Stift Dürnstein

Gorgeous church in the town of Dürnstein. It was first built on a rock cliff high above the Danube in 1410 and then modified and baroquized in the first half of the 18^th century.
It was at this time that the wonderfully decorated interior of the abbey church with its warm colors came into being along with the regional landmark, the blue and white tower. It seems like an architectural signal in the landscape with its striking colors and the fine materials that make its surface look like ceramic.
It costs € 3.50 to go in and have a look around. The abbey itself is quite stunning and you can go into the balcony and look down on this amazing church. You can also walk around the terrace with wide expansive views of the Danube.
Worth a visit when in town. It’s located down a set of stairs from the main pedestrian area.

A wonderful church and spire with great views. We went a tour which was very educational and interesting from a historical religious point of view. The inside of the church was very elaborate and rivaled churches in Vienna. The architecture was not very ornamented but nice.

Ein besonderes Highlight findet man im kleinen Ortsinneren: Das Dürnsteiner Stift. Im Jahre 1410 wurde das Kloster Dürnstein von Augustiner Chorherren besiedelt, die im 15. Jahrhundert daraus eine gotische Klosteranlage erstellten.
Besonders auffällig ist der Blau-​Weisse Turm, der immer wieder bei Restaurierungen in Ursprungsfarbe wieder hergestellt wird. An dem Turm findet man kostbare Reliefs. Vier Obelisken tragen Bilder von Aposteln. Sie zeigen Leben, Leiden, Auferstehung von Jesus. Im Stiftsgarten finden Kirchliche Veranstaltungen statt.
Sehr schön anzusehen sind auch die Eingangs Portale von beiden Seiten. Eine Kleine Kirche rundet alles ab.
Diese Kirche hat eine wunderschöné alte Orgel. Fazit: wer hier ist, sollte diesen kleinen Ort nebst Stift unbedingt besuchen, denn es gibt viel Sehenswertes.
ußerdem finden im Stift regelmässig diverse Ausstellungen statt. Dabei kann man den im Hause befindlichen alten Kachel Kaminofen bewundern.

Nestled in the town of Durnstein in the Wachau Region, a valley formed by the Danube river, this chapel rises over the river and blends with the landscape in an amazing way, when you approach the town by boat you see the blue church tower and the hills rising beyond, it is simply amazing. The building of this monastery and chapel dates back to the late 1300s. Make sure to climb the tower for an amazing view of the Danube river and the wachau valley.