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St Joseph's church above the Donau  
   

St Joseph's church above the Donau

The main building is 500 years old with a much older tower and chapel behind the church (on the right). The tower looked out for marauders coming up the valley
Day 5: Pochlarn to Krems. 46kms

August 13th 2015
We got away at around 8.30 and biked directly to Melk, 10kms down the trail. We had read that this was a very beautiful town so wanted to spend time there. The town is lovely, so after parking our bikes we did a street tour using a map describing the many lovely buildings before making our way up the hill to the monastery. The monastery up on the hill is huge and beautiful and I couldn't help but ... read more
Europe » Austria » Upper Austria » Kremsmunster

Austrian Flag Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more
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