Klosterneuburg Monastery
Klosterneuburg Monastery, founded in 1114 by Margrave Leopold III, towers majestically over the Danube and combines tradition, culture and elegance. It blends Romanesque and Baroque architecture and is home to the famous Verdun Altar, a masterpiece of medieval goldsmithing, as well as the Austrian Archduke’s Hat, an important symbol of the monarchy.
The magnificent Imperial Apartments offer an insight into how the Habsburgs lived. A particular highlight is the baroque wine cellar, part of the oldest wine estate in the country, where you can enjoy some exquisite wines. Located just outside Vienna, the Monastery delights visitors with its rich heritage and matchless charm.
Exhibition: “Charts on the Table”
Which destinations and desirable places have drawn people to them, both past and present? What paths lead there? What are we looking for when we’ve already explored almost the entire world? And how did people imagine the world in the Middle Ages and the early modern period? Can I really trust a map, even a modern one, or is it telling me a story as well? Five thematic sections take visitors on a journey through time.
Historical sources from the abbey’s archives, library and art collections offer perspectives on the world that seem unusual from today’s point of view. Maps and charts, scholarly works, travel diaries and accounts of pilgrimages and expeditions show how people within the monastery walls shared the excitement and, in many different ways, formed a picture of the world, always in dialogue with the cultural and scientific developments of their time.
The exhibition “Charts on the Table!” follows traveling clerics, pilgrims, arctic explorers, archaeologists and researchers on their journeys and sheds light on the different worldviews that can be traced in the monastery’s collections.
The exhibition “Charts on the Table” runs from May 1 to November 15, 2026, at the Sala Terrena Gallery (daily, 9 am to 6 pm).
The exhibition, the Treasury, the Monastery Museum and the magnificent Marble Hall, are included in the admission price.
Monastery Museum
Here you will find the monastery’s art collections – from the Babenberg family tree to the Gallery of Modern Art:
Winter season: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 2-4 pm
Summer season: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 2-5 pm
Daily guided tours (extra charge)
Extended monastery tour: this tour offers unique insights into more than 900 years of the monastery’s history. It begins in the medieval section of the site and its most precious treasure, the Verdun Altar. It then continues to the Baroque complex with the Imperial Apartments and the impressive Marble Hall.
Wine Cellar Tour: always a highlight, the Baroque cellar complex reopened in 2024 after a redesign. This atmospheric tour engages all the senses and captivates with light installations. An immersive and enriching experience for wine lovers, tourists and anyone who wants to learn more about viticulture and the world of wine. The tour concludes with a tasting in the medieval wine cellar.
Information about tour times is available on the Klosterneuburg Monastery website.
Weekly guided tours
Family tour: An exciting voyage of discovery through the history of Klosterneuburg Monastery
The Canons Regular of St. Augustine History and works of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine
These tours always take place on Saturdays. All guided tours are barrier-free, with the exception of the wine cellar. Language: German – a multilingual audio guide is available and included in the price.
Information about the guided tours can be found at www.stift-klosterneuburg.at/besuchen-und-erleben/touren-fuhrungen/
KLOSTERNEUBURG MONASTERY
Stiftsplatz 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg T: +43 2243 411-212
tours@stift-klosterneuburg.at | www.stift-klosterneuburg.at
OPENING TIMES FOR VISITORS
Winter season: November 16 to April 30, daily, 10 am – 4 pm
Summer season: May 1 to November 15, daily, 09 am – 6 pm
Closed December 24, 25, 26 and 31; January 1 and 2.
- Stiftsplatz 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg
- tours@stift-klosterneuburg.at
- http://www.stift-klosterneuburg.at
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How to get there:
Underground U4: Heiligenstadt, then autobus 238 or 239: Klosterneuburg-Niedermarkt or City Train S 40: Klosterneuburg-Kierling Underground U6: Spittelau, then City Train S 40: Klosterneuburg-Kierling
Vienna City Card
Discount valid for single admission to the monastery excl. guided tour. Tickets available on site.
Normal price: 10€ / reduced price: 7,50€
Opening times
- daily, 09:00 - 18:00
Accessibility
no steps
Parking spaces for people with disabilities
in parking garage P1, on Rathausplatz in front of the Babenbergerhalle and at car park P3 "Gastmeisterei"
Seeing eye dogs allowed
Wheelchair accessible restroom available.
wheelchair accessible restrooms at visitor reception/"Sala terrena" and in the cloisters. Free admission for persons accompanying visitors with wheelchairs. Multimedia guide for blind people and in Austrian sign language (ÖGS) available, accompanying material in embossed print and Braille. Guided tours for the visually impaired or blind people incl. touching model of the abbey complex and the planned "Austrian Escorial Palace" on request: "History and stories – to touch".
Wheelchair accessible visitor areas except for the abbey museum and the gardens. Access from the underground car park (parking place for visitors with disabilities) via elevator. Level P1 has a lifting platform that leads to the parking level for tour buses. Access from Rathausplatz via ramp, length: 190 cm, width: 74 cm. 2 stairlifts in cloister area.
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