Melk Travel Guide

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      Enter to the Abbey
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Pro

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  History, religion, art, nature in a wonderful connection 


Con

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  Possible long lines, tour groups vying for limited space 


In a nutshell

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  Nice town with famous Stift Melk, which is a great trip outside Vienna 

 

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opening-times of Museum & Basilica

opening-times of Museum & Basilica, Melk

 globetrott Says:  Between april 1st and November 5th, 2006you may visit the museum and Basilica of Stift Melkdaily with or without a guided tour :May-September : 09.00a.m.-06.00p.m. (latest entry : 05.00p.m.)All of April and October 1st till November 5th : closed at 05.00p.m. (last... 

The Library

The Library, Melk

 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... 

Walking through Melk Town

Walking through Melk Town, Melk

 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... 

Stift Melk / Melk Benedictine Abbey

Stift Melk / Melk Benedictine Abbey, Melk

 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... 

Danube bicycle ride , Day 5- Melk/Traismauer

Danube bicycle ride , Day 5- Melk/Traismauer, Melk

 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... 

The Galleries or Cloisters

The Galleries or Cloisters, Melk

 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. 

The Abbey Church

The Abbey Church, Melk

 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... 

Before the Tour begins.

Before the Tour begins., Melk

 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... 

The famous staircase

The famous staircase, Melk

 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. 

Melk library

Melk library, Melk

 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... 

Beautiful rooms

Beautiful rooms, 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... 

Hotels  

Hotel Restaurant Zur Post

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Gasthof Goldener Stern

 1 Review and 19 Opinions  This lovely hotel in a quiet and cosy sidestreet of Melk dates back to the 15th century and was the... 

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Restaurants  

Stiftkeller at Melk: Refreshments for the Body

Stiftkeller at Melk: Refreshments for the Body, Melk

 Ekaterinburg Says:  This restaurant is in the very pretty garden pavillion and is extremely bright and cheerful with lots of natural light. In summer food is served on the terrace outside and I think there is also a large restaurant downstairs but we ate on the ground floor. Service came with a... 

Transportation  

Sailing into Melk by river boat

Sailing into Melk by river boat, Melk

 ranger49 Says:  This was a lovely way to arrive; we had sailed from Vienna at 11pm the night before and were up very early ro see the approach to Melk.. It was our first River Cruise and was way beyond our expectations - such a joy to go to bed at night without having to pack for the next... 

Visiting Melk and the Wachau area

Visiting Melk and the Wachau area, Melk

 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... 

Shopping  

Many - and all that we saw.: Blessedly Untouristy

Many - and all that we saw.: Blessedly Untouristy, Melk

 ranger49 Says:  We enjoyed our walk about the little town of Melk because it seemed to be SO untouristy. Few, if any specialist "souvenir shops", just bakers, butchers and bakers, flower shops, banks a post office and business offices. A few clothes shops - some displaying items a tourist... 

Local Customs  

Unusual Christmas decorations.

Unusual Christmas decorations., Melk

 Ekaterinburg Says:  This photo I took outside a gift shop in Melk. The whole town was filled with pretty decorations but these particular reedy/twiggy ones I saw only here. Back in Vienna we saw every concievable make and shape of decorations but nothing like these. They remind me of the... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Artstetten - just 15km from Melk

Artstetten - just 15km from Melk, Melk

 globetrott Says:  The small palace of Artstetten - just about 15 km north-west of Melk used to be the palace of Franz Ferdinand, the successor to the throne of the austrian empire, who was killed in Sarajevo june 28th, 1914.In the years 1892-1893 crown-prince Franz Ferdinand sailed around the... 

Melk concentration camp memorial

Melk concentration camp memorial, Melk

 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... 

Favorites  

Musicians in Melk

Musicians in Melk, Melk

 ranger49 Says:  During the heyday of Princes and Emperors many musicians were called upon to entertain the rulers of the day. I do not know whether Anton Bruckner was ever among them but he did lodge in the town for almost a year in in the 1870s. The plaque commerorating his stay was close... 

Great views of Melk town from Stift Melk

Great views of Melk town from Stift Melk, Melk

 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... 

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 Yet another song title that popped into my head while gazing up at the beautiful ceiling fresco in the marble hall. It's so alive with movement, detail and... 

 

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Q:  I want to travel Melk by train from Vienna and then leave for Salzburg, could you tell me is there any luggage storage in the Melk... 

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A: Yes, there are lockers but there are not many: Gepäckschließfächer (lockers) Small 45/35/85 cm, 8 of them Large 90/35/85 cm, 4 of them This is the information... 

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Melk - a great monastery in the Danube-valley

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 Melk is a MUST in my opinion... 

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Wonderful Melk

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 It was one of the last warm and sunny weekends in this summer and I wanted to visit a nice place close to Vienna. There are many wonderful places but I decided to visit Melk. I have been there several... 

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Melk, a small town at the Danube Valley

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 Melk is a small town at the Danube Valley, with about 6500 inhabitants, and a landscape that creates a magical atmosphere. The place Melk was mentioned authentically as Medilica, in the year 831 for... 

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St Colman and Melk - The Irish Connection

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 This is the town of Melk, a swirl of red roof tiles and small streets, seen from the Monastery which bears the same name. This monastery, run by the Benedictines since 1089 is of special interest to... 

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Wachau - The Famous Town of Melk

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 Firstly, my wife and I would like to thank Michael (VT member globetrott) for giving us a really wonderful tour of the beautiful Wachau area of Austria as well as the historical city of Vienna during... 

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