Must-see attractions in Krems an der Donau

  • Landesgalerie NÖ

    Krems an der Donau

    From one side it looks like a squashed cube, from the other as though it's about to topple over – welcome to the latest addition to Krems' Kunstmeile: a…

  • Forum Frohner

    Krems an der Donau

    Part of Krems' Kunsthalle network, this contemporary white cube is named after the artist Adolf Frohner and is housed in the former Minorite monastery. It…

  • Stift Göttweig

    Krems an der Donau

    Founded in 1083, the abbey was devastated by fire in the early 18th century and so sports an impressive baroque interior. It's still a working monastery…

  • Pfarrkirche St Veit

    Krems an der Donau

    Known as the ‘Cathedral of the Wachau’, the large baroque parish church boasts colourful frescos by Martin Johann Schmidt, an 18th-century local artist…

  • Karikaturmuseum

    Krems an der Donau

    Austria’s sole caricature museum occupies a suitably tongue-in-cheek chunk of purpose-built architecture, its spiky facade tearing the blue Austrian sky…

  • Piaristenkirche

    Krems an der Donau

    Reached by a covered stairway (Piaristenstiege) from Pfarrplatz, Krems' most impressive church has a wonderful webbed Gothic ceiling and huge, austerely…

  • Museum Krems

    Krems an der Donau

    Housed in a former Dominican monastery, the town’s museum has collections of religious and modern art, including works by Kremser Schmidt, who painted the…

  • Kunsthalle Krems

    Krems an der Donau

    One of the main attractions on Krems' Kunstmeile, the Kunsthalle has a program of changing exhibitions. These might be mid-19th-century landscapes or hard…

  • Rathausplatz

    Krems an der Donau

    Stein's pretty and impressive central square: look for the 18th-century Steinerathaus.

  • Schürerplatz

    Krems an der Donau

    Stein's lovely square with the baroque Mazzettihaus at its centre.

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