Admont Abbey was founded 1074 and is the oldest monastery in Styria, Austria. The Abbey Church is inspired by the Regensburg Cathedral. Today you find also a secondary school in the abbey. Abbey Library is the largest and probably the most beautiful in the world. It houses an extremely valuable collection of source material with […]
St. Florian’s Priory in Upper Austria
St. Florian’s Priory, near the town of Enns in Upper Austria, was built in the baroque style by Carlo Antonio Carlone and completed by Jacob Prandtauer. In 1071, Bishop Altmann of Passau founded the community of Augustinian Canons here. Not every day you experience a sung “Lord’s Prayer” accompanied by a Bruckner organ. The organ […]
Grossmugl Glaubendorf
Near Grossmugl, a village in Lower Austria, is a giant tumulus. The 3,500-year-old hill grave is the largest in Central Europe with a height of 18 m. At that time, social hierarchies have already been emerged here. Please watch the video here!!! You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual […]
Birds of prey flying in Hohenwerfen Castle
Hohenwerfen Castle in Austria, 25 miles south of Salzburg, is a fantastic scenery for impressive flight shows of falconers, primarily with indigenous birds of prey. The video shows how Peregrine, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Milan and even Lammergeier glide aesthetically and unerringly through the air. The bird of prey flying demonstrations are organized by the […]
Open-air museum Stuebing
The open-air museum Stuebing is in a narrow valley 9 miles north of Graz in Styria, Austria. It is one of the 10 largest and most impressive open-air museums in Europe and ranks among the top 5 destinations in Styria. Please watch the video here!!! You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access […]