When it comes to waterfalls, it seems that size really matters. The Rhine Falls may claim the crown in terms of water volume but when it comes to the measurement of the total vertical drop, Austria’s Krimml Waterfalls (Krimmler Wasserfalle) indisputably rank as Europe’s largest.
Located in the High Tauern National Park near the village of Krimml, in the Salzburg district, this is a tiered waterfall with three distinct drops. The falls occur on the Krimmler Ache river which is sometimes referred to as a glacial stream as it is fed by waters from a melting glacier but the rate of flow varies greatly throughout the year as it channels the waters of the melting alpine snows. The Krimml Waterfalls are therefore at their most spectacular during the spring and early summer. After passing through the falls, the waters of the river then join the rivers Salzach, Inn and Danube eventually discharging into the Black Sea.
