Melk Travel Guide

 dustmon Says:  I really looked forward to this, as I am a big lover of Books---The main room with all the books is really magnificent and very aproachable--I have been to Libraries around the world where you had to look through iron gates to see any books---think Strahov in Prague and the... 

 dustmon Says:  If, like us, you are docked on the Danube, and you get a bus ride up to the Abbey and Library, if you have the choice and the time, you should definitely walk back to your ship through Melk proper. Of course, it is all downhill, and you get to see a little of the local... 

 SurfaceTravel Says:  We had hired a car and guide to take us to some towns away from Vienna for the day, and this is one of the places he brought us to. It's certainly impressive enough and more or less defines the style, baroque. It's about 1000 years old and has room after room of impressive... 

 Henk.Irene Says:  Today an interesting day, partly with a ferry from Melk to Spitz through perhaps the most beautiful part of the Danube valley, the Wachau. Total distance about 64 km, 15 km with the ferry and 49 km with the bike.From Ebersdorf / Lehen across the dam to the southern bank to... 

 ranger49 Says:  These long, elegant corridors, half open to the air, are lined with doors which seem to hide a world of secrets - until one opens to allow a monk or priest to make his way to the end - to another office or perhaps, sometimes for a breath of fresh air in the garden. 

 ranger49 Says:  The Church is for many people the highpoint of a visit to the Abbey - as it was intended to be . In the late 17thC. improvements and redecoration in the Baroque style were planned but, in 1701, Abbot Berthold Dietmayr decreed that it should be entirely reconstructed, and had... 

 ranger49 Says:  Access to the Abbey is quite steep and there are quite a few steps to negotiate before you get to the entrance. Before you go inside it is worth while having a look around from some of the raised vantage point. Try to take in the enormous, overall size of the Abbey, its... 

 codrutz Says:  This is the famous spiral staircase inside Melk, in the library area. The stairs goes to another part of the library, not open to the public.Similar spiral staircase is the one at the Louvre, but this one at Melk is nicer imho. 

 codrutz Says:  In a Benedictine monastery the second important place after the church was the library. The room itself is a wonder, but the true treasure are the books, manuscripts and very old prints kept there. From the total of approximately 100.000 books in the library of Melk... 

 codrutz Says:  On the way to the library there are some marvelous decorated rooms like this in the picture. Marble covered walls, incredible ceilings, golden ornaments all over.One great feature that I only saw here and nowhere else are the round windows that makes air flow possible... 

 victorwkf Says:  There are basically two ways to go to Melk and rest of the Wachau area from Vienna.The first way is by car and the road conditions are good, with stunning sceneries of the hills, Danube River, lovely towns, vineyards, castles etc. It takes about 2 hours drive North-west of... 

 WStat Says:  there is a memorial at the site of the former Nazi-concentration camp. Its address is:Gedenkstätte Melk, Schießstadtweg, opening hours Thu-Sun 10am-2pm, or call Mrs Blak, +43 (2752) 51888.There are 2 pictures of the memorial at http://www.mkoe.at/unfortunately the website... 

 victorwkf Says:  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...