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--- Postcard From The Wordy Explorers ---
Guided Tour of UNESCO's Melk Abbey
Stacy
Posted On 01/09/2026 10:00:19
Austria | Melk | Danube River | Melk Abbey | Monastery | Architecture | UNESCO | Gate 1 Travel | River Cruise | Monarch Queen
Although a community of Benedictine monks has lived at Melk Abbey since 1089, today's church, library and marble hall date back to the first half of the 18th century. The still active monastery is home to a group of 22 monks as well as one of the country's oldest secondary schools. The monastery is recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site, drawing more than a half million tourists to Melk as well!
The Wordy Explorers
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We disembarked in the city of Melk where we joined a guided "refresher" tour of the Melk Benedictine Abbey. This was actually our second time to tour the monastery ... our first visit was almost 7 years ago.
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