Landscapes such as the Danube Water Meadows have become increasingly rare in Europe and with its astonishing variety of animals, plants and picturesque scenery it is of unique environmental importance.

For more than a century the beaver was extinct in Austria but this fascinating creature has now been reintroduced.

Both hardwood and softwood trees can be found in the densely vegetated forests and they are surpassed in their beauty only by the colourful meadows of springtime.

Today around twenty percent of the national park consists of water and according to recent estimates over sixty varieties of fish inhabit this region of which around half are endangered species.

The Danube Water Meadows National Park is an irresistible attraction and one of the last remaining natural riverscapes in Europe to have survived the encroachment of Man.