Following in the footsteps of religion in Austria

1 day Germany — Salzburg, the church town. Salzburg has almost exactly 150,000 inhabitants

and an estimated 50 churches — there are 22 churches in the area of the old town alone

The first bishops and archbishops of Salzburg were also abbots of St. Peter's Abbey

and therefore lived in the monastery. It was only Konrad I who moved his apartment in 1120 out of

narrower monastery area and built a new episcopal see in 1124 in the area of

Today's eastern part of the residence — short city walk including a visit to the famous

Mozart's birthplace — free lunch

In the afternoon, visit the famous Hallein salt mines (namesake of the city)

Dinner and overnight stay

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2 days Salzburg — Melk — Vienna

Stop at Kremsmünster Abbey, with a short visit to the Benedictine Abbey, since its founding

In 777, it is the spiritual and economic center of the region. The pen is well known

also through the observatory (the mathematical tower from 1750) and for the grammar school.

On to Melk

Melk Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in the town of Melk on the right bank of the Danube. The

The current Baroque building was built in 1702—1746 by Jakob Prandtauer. As

A landmark of the Wachau region, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Transfer to Vienna Dinner and Overnight

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3 day full day city tour — we visit St. Stephen's Cathedral and then hike across the

Graben zur Michaelakirche It was built from 1219 to 1221 by the Babenberg duke

Leopold VI built and was one of three parishes in Vienna in the 13th century, next to St.

Stephen and the Schottenstift, and is one of the oldest churches in Vienna. Known is the

Church primarily because of the Michaelergruft, in which some corpses are due to special

climatic characteristics were not decayed, but mummified.

Free afternoon

Dinner in a wine tavern in Grinzing

Overnight stay

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4 days Vienna Heiligenkreuz — Mariazell — Vienna

Heiligenkreuz Abbey near Vienna, is a Cistercian abbey near Heiligenkreuz in

Vienna Woods (Lower Austria). It has existed without interruption since its founding in the year

1133 and is therefore — after Rein Abbey — the second oldest in the world since its foundation

Constantly existing Cistercian monasteries — the monastery became world-famous due to

singing monks, the Gregorian songs (Chant Music for the Soul) — which with

Their CD charts had stormed all the way to America. — On to Mariazell

Mariazell is born through the Magna Mater Austriae Statue of Mercy in the Basilica of Mary

By far the most important pilgrimage site in Austria and also for many

Catholics important in neighboring eastern countries

Free dinner and overnight in Vienna

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Journey home 5 days after breakfast

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