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CulturePrint EditionsJune 2018Explore ViennaOut of Town

A Charming Tour of Krems | Wine, Music & Art

By Simon Ballam
Krems
© Winzer Krems/K.M.Westermann

Still surrounded by vineyards, the twin cities of Krems and Stein are also spiced with highly acidic caricature.

Sleepy little town on the Danube – or hotbed of political intrigue and architecture? Surrounded by vineyards and just an hour from Vienna, Krems is both.
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Simon Ballam
English, studied in NY and worked in London, Düsseldorf, NY, Fankfurt, Prague and Vienna. This covered stints in market research and the film industry, international advertising coordination and strategic planning. Currently business school lecturer and journalist.
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