Melk Abbey

We had about a 1 hr bus ride to catch the river boat in Krems and cruised 3 hours down the Danube to Melk. We cruised about 24 miles through the Donautal and Wachau Valleys, which is in southern Austria, and saw ancient monestaries, castles and ruins along the way. I hope I have identified them correctly.

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Our friend Dave (aka Uncle Dave) visited us from Paris this weekend. We decided to get out of Vienna for a day and see the countryside. We hopped on a morning train to the town of Melk. Besides a sleepy little Austrian town, Melk is most famous for its Abbey. The Abbey was founded in 1089 and has been visited by emperors, popes, Napoleon and even …

I need to start off with apologizing that there are no pictures to go with these posts. Our internet connection on the boat is wonky at best and cuts out frequently especially when going through the locks, It's been frustrating to say the least, especially when we paid 15 euros for the privilege. And to top it off, Facebook didn't believe I was not …

... building in one picture. If you would like to see an overhead view of the building, go to google images and type in "Melk Abbey". The famous monastery has been in existence from 1089, but the structure that we see today was built in the 1700's. During ...

The only attraction in Melk (other than being a beautiful town on the water) is the Melk Abbey (which is still a running Benedictine monastery and school and has been for more than 900 years) It is definitely worth the stop .. abbey,church and ...

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... We passed the old castle where Richard the Lionhearted was held prisoner, and much more. After about an hour we rounded a bend and saw Melk Abbey.  What a sight.  We boarded our bus again and it took us to the top of the big hill. We got ...

... at Melk, the Captain announced that due to low water (20 cm below keel) there would be a change in plans. While we are touring the Melk Abbey, the ship would continue on and we would go by bus to the next town, We had to walk about 10 minutes along the ...

This part of the trip was really nice. We went off the trail and visited the Benedictine Abbey which had spectacular views. The biking is still pretty flat so no ...

... cold and because we are going through the gorge it is very windy.  About lunch time we arrived in a little place called Melk.  It has a very old monastry there and after lunch were driven up the hill to visit this beautiful place.  Once ...

... .  We hopped on a morning train to the town of Melk.  Besides a sleepy little Austrian town, Melk is most famous for its Abbey.  The Abbey was founded in 1089 and has been visited by emperors, popes, Napoleon and even Hilter.  The ...

... the boat started to move.  The cruise was pretty boring - I wondered if I should have just come to Melk to see the Abbey, and gone straight to Munich tonight.  Staying here seemed to have been a bit of a waste, until I remembered ...

... .    13-07-11 We awoke this morning in Melk and after breakfast were taken in busses to the magnificent Benedictine Abbey which is situated above the town and is one of Europe's largest Monasteries. We were given a guided tour of this ...