Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Austria and Germany

Nuremberg's reconstructed medieval houses contrast with Würzburg's UNESCO-listed Residence and its Viennese Baroque styling. The cruise stops at Passau where three rivers meet at St. Stephen's Cathedral, which houses Europe's largest church organ, plus Bamberg's ornamental facades and the New Residence's Rose Garden.

Schönbrunn Palace's ornate rooms and gardens show off the Habsburg family's former summer residence, then Bamberg's UNESCO-listed Old Town features the island-perched Town Hall and 12th-century hilltop castle. Cologne Cathedral's Gothic architecture and Rüdesheim's narrow cobblestone streets lined with half-timbered houses complete the tour.

UNESCO-listed sites include Cologne Cathedral's twin towers and Bamberg's New Residence with its Rose Garden. The Rhine Gorge shows hilltop castles from the Sun Deck as you sail past, then Vienna's imperial palaces line the Ringstrasse alongside Würzburg's Baroque Residence and Regensburg's medieval houses.

The Swarovski Crystal Museum comes with included admission, where you can see impressive gardens and crystal-making demonstrations in Austria's Alps. Take a Traunsee Lake cruise from Traunkirchen to Gmunden, viewing four historic castles along the waters. Munich's historic city center leads to Innsbruck's Golden Roof area and Old Town for dinner.

Melk Abbey's Baroque architecture perches above the Danube (inspired by Umberto Eco's novel), while Budapest offers Heroes' Square, the Great Synagogue in the Jewish Quarter, and the illuminated Parliament Building from the river. Vienna's Ringstrasse monuments include the Natural History Museum and Austrian Parliament.

A panoramic tour shows Vienna's Hofburg Palace and State Opera House, while Budapest's Parliament and Synagogue get covered during an afternoon city walk. Melk Abbey's baroque design (inspired by Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose) and Bratislava's St. Martin's Cathedral and Ganymedova Fountain offer great photo opportunities.