrance tickets are not included in the guiding fee.

Is the tour mostly indoors or outdoors?

Most of it takes place outdoors, among cellar lanes and vineyard terraces. Only a few stops, such as parts of Melk Abbey, may be indoors depending on the weather.

from

230 €

group rate, not per person