Grein river cruises, Austria

What's great about Grein river cruises?

With its rolling green hills for a backdrop and its pastel-coloured buildings around its centre, this cosy and compact city on the banks of the Danube scores highly in the looks department. There’s plenty of substance to match the style, too. Austria’s oldest running theatre is right in the heart of town, having first pulled back the curtains way back in 1791, and it’s open daily for visits if you have time. The country’s oldest residential castle can also be found here. Schloss Greinburg can trace its origins way back to 1488, and it was even briefly owned by Queen Victoria way back when. The castle’s open to the public at various times throughout the year if you fancy a nosey. Or, if you’d prefer to just hang around town and kick back with a coffee or a pastry, there are plenty of coffee shops and restaurants dotted around the city centre.