equating to around three to four hours in the saddle, on mostly flat terrain. Take it at a gentle pace; this is a ride to relish, not rush. The Danube Cycle Path is bookended by two grand cities ...

There’s a section of the Danube in Austria ... are arranged around seven courtyards. Some of them are now occupied by a school, and others are open to the public. Melk is the furthest point ...

The arts of metallurgy and agriculture, brought to Europe by settlers from Anatolia around ... Melk and Krems in Austria, a local entrepreneur named Josef Fischer breeds the rare Huchen, the ...

The city changed this around ... tour of Melk Abbey. Founded in 1089, this is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk on a rocky outcrop with a gorgeous location overlooking the Danube and ...

Wineries dot the bike path, but we must speed to Melk to rejoin the cruise and tour the cream-and-yellow baroque abbey that towers above the Danube. Before our bike departure, we walk into the ...

After spending the morning exploring Melk's abbey ... Johann Strauss dubbed the river the Blue Danube. Franz was right. As long as I stayed on the path with the green sign showing the number ...

The 340km of the Austrian Danube cycle ... Day 5: Grein to Melk, about 51km. Day 6: Melk to Krems, about 40km. Day 7: Krems to Vienna, about 85km. (Or ride around 45km to Tulln, and take the ...