"ENTRANCE TO THE ABBEY" Top 5 Page for this destination Melk Things to Do Tip by balhannah

Now we are on the bottom level and walking past well tended, trimmed hedges and gardens on one side, and the Abbey Restaurant on the other side.
The Entrance way is painted in yellow, as is the whole Abbey, and has many magnificent sculptures, worth taking a look at.... yes, I know you are in a hurry!!!

PRICES UNTIL – March 2013 with guided tour & without guided tour
Adults per person: € 11,50..... € 9,50
Per person (up to 19 years of age): € 6,00 .....€ 4,50
Family ticket: € 23,00 .....€ 19,00 (parents with their children up to 16 years of age)

Guided tours in English April - October @ 10.55am & 2.55pm

OPENING TIMES....
May - September 9 - 5.30 pm
April - October 9 - 4.30 pm

From May to October.....the abbey park can be visited.
Since 2011, you can visit the northern bastion. There is no additional charge for the abbey park
and bastion if a ticket for the monastery has already been purchased.
The abbey park can be visited individually, there are no guided tours in the abbey park. It is open 9 - 6pm

We did a guided tour which comprises the abbey museum in the former Imperial Rooms, the Marble
Hall and the library. Length of the tour was 1 hour, and we were very happy with our guide. An interesting tour.
The abbey church and the bastion can be visited individually after the guided tour.

Allow at least 2.5 - 3 hours to visit everything.