Early morning we went to pick up the rental car Buchbinder's office in downtown Vienna . We had reserved online at the web AutoEurope , a search engine to find the best prices among different companies. Buchbinder is a German company much cheaper that large companies hire. We went for 163 euros for five days. It is important that the car is fitted with winter tires.
Once completed the formalities and loaded in our Fiat Punto backpacks we set off towards the Danube Valley . Our first stop was the town of Krems an der Donau , 70 km from Vienna , where it begins the spectacular route Wachau.
Wachau is as known to this region of the Danube Valley full of vineyards, wooded hills and charming villages. The river winds through these picturesque landscapes accompanied by a narrow road that runs its course. It is a stretch of 100 km and can cover both sides of the Danube , although we only did one from Krems Melk to .
Along the way you can see old abbeys, castles and remains of ancient fortresses like Kuernringerburg , where he was imprisoned Richard the Lionheart in the twelfth century. The most attractive towns are Durnstein, Stein Splitz and, in addition to the aforementioned Krems. Along the route there are many nice places to stop and eat a picnic on the Danube.
In Melk finished our route Wachau. We crossed the river to take the A1 motorway and continue the journey to our next stop: the concentration camp at Mauthausen .
All Wachau beauty came down with the sullen gas chambers and crematoria of Mauthausen, where the Nazis murdered more than 200,000 people, mostly Jews. 7,000 prisoners died here also English Republicans, whose memory is recalled in some plaques.
The entrance to camp costs two euros and, in addition to gas chambers and crematoria (undoubtedly the most daunting), you can visit the barracks where prisoners were crammed, showers and quarry where they were forced to work until death. The stone walls surrounding the compound still scares today.
In Mauthausen us night fell, something that became more sombre still visit, and from there continue to Salzburg.
Once completed the formalities and loaded in our Fiat Punto backpacks we set off towards the Danube Valley . Our first stop was the town of Krems an der Donau , 70 km from Vienna , where it begins the spectacular route Wachau.
Wachau is as known to this region of the Danube Valley full of vineyards, wooded hills and charming villages. The river winds through these picturesque landscapes accompanied by a narrow road that runs its course. It is a stretch of 100 km and can cover both sides of the Danube , although we only did one from Krems Melk to .
Along the way you can see old abbeys, castles and remains of ancient fortresses like Kuernringerburg , where he was imprisoned Richard the Lionheart in the twelfth century. The most attractive towns are Durnstein, Stein Splitz and, in addition to the aforementioned Krems. Along the route there are many nice places to stop and eat a picnic on the Danube.
In Melk finished our route Wachau. We crossed the river to take the A1 motorway and continue the journey to our next stop: the concentration camp at Mauthausen .
All Wachau beauty came down with the sullen gas chambers and crematoria of Mauthausen, where the Nazis murdered more than 200,000 people, mostly Jews. 7,000 prisoners died here also English Republicans, whose memory is recalled in some plaques.
The entrance to camp costs two euros and, in addition to gas chambers and crematoria (undoubtedly the most daunting), you can visit the barracks where prisoners were crammed, showers and quarry where they were forced to work until death. The stone walls surrounding the compound still scares today.
In Mauthausen us night fell, something that became more sombre still visit, and from there continue to Salzburg.
Torreón medieval entrance to the old town of Krems an der Donau. 
Beautiful facades in Krems an der Donau. 
cobbled streets, in Krems. 
The Danube. 
Vineyards along the Danube. 
The village of Durnstein, surrounded by vineyards. 
Durnstein Lane. 
bottles of wine in a cellar in Durnstein. 
Chorherrenstift Monastery in Durnstein. 
Kuenringerburg Castle Ruins, where he was imprisoned Richard the Lionheart. 
lovely town on the Danube. 
More vineyards in another town on the banks of the Danube. 
Hire Our Fiat Punto. 
Following the Danube. 
Another village wine. 
Stones beside the waters of the Danube. 
A beautiful people behind the underbrush dry autumn. 
Melk Abbey. 
Schallaburg Castle. 
We almost overnight the Mauthausen concentration camp. 
The Nazi eagle once presided over the entrance to Mauthausen. 
Courtyard of Mauthausen. 
barracks where prisoners were crowded. 
Entrance to gas chamber. 
The eerie gas chamber. 
murdered in memory of this camera. 
crematorium to dispose of the bodies. 
More crematoria. 
More than 7,000 English Republicans died in Mauthausen. 
common showers for prisoners of Mauthausen. 
Another view of the showers. 
Memorial in remembrance of victims of Nazism. 
