Melk, Austria

Set amid an important wine-growing region of picturesque villages and hilltop castles, the city lies at the confluence of the Danube & Melk Rivers at the base of the Machau Valley. An imposing 900 year old Benedictine Abby overlooks the town has 365 windows. Its beautiful library houses over 80, 000 priceless medieval manuscripts, and black-robed Benedictine monks still stroll amid the marble sculptures & frescoed walls.Read more