Melk, Austria is a quaint little town with a lot of charm renowned for the abbey. Melk is easily explored on foot - it's worth taking in the 16th century Town Hall; Haus am Stein, Melk's oldest building; and the striking towers and domes of the Stiftskirche (Abbey Chapel) in addition to the abbey.

Melk Abbey This Benedictine Abbey was founded in 1089, and Melk has been a cultural and spiritual center of Austria ever since. Monks have continually lived and worked in the Melk Abbey for over 900 years, despite the building having been rebuilt numerous times. Near the beginning of the 18th century, the ochre-colored Melk Abbey was completely reconstructed in the Baroque style, with quiet arched passageways, large courtyards, and the monks' residences, a school, and ornate church inside.
See the Imperial Staircase and Corridor, the huge Marble Hall (The hall's showpiece is a remarkable ceiling fresco by Paul Troger (1731), the library - From the floor to the ceiling, books on every wall! About 16,000, in fact, There are eleven other rooms housing approximately 100,000 volumes in total. and the abbey church. The church is a textbook example of High Baroque architecture and is considered to be one of the most beautiful Baroque churches in the world. The Abbey Museum is situated in the former Imperial Rooms (Austria's first ruling dynasty, the Babenbergers, used to live here). The Abbey gardens blend Baroque garden aesthetic with English landscape garden,and a touch of the Orient.

St. Coloman is the patron saint of Melk.

Altes Posthaus. Post office built in 1792. The stucco reliefs on the facade depict Mercury, the messenger of the gods, and portraits of postmasters. Above them are symbols of agriculture, warfare and the postal service.