Melk, Austria - Melk Abbey - Vienna, Austria


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June 17th 2015
Published: June 25th 2015
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This morning we were docked in Melk, Austria. I took the optional tour to Melk Abby, a 900 year old Baroque abbey. It's situated on a steep cliff and began as a Roman border post. Later in the tenth-century, it served as a fortress. It became a Benedictine Monastery in 1089. It currently has 900 students but none of them are boarded any more since modern transportation became available. There's a ... Read Full Entry



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