Today we are taking a tour to Melk Abbey. It is in the WachauValley on the Danube River.
We get up early to be ready for the tour bus to pick us up. They are real nice in the morning, they pick you up at your hotel. At night they ...
Woke up to beautiful scenery as we passed through the WachauValley. Picturesque villages, castle ruins, old churches and many vineyards on the terraced slopes of the mountains rising on both sides of the river. There have been vineyards here since ...
From Alice's Diary " We left Vienna at 2.30am which none of us noticed because we were fast asleep. We got up to find we were sailing through the most beautiful gorge. The scenery is something else. The only thing that is a little ...
... Abbey, I would guess a lot. I thought one of the best things about the Abbey was the views of the Danube and Wachauvalley. After visiting the Abbey and picnicking in its tranquil gardens, we walked down to the Danube where ...
... on both energy and time.
Instead of doing the cruise all the way to Krems, I compromised by doing the mini WachauValley cruise, which goes round trip to the town of Spitz. I'll likely miss the most scenic parts of the Danube, ...
... from Krems which follows the Danube River and winds through little villages, vineyards and has incredible scenery and views over the valley. It was around 25km round trip and fairly eaisy going. It was an incredible day, sunny weather, ...
... and rebuilt several times. Today’s building dates from the beginning of the 18th century. We cruised through the WachauValley from Melk and past a few more castles: Schonbuhel Castle, Aggstein Castle ruins and into the charming ...
... there. The church was magnificent. So much gold. So many statues. So much wealth. From the Abbey we were driven down the WachauValley to one of the numerous wineries for more wine tasting. We are finding it rather strange to be sipping on wine or beer ...
... is still used by monks today. Melk abbey is filled with art treasures, wonderful ceiling frescoes, and magnificent views of the DanubeValley. The real highlights are the library, filled with hundreds of mostly hand-copied volumes, some dating to the ...