Stift Melk
Stift Melk
- Address
- Abt Berthold Dietmayr Strasse 1
- Website
- Phone
- 02752555-232
- Price
- adult/student & child/family €7.50/4.10/15, with guided tour €9.30/5.90/18.60
- Hours
- 9am-5.30pm May-Sep, 9am-4.30pm mid-Mar–Apr & Oct-Nov
Lonely Planet review for Stift Melk
Of the many abbeys in Austria, Stift Melk is the best known. Historically, Melk was of great importance to both the Romans and the Babenbergs, who built a castle here. In 1089 the Babenberg margrave Leopold II donated the castle to Benedictine monks, who converted it into a fortified abbey. Fire destroyed the original edifice, which was completely rebuilt between 1702 and 1738 according to plans by Jakob Prandtauer and his disciple, Josef Munggenast.
