Monastery

Capuchin Monastery Salzburg

Founded 1599

The Capuchin monastery at the summit of the Kapuzinerberg, founded 1599-1602 by Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau as part of his Counter-Reformation programme. The building that gives the hill its name. Stefan Zweig lived on the hill below.

Stift Michaelbeuern

One of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in Austria, founded in the 8th century and continuously active since. Located in the Flachgau about 25 km north of Salzburg, with a Romanesque abbey church featuring remarkable frescoes.