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Wachau - The Famous Town of Melk

by victorwkf - last update: Feb 19, 2008

Part of my honeymoon in June 2007

Stift Melk (Benedictine Abbey of Melk), Austria
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 our honeymoon in June 2007. Both of us really enjoyed our stay at Austria, such a nice country!

Wachau is a section of the Danube Valley between the towns of Krems and Melk (located near to Vienna). The Wachau landscape is really good, consisting of vineyards, rolling hills with forested slopes, charming villages, historical castles, abbeys etc with the Danube River flowing across this landscape. In 2000, Wachau area became an UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its great mix of natural beauty and historical monuments.

The information and photographs of my Wachau trip in June 2007 will be divided into 3 VT pages, reflecting the different places of Wachau which was covered during the journey. They are as follows:

Melk (covers the town of Melk)
Durnstein (covers the town of Durnstein)
Krems an der Donau (covers the town of Krems, as well as other visited sites which are not covered under Melk and Durnstein)

I hope the information and photographs of the above VT pages will be helpful to you in planning for a visit to the Wachau area when you are at Austria.
Beautiful town of Melk, Austria

The town of Melk

The town of Melk is made famous by the Stift Melk (Benedictine Abbey of Melk), which is one of the main historical sites in Austria. The Stift Melk is really amazing, both the exterior architecture and facade, as well as the interior baroque architecture and museum, especially the the monastery church and library within the Stift Melk. More information and photos are at this VT page.
This is a photograph of Michael and me taken at the balcony of Stift Melk. There are great views of the town area of Melk, as well as the Danube River and surrounding hills from up here.
With VTer globetrott (Michael) at Melk, Austria

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Pros:"Relaxing town and landscape, famous and very impressive abbey (Stift Melk)"
In A Nutshell:"Nice town with famous Stift Melk, which is a great trip outside Vienna"
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victorwkf's Melk Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
Stift Melk (Part 1)June, 2007 8
Stift Melk (Part 2)June, 2007 8
Stift Melk Museum (Part 1)June, 2007 7
Stift Melk Museum (Part 2)June, 2007 6
Interior photographs of Stift MelkJune, 2007 6

Comments for victorwkf about Melk
loisl Thu Mar 27, 2008 19:22 UTC
 I visited Melk about 38 years ago with my parents and your pics brought back some good memories. Cheers, Peter
globetrott Sat Mar 22, 2008 05:50 UTC
 Melk is in fact one of the best daytrips from Vienna ! great to see your versions of the unique spiral staircase in Melk !
SLLiew Sat Mar 22, 2008 05:26 UTC
 Another beautiful destination in Austria.Thanks for sharing.

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