Krems an der Donau, Austria

Krems an der Donau is the eastern gateway of the UNESCO Wachau cultural landscape, the most celebrated stretch of the Austrian Danube. The medieval old town runs along the river beside the Steiner Tor city gate; the Kunstmeile around the Karikaturmuseum and Kunsthalle Krems makes the city Lower Austria's leading contemporary-art base; and the surrounding hillsides produce some of Austria's most prestigious Grüner Veltliner and Riesling wines.