A sweet smell of lilac and other spring flowers filled the space of the little church in
Hofarnsdorf.  The decoration was done for the Maiandacht, a celebration in honor of
Virgin Mary.  It reminded me of my childhood, when we village children brought the
most beautiful flowers from our gardens in order to make the chapel for the May
devotion as beautiful as possible.
Sunset with blooming apricot trees in Hofarnsdorf
On a former Roman street, I walked up to the top of a mountain. The grooves of the
wagon wheels were still visible in the hard rock. A stone door in the middle of the
forest was once a protection against Osmanic troops coming to the Wachau valley.
Now it is just a reminder of this dangerous time.
In Rossatz, the village I stayed overnight, I peaked through the doorway to a
courtyard and saw little dwarfs smiling at me.
Hello
I recently discovered your blog and it’s lovely. I learnt from your blog about Wachau trail and now I am thinking of walking this trail, however I find it difficult to find information about accomodations.
Is it similar to the Camino that I can walk as much as I can and then find somewhere to sleep for the night, or I need to book them in advance?
Also, are there reasonable in prices or they are all expensive hotels?
Thank you very much
Hi Hani, the Wachau trail is a great trail to walk, easy to follow, beautiful, very interesting, very nice people you will meet. When I walked it several years ago, I did not meet another person doing the whole trek – but this might be different right now. You will not have difficulties to find accommodation when you do the hike late spring, summer or fall. In winter and early spring it is not recommended – most of the restaurants and hotels are closed. The accommodations are not expensive (if you want to stay in bed and breakfast places). I followed the Rother Wanderführer written in German:
Rother Wanderführer / Welterbesteig Wachau: mit Jauerling-Runde. 21 Etappen.… You can get it in Amazon.com or Amazon.de There are accommodations listed.
The best is to contact the Tourist information in the Wachau, they will help you to find accommodations and also will provide you with other informations you need.
http://www.austria.info/us/austriantime/wachau-world-heritage-trail
Have a great hike,Traude
Thank you very much for the quick response
The walk looks very pretty and I would love to do it
I don’t speak German, so I will contact the tourist information to see if they have anything in English