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Benedictine Abbey

Melk, Austria

Featured Review : On the way from Vienna to Salzburg, you can visit the Melk Abbey - the pearl of the Austrian Baroque!Melk Abbey is one of the most famous monasteries in the world. It is situated above the town of Melk on a rocky hillsid...See Full Review

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Benedictine Abbey Reviews

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The pearl of the Austrian Baroque

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Zhebiton from Moscow, Moskva, Russia
  • October 4, 2010
The pearl of the Austrian Baroque
Quote: On the way from Vienna to Salzburg, you can visit the Melk Abbey - the pearl of the Austrian Baroque!Melk Abbey is one of the most famous monasteries in the world. It is situated above the town of Melk on a rocky hillside overlooking the River... Read the full Benedictine Abbey review

From journal Vienna at Christmas

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Benedictine Abbey in Melk

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Webgoddess from Burke, Virginia
  • July 18, 2005
Benedictine Abbey in Melk
Quote: Melk’s magnificent Benedictine Abbey, one of Europe’s largest baroque monasteries, might well be mistaken for a palace. The first documentary reference to the name Melk dates from the year 831. It was, in all probability, at this time that a... Read the full Benedictine Abbey review

From journal Waltzing through Vienna

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A is for Abbey

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Re Carroll from Abbotsford, British Columbia
  • June 7, 2004
A is for Abbey
Quote: In 1089 Leopold II gave Melk Castle to the Benedictine monks who converted it to their Abbey. They were able to generate income on the surrounding lands from agriculture and forestry but those revenues faded substantially over the centuries. ... Read the full Benedictine Abbey review

From journal The A, B, C of Melk

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The Melk Abbey

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Barb B from Napa, CA and Hereford, AZ , Arizona
  • July 4, 2001
The Melk Abbey
Quote: Ancient skeletons clad in glittering garments, hallowed bones of long-dead saints, flat ceilings painted to create the illusion of rounded domes and the remains of monarchs and rulers from the 9th and 10th centuries....Sound like a haunted house or... Read the full Benedictine Abbey review

From journal Got Melk??