Day 236: Melk

Date Sunday 6th October 2019 Holy Places Visited Benediktinerstift Melk [“Melk Benedictine Abbey”], Melk Distance Travelled Stayed in Melk Route I walked through the town of Melk and followed a path up the hill to the Benedictine Abbey. I joined the morning service in the Abbey Church then visited a small side chapel. The patron …

Day 235: Melk

Date Saturday 5th October 2019 Holy Places Visited Stadtpfarrkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt [“Town Parish Church of Mary’s Assumption”], Melk Distance Travelled Stayed in Melk Route I stayed in the town of Melk and visited the local parish church, dedicated to the event of Saint Mary’s Assumption into Heaven. Here I joined the evening service.

Day 234: Maria Taferl to Melk

Date Friday 4th October 2019 Holy Places Visited Basilica, Maria Taferl Pfarrkirche [“Parish Church”], Klein Pöchlarn Distance Travelled Approximately 19 km (12 miles) Route A thick mist filled the lower part of the Danube valley below us in the morning; it was both very unexpected and visually impressive. I joined the 10am service in the …

Day 233: Maria Taferl

Date Thursday 3rd October 2019 Holy Places Visited Basilica of Maria Taferl Distance Travelled Stayed in Maria Taferl Route I visited the impressive Basilica, admiring it’s ornate baroque interior and frescoed ceiling. I also visited it’s south-western tower, which is decorated with hundreds of pictures of Mary and Jesus. The church dates back to the …

Day 232: Pöchlarn to Maria Taferl

Date Wednesday 2nd October 2019 Holy Places Visited Chapel, Oberthalheim Basilica of Maria Taferl (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 11 km (7 miles) Route On am overcast day I set off on foot from Pöchlarn towards the pilgrimage destination of Maria Taferl. I crossed the Road 209 bridge, over the Danube, then walked through the town …

Day 230: Ybbs an der Donau to Pöchlarn

Date Monday 30th September 2019 Holy Places Visited Pfarrkirche Heiliger Laurentius [“Parish Church of Saint Lawrence”], Ybbs an der Donau Theresien-Kapelle [“Thérèse Chapel”], Säusenstein Distance Travelled Approximately 17 km (10½ miles) Route I revisited the parish church before continuing along the Danube River, following it downstream to the town of Pöchlarn. On the way I …