now leaving Durnstein :
the Wachau Valley
scroll down / waytoomany views along the river usually in the order they were shot from the deck in various directions & zoomings
the current abbey was constructed 1702 - 1736
It is not permited to take pictures anywhere in Melk Abbey beyond the entrance. The interior with its overall excessively baroque ambience, extreme even for that period is exquisitely/masterfully rendered, but as a compeling gagamaggot case for minimalism
