Europe
Austria pairs imperial Vienna and its Christmas markets with the Wachau Valley, Melk's Benedictine abbey above the Danube and the baroque churches of Salzburg. It is a favorite stop on Danube river cruises and Advent sailings.
Why believers travel here
A thousand years of monastic life at Melk and the Danube abbeys, and the Salzburg region where "Silent Night" was first sung in 1818.
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CruiseDec 11 – 17, 2026 · 7 days
A seven-day Advent river cruise from Nuremberg to Vienna through Regensburg, Passau, Melk and the Wachau Valley, with Christmas markets at every stop.
From Nuremberg · Debbie Jones · Covenant Retreats
from$3,197