Melk Favorites

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Favorite thing: One of my fondest memories of Melk were the great views of the old town from the balcony of the Stift Melk. In fact, you can see the whole town from here, as well as the Danube River plus surrounding natural landscape and hills.

The balcony area of Stift Melk is located after the museum area and before you enter the impressive library and monastery church areas. Besides views of the old town, the balcony area offers great views of the exterior facade of the Stift Melk.

Favorite thing: My wife and I managed to spot these huge and colourful flowers along the streets of Melk. During summer time, you will be able to see flowers of all colours, shapes and sizes while in Austria and other parts of Europe :)

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Favorite thing: Just like a mightier castle, the Stift Melk, have high-quality architecture elements.
From the Stift parking place, that looks like an idyllic park, one can going, down, on the lovely staircase, through the first gate, in the first court of the Abbey.
This entrance is built into a unique manner, and the nature elements, round, fits exactly, to which architecture of the gate.

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Favorite thing: The splendid architecture elements of the Stift Melk, the narrow corridors, the light colour of the walls, and the stone embroidery, are important and special qualities of this construction.
In the year 1978, began the renovation of the old building, and lasted, until recently, 2006.
The restoration works, from the baroque splendour construction, enable adaptation measures for some areas of the Abbey.

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Favorite thing: The Stiftspark was created in the year 1750, as baroque garden.
Later, in the year 1822, this garden was changed, and redesigned, in bulk, to an English landscape park.
In the 1995 began a deep renovation scheme for this park.
The 250 year old lindens are a special attraction of the park.
Many tourists go for a walk, on which quiet and shady avenues of the park.

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Favorite thing: The city Melk has the privilege to be placed in the Danube valley.
This splendid area is a region for the love on the first gaze.
Into this magical surroundings the nature and the constructions is narrow together interconnected.
The cloister castle of Melk has been long ago part of the miraculous landscape in the Danube Valley.
The majestically bridge over the Danube, the wine terraces and high over the stream the castle ruins, produce, all together, a grand romantic landscape.
In 2000, the Danube Valley became a World Heritage site due to its harmonious mix of natural and man-made beauty.

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Favorite thing: The Town Hall square in Melk is the centre of this small town.
There, you find an intimate atmosphere, with old buildings, that are part of the history of Melk.
You have the possibility to go to stroll on this place, to shops, to sit into a fashionable restaurant or coffeehouse, or in summers, to drink a cold beer to a comfortable terrace.

Favorite thing: When visiting the library,or the marble hall
you will watch the exuisite frescoes which are decorating even the ceilings.Some may find the baroque style too exagerated,but that was the art style of those times and we cannot judge this by our today's art concepts.Everything is done with so much care for the detail,even the endless prancing angelsand the gold twirls.That care for detail is seen also in the library with the mirror room,with beautifully painted ceilings,the imperial rooms where various dignitaries(including Napoleon) stayed.
The care for the details is present even with the staircases,which one can consider also works of art.
Have I convinced you to visit Melk Monastery ?
It is open daily May-Sept 9 am-6 pm,Oct.-Nov 3 between 9 am-5 pm.Visits between Nov.4 till April are limited to guided tours which go twice a day at 11 am and 2 pm local times

Fondest memory: Miss the beautiful library room,the church and the park