Melk’s old town sits below the abbey, with the Hauptplatz, Altes Posthaus, and Sterngasse forming a well-preserved Baroque and Renaissance streetscape. Worth 45 minutes before or after the abbey visit. Melk is 75 minutes from Vienna on the Westbahn; also a major Danube river cruise stop. Combine with a walk along the Wachau valley.
historic district in Melk
Altstadt Melk
Melk's old town sits in the shadow of its abbey, which occupies the rock promontory above the Danube with operatic force. Most visitors arrive by river cruise or bus, walk up to the abbey, and leave.
- Type
- historic district
- Destination
- Melk
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 831
- Era
- Renaissance
- Address
- 3390 Melk
- Coordinates
- 48.2272, 15.3370