Melk Abbey
Melk, Austria
Melk Abbey stands on a rocky outcrop above the Danube and the town of Melk, at the western entrance to the Wachau…
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Best churches to visit in Austria
Austria’s churches are a showcase of the baroque, from the vast Benedictine abbey of Melk above the Danube to the Karlskirche and St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna and the cathedral of Salzburg, where Mozart was baptised. The Imperial Crypt in Vienna holds the Habsburgs, and Innsbruck’s Court Church holds the bronze statues around the tomb of Emperor Maximilian.
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Salzburg Cathedral
Salzburg, Austria
The cathedral asks for a voluntary donation rather than a ticket, so entry is effectively free;
6 tickets & tours
St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Entry to the back of the nave is free; everything else is ticketed, and the choices matter.
4 tickets & tours
Court Church, Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
A modest ticket covers the church and includes an app-based guide;
2 tickets & tours
Karlskirche
Vienna, Austria
The ticket is moderate and includes the museum room and, most importantly, the panoramic lift that carries visitors up…
2 tickets & tours
Peterskirche, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Saint Peter's Church, the Peterskirche, stands in a small square just off the Graben, the elegant shopping street…
2 tickets & tours
St Anne’s Church, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
The church is free to enter and there is no ticket; the money here changes hands for concerts.
2 tickets & tours
Imperial Crypt
Vienna, Austria
One ticket covers the crypt and is bought at the door; there is no queue to speak of and no need to book.
1 ticket or tour
Klosterneuburg Abbey
Vienna, Austria
Klosterneuburg Abbey stands on a hill above the Danube in the town of Klosterneuburg, just north of Vienna, and it is…
1 ticket or tour
Saint Peter’s Abbey, Salzburg
Salzburg, Austria
Saint Peter's Abbey stands at the foot of the Monchsberg cliff in the old town of Salzburg, Austria, a short walk…
1 ticket or tour
Votivkirche
Vienna, Austria
Entry to the nave is free. The museum in the north tower, which holds the Antwerp Altar of 1460 and the tomb of Count…
1 ticket or tour
Augustinian Church, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Entry is free with a donation box. Nothing inside is ticketed, which is unusual for a church of this importance in…
No online ticket
Franciscan Church, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
The Franciscan church stands on a small cobbled square a few minutes south-east of Saint Stephen's Cathedral in…
No online ticket
Jesuit Church, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
The Jesuit church, also known as the University Church, stands on a quiet square in the old university quarter of…
No online ticket
Minoritenkirche
Vienna, Austria
The Minorite church stands on a quiet square behind the chancellery in the middle of Vienna, two minutes from the…
No online ticket
New Cathedral, Linz
Linz, Austria
The New Cathedral, known as the Mariendom, stands a few minutes south of Linz's main square and is the largest…
No online ticket
Old Cathedral, Linz
Linz, Austria
The Old Cathedral, also called the Ignatius Church, stands on a street just off the main square in the centre of Linz,…
No online ticket
St Francis of Assisi Church, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, also called the Kaiser Jubilee Church or the Mexico Church, stands on the…
No online ticket
St Wolfgang altarpiece
St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut, Austria
The pilgrimage church of Saint Wolfgang stands on the shore of the Wolfgangsee lake in the village of Sankt Wolfgang im…
No online ticket
St. Rupert’s Church, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Saint Rupert's Church, the Ruprechtskirche, stands on a small rise above the Danube Canal in Vienna's first…
No online ticket
Abbeys and crypts are ticketed, while the cathedrals are free to enter but charge for towers, catacombs and guided tours. Concerts in Vienna’s churches are a popular evening out, and the pages below explain the choices.