The Enns River
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Budapest, Bled, the Dolomites, Salzkammergut · Jul – Aug 2026 · 76 photos
The road begins in Budapest, on a clear summer afternoon, at the neo-Gothic Parliament, completed in the early 20th century. Toward evening the route crosses Budapest, through eastern Pest. After dark it climbs Castle Hill, to Fisherman's Bastion, built between 1895 and 1902, and Matthias Church. The Danube banks and the Castle District are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Parliament
The neo-Gothic facade seen up close from the square around it, in strong sun, and Buda Castle across the Danube.
Buda Castle across the Danube, Budapest, Hungary 
The Parliament, Budapest, Hungary 
The Parliament's main entrance, Budapest, Hungary 
The Parliament, Budapest, Hungary 
The Danube and Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary
Budapest
Office buildings and a brick church with a pointed spire in the golden light before sunset, the Puskás Aréna stadium and Astoria square at night.
Puskás Aréna at sunset, Budapest, Hungary 
Budapest, Hungary 
Astoria at night, Budapest, Hungary
Castle District
The bastion's towers and Matthias Church in the floodlights, the statue of St. Stephen, Holy Trinity Square, and from the terraces the golden Parliament and the lit hill across the Danube.
Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary 
Fishermen's Bastion at night, Budapest, Hungary 
Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary 
Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary 
Holy Trinity Square, Budapest, Hungary 
Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary 
St. Stephen and Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary 
Pest and the Chain Bridge, Budapest, Hungary 
The Parliament through an arch, Budapest, Hungary 
Castle Hill at night, Budapest, Hungary
From Budapest the route crosses into Austria, to Admont in the Enns valley. In the evening the river runs through Gesäuse National Park, founded in 2002. In the morning comes Bad Aussee, a spa town in the Styrian Salzkammergut, and at midday Hallstatt, in a cultural landscape listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the afternoon, on the Schafberg, at 1,783 m, a cog railway opened in 1893 climbs to the summit.
Admont
Meadows on the valley floor, a street in the town and, on the horizon, the limestone walls of the Gesäuse mountains under a cloudy sky.
A street in Admont, Admont, Austria 
Admont, Austria
Gesäuse National Park
Clear water runs between forests and rocks, past the railway and under wooden bridges, also seen from above.
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Bad Aussee
Green meadows, half-timbered houses, a chalet below the mountain in the morning light and the forests around the town.
A chalet and the mountain in the morning, Bad Aussee, Austria 
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Hallstatt
Houses packed between the mountain and Lake Hallstatt, the church spire above the rooftops and boats crossing the water.
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Hallstatt, Austria 
Hallstatt, Austria 
Lake Hallstatt, Hallstatt, Austria 
Hallstatt, Austria
Schafberg
The summit hotel on the edge of the drop, the rack railway, the alpine pastures and the turquoise lakes below, the Wolfgangsee and the Mondsee.
Alpine pasture and the Wolfgangsee, St. Gilgen, Austria 
The rack railway, St. Gilgen, Austria 
Schafberg, St. Gilgen, Austria 
Schafberg, St. Gilgen, Austria 
Schafberg, St. Gilgen, Austria 
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Schafberg, St. Gilgen, Austria 
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The road then follows the Inn valley through Tyrol, from the village of Pill to Innsbruck. Beyond the Brenner Pass, in South Tyrol near Racines, comes the Gilfenklamm gorge, its stream running among boulders and under wooden footbridges. Farther south, at Nogaredo in Trentino, the road reaches the Adige valley. In the evening, Lake Garda, the largest lake in Italy, with beaches at Malcesine and the harbor of Riva del Garda at dusk.
Pill
The village and the Inn valley from above, with farmed fields, greenhouses and the river, below the limestone ridge.
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Pill, Austria 
Pill, Austria 
The Inn valley, Pill, Austria
Innsbruck
The grey river, heavy with silt, between colorful houses, Herzog-Friedrich and Maria-Theresien streets in the old town and the Nordkette ridge above the city.
Herzog-Friedrich-Straße, Innsbruck, Austria 
Innsbruck, Austria 
Maria-Theresien-Straße and the Nordkette, Innsbruck, Austria 
Colorful facades, Innsbruck, Austria
Racines
The Gilfenklamm gorge, the stream among mossy boulders, fallen trunks, waterfalls and wooden footbridges over the water, then the valley in the evening, with Tyrolean houses, firs, high meadows and a path between wooden fences.
The stream among the boulders, Racines, Italy 
Gilfenklamm, Racines, Italy 
A footbridge over the stream, Racines, Italy 
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The valley in the evening, Racines, Italy 
A fir above the valley, Racines, Italy 
A Tyrolean house, Racines, Italy 
Racines, Italy 
Racines, Italy 
A path between fences, Racines, Italy
Nogaredo
Terraced vineyards and a white villa on the hill, at blue hour and in the morning, the Adige valley lit at night and the limestone walls behind.
The villa at blue hour, Nogaredo, Italy 
The Adige valley at night, Nogaredo, Italy 
Nogaredo, Italy 
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Lake Garda
A pebble beach near Malcesine, with clear water, and the harbor of Riva del Garda at dusk, below the mountains.
A beach near Malcesine, Malcesine, Italy 
The harbor at Riva del Garda, Riva del Garda, Italy
In the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009, the Pordoi Pass, at 2,239 m, runs below the Sella group, and a cable car climbs to the Sass Pordoi. Farther east, the Falzarego Pass lies on the road to Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Pordoi Pass
Flags and meadows below sheer rock walls, pale scree at their feet and the cable car station high on the summit.
Pordoi Pass, Canazei, Italy 
The pass and Sass Pordoi, Canazei, Italy 
Pordoi Pass, Canazei, Italy 
Pordoi Pass, Canazei, Italy
Falzarego Pass
Dolomite peaks above conifer forests, under summer clouds.
Falzarego Pass, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 
Falzarego Pass, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
The route then reaches Slovenia, at Lake Jasna near Kranjska Gora, where the road to the Vršič Pass begins. In the evening comes Bled, its castle first recorded in 1011. The road ends in Ljubljana, on the banks of the Ljubljanica.
Lake Jasna
Clear water and a pebble shore, with the clouds and the forest mirrored on the surface.
Lake Jasna, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
Bled
The lake in the sunset light, with the hotels on the shore, the castle on its rock at dusk and the church below.
Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia 
Lake Bled at sunset, Bled, Slovenia 
Bled Castle, Bled, Slovenia 
The castle on its rock at dusk, Bled, Slovenia
Ljubljana
The river in the old town, with boats, terraces and willows, the Dragon Bridge, Congress Square with the University and the Ursuline Church, and the castle on the hill.
The castle from Congress Square, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
The University, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
The Ursuline Church, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
A boat on the Ljubljanica, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
Ljubljana, Slovenia 
The Dragon Bridge, Ljubljana, Slovenia