Medieval convent walls surround the property, art works of the region, fill it, and the incomparable site does the rest to lend this spot its inimitable character. Serenity and repose are everywhere you look, be it at the open fireplace, in the romantic terraced restaurant overlooking the Danube or the spacious, dreamlike convent gardens, which now play host to an idyllic heated swimming pool. will remain unfulfilled...Richard I Lion Heart was the first prominent guest of Durnstein. What the English King didn't quite enjoy is today all yours to discover: one of the most beautiful, still untouched river landscapes of Europe, embedded into the woodlands of the Waldviertel and the Dunkelsteiner woods. Here in the Wachau valley, where the sunny mild climate does not only stand for excellent wine, the family Thiery pampers their guests in the magnificent atmosphere of an ancient Klarissen monastery right next to the Danube river. Richard Lion Heart - this royal name is attached to the house since the 19th century - a romantic hotel where each and every guest is king!