Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Melk Abbey and Graz





From Prague we drove south again and finished our time in Austria by visiting the towns of Melk and Graz.

Melk is renowned for it’s Abbey – founded in 1089 and described as one of the world’s most famous and significant monastic sites. We had a guided tour which was lead by a devout Catholic – he was incredibly passionate about the Abbey. Also fascinating was the Abbey’s library which had an amazing collection of medieval books and manuscripts.

From there we continued further south and spent a day in the town of Graz. It was a Sunday and the place was almost totally empty and closed, but it was still gorgeous. It also had a really cool and trippy double-spiral staircase.  

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