Nonnberg Abbey
Guide
Photo: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeChurchAllow 20–30 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A quiet convent on the slope below the fortress, with a Gothic church and a view over the rooftops. Only the church is open; the nuns still live here.
A brief history
Founded around 714, it's the oldest convent north of the Alps still in use. Maria von Trapp was a young novice here before she went to look after the Trapp children.
Tips
- Best time
- On the walk down from the fortress
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 20–30 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- The church is usually open by day; the rest is a working convent (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Nonntal and Leopoldskron: Quieter streets south of the fortress, the old convent and the lake with the palace.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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