The long yellow south front of Melk Abbey with the towers and dome of the abbey church, above the rooftops of Melk.

Official site

Melk Abbey

Melk Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1089 on a rock above the Danube at the entrance to the Wachau. The present Baroque complex was built from 1702 to 1736 to designs by Jakob Prandtauer. A visit leads through the former imperial rooms and the Marble Hall to the library and the abbey church with frescoes by Rottmayr and Troger.

Official site

Cookies on Vizgu

Vizgu uses necessary technologies to make the site work. With your permission, we also use optional technologies to remember features and measure affiliate ticket referrals. We currently use no general analytics or advertising trackers. You can accept, reject or choose categories, and change your choice at any time through Cookie preferences in the footer.

Choose settings

NecessaryAlways active

Required for security, consent choices, authentication and services you explicitly request. These technologies cannot be disabled in the preference tool.

FunctionalRemembers optional features such as saved places and display preferences. Some settings you actively request, such as language or currency, may be stored as necessary solely to provide that choice.

StatisticsWould help Vizgu understand general use of the website. Vizgu currently uses no general analytics technology in this category.

MarketingAllows Vizgu to use an anonymous session identifier to measure referrals to ticket sellers and reconcile affiliate commission. Vizgu currently uses no advertising cookies, Google advertising tags or Meta Pixel.

You can withdraw your consent at any time through Cookie preferences in the footer.