From the medieval to the art and garden city
Today's route takes you along the north and south banks of the Danube out of the Wachau cultural landscape. You start in Krems an der Donau, a beautiful trading and cultural city, and cycle on the Danube Cycle Path to Tulln an der Donau, which is also known as the art and garden city. On the way there, you pass Altenwörth and Zwentendorf an der Donau, among others, until you finally reach your destination on the south bank.
The wine, trading, shopping, cultural, school, and university city of Krems enchants with its location: between the Danube and the vineyards of the Kremstal domain stretches the Old Town, which is part of the Wachau UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Steiner Tor, the emblem of Krems from 1480, recalls a turbulent history, as do the many burgher houses from the 16th century when Protestant merchants made Krems rich. Stroll through the Obere and Untere Landstraße, visit the early Gothic Gozzoburg, the Kunsthalle, or the Caricature Museum. A real highlight is the Lower Austria State Gallery opened in 2019, located on the Art Mile Krems.
Shortly after Krems, you will discover a new companion: the Wagram region. Intertwined vineyards that transition into rolling fields, shady hollow paths washed out of loess by water over millions of years, characterize the Wagram. The deep loess soils offer ideal conditions for finely spiced, powerful wines. This applies not only to Grüner but also to Roter Veltliner.
At the Weritas Vinothek in Kirchberg am Wagram, 50 top winemakers offer over 250 wines. Also located there are the Alchemist Park and the Alchemist Museum in Kirchberg, and not far away the Pleyel Museum and the Pleyel Cultural Center in Ruppersthal. Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, the most famous son of the Wagram, left the romantic wine village to make a name for himself in Paris around 1800 as a composer and piano builder. On five thematically prepared cycle routes, cyclists can explore the Wagram region along discovery tours.
Finally, Tulln welcomes you. Just outside the city, you pass the grounds of GARTEN TULLN, Europe's unique ecological garden experience world with over 70 show gardens and many other attractions. In the Egon Schiele Museum, the Egon Schiele Birthplace, and the Egon Schiele Themed Trail, you can experience the world-famous exceptional artist. Tulln's Danube promenade is attractively designed, and within a few minutes you can reach one sight after another, including the Tulln City Museum, which combines the Tulln Roman Museum, the documentation about the imperial women's monastery, and the Virtulleum.
