Early this morning we arrived at this quaint little town. It is one of the smaller towns in Austria. After breakfast we went for a walking tour around the town. It did not have a Christmas market as such but some lovely little shops with Christmas decorations etc.
Durnstein's claim to fame is, this was were Richard the Lion Heart was imprisoned in a castle, whose ruins remain today, following a dispute with Leopold V, Duke of Austria on his way back from the Holy Lands
It also has a beautiful church steeple called the Porcelain Steeple because of it's colour.
I walked half way up towards the castle ruins for a view over the valley.
The afternoon was spent cruising through the Wachau Valley a beautiful stretch of the Danube with vine covered hillsides and castle ruins.
Looks great - your room is fantastic - really large bed :-)
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