St Peter's Abbey and cemetery
Guide
Photo: Pedro J Pacheco · CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
FreeChurchAllow 30–60 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A monastery church with a rococo interior, and beside it a tiny cemetery of wrought-iron crosses and flower beds, closed in by arcades and the Mönchsberg cliff with chapels cut into the rock.
A brief history
The abbey was founded around 700 and is the oldest monastery in the German-speaking world still in use. The cemetery is said to have inspired a hiding scene in The Sound of Music.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning, when it's quiet
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 30–60 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Church and cemetery usually open daily by day, later in summer (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The old town: The left bank under the cliffs: the cathedral squares, Getreidegasse and Mozart's birthplace. Pretty, but dear to sleep in.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Partly indoors
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