St. Florian Monastery
Stift Sankt Florian
One of Austria's grandest Baroque monasteries, where Anton Bruckner rests beneath the great organ he loved.
St. Florian Monastery is an Augustinian abbey. Its present buildings were constructed between 1686 and 1751 by Carlo Carlone and Jakob Prandtauer, making it the most important Baroque building in Upper Austria. Guided tours take you through the ornate Marble Hall, the Imperial Suite, the library with about 150,000 volumes, and the gallery that houses Albrecht Altdorfer's altarpiece. The composer Anton Bruckner once served as organist here. After his death he was buried in the crypt beneath the church's great organ (the Bruckner Organ), and summer organ concerts are often held there. The tour takes about 1.5 hours and costs about €15 (check the official website). It is about 15 km from Linz, around 40 minutes by bus.
Opening hours
Guided tours May–October daily at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00 (check official website); church open year-round
Nearby sights
- voestalpine Stahlwelt
- Enns Old Town & Stadtturm
- Musiktheater Linz
- Mural Harbor
- Landstraße
- New Cathedral (Mariendom)
- Mauthausen Memorial
- Tabakfabrik Linz