Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hotel Sänger Blondel
( 253;
www.saengerblondel.at
; Klosterplatz/ Dürnstein 64; s €75, d €101-121; )
One of the best
options in town, this hotel has generously cut rooms furnished in light woods, some with
sofas. A couple have views to the Danube and others look out onto the castle or garden.
HOTEL
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Weinschenke Altes Presshaus
(Dürnstein 10; snacks & mains €3.50-9.50; 2pm-late Tue-Sat, from 11am Sun Apr-Oct)
Centrally located
Heuriger
-style place selling local wine (mainly Veltliner), snacks and more filling meals
such as goulash, schnitzel and wild boar steaks. Very popular among visitors and locals
alike.
CAFE
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Restaurant Loibnerhof
( 82 890;
www.loibnerhof.at
; Unterloiben 7; mains €15-26; 11.30am-midnight Wed-Sun)
Situated 1.5km
east of Dürnstein's centre, this family-run restaurant inside a 400-year-old building has a
lovely garden where you can sample some delectable seasonal fare.
AUSTRIAN
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Information
High visitor numbers didn't stop Dürnstein scrapping its tourist office in 2013 - try the
Rathaus
(town hall;
219;
www.duernstein.at
; Hauptstrasse 25;
8am-noon Mon-Fri, plus 1-4pm Mon, 1-7pm
Tue),
which also has some information.
Getting There & Away
Brandner
(
www.brandner.at
)
boats connect Dürnstein with Krems (20 to 30 minutes) once or
twice daily from mid-April to late October. The landing station is near Chorherrenstift.
Dürnstein is linked to Melk (45 minutes, hourly) and Krems (25 minutes, 18 daily) by
bus. This is by far the most convenient way to travel.
Dürnstein's train station is called Dürnstein-Oberloiben, with connections to Krems
(17 minutes, three daily) and Weissenkirchen (seven minutes, three daily).
Weissenkirchen
02715 / POP 1440
In Weissenkirchen, 12km from Krems, the main attraction is the pretty hilltop
fortified par-
ish church
, the front doors of which are approached along a labyrinth of covered pathways.
