Melk Abbey
religious_site · Melk · Austria
- Address
- Abt-Berthold-Dietmayr-Straße 1, 3390 Melk
- Links
- Google Maps
About
Baroque Benedictine abbey on a rock above the Danube in the Wachau valley, with a grand library and church.
History
Benedictine monks have lived at Melk since 1089.
Good to know
- Trains from Vienna reach Melk in about an hour; check the current schedule.
- The Wachau valley can also be explored by boat or bike in the warmer months.