Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Austria and Germany

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.

Melk Abbey's baroque architecture sits on a rocky outcrop above the Danube River, while Dürnstein's vine-covered slopes hold 12th-century hilltop castle ruins where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned. Bamberg's World Heritage Old Town features an island Town Hall and Gothic cathedral worth framing.

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.

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.

Melk Abbey's baroque library houses rare manuscripts worth photographing, while Vienna's Ringstrasse shows off landmarks like the Votive Church and Austrian Parliament. In Budapest, you'll capture Heroes' Square and Central Market Hall, then frame Dürnstein's castle ruins above the UNESCO-listed Wachau Valley vineyards.

Munich's old center comes first, then Innsbruck's Golden Roof and Old Town sit against the Tyrolean Alps. The Swarovski Crystal Museum's gardens in Wattens and Kitzbühel's alpine ski resort offer great shots, plus four old castles appear from Traunsee Lake before Vienna's grand avenues and Grinzing district's traditional taverns.

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.