What to do and see in Austrian Alps, Austrian Alps: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites

December 12, 2021 Viva Honore

The majestic Austrian Alps stretch across the country, an awe-striking area of Ice Age valleys, verdant heaths and alluvial cones within Europe's largest national park, 700-square-mile Hohe Tauern. Taking in the dramatic cities of Salzburg and Innsbruck and the beautiful province of Tirol, home to spectacular skiing and hiking, as well as Gross Glockner, Austria's highest peak, and some of the world's best winter and summer sports playgrounds, the Austrian Alps are an outdoor lover's paradise.
Restaurants in Austrian Alps

1. Stadtpfarrkirche "Maria Verkundigung"

Litzelhofenstrasse 1, 1a, Spittal an der Drau 9800 Austria http://www.kath-kirche-kaernten.at/pfarren/pfarrdetail/C3207/pfarrkirche2
Excellent
75%
Good
25%
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0%
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Stadtpfarrkirche "Maria Verkundigung"

2. Dekanatspfarrkirche St. Johann in Tirol

Dechant -Wieshoferstrasse 1, St Johann in Tirol 6380 Austria http://www.pfarre-stjohannintirol.at/index.php
Excellent
75%
Good
25%
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0%
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5.0 based on 8 reviews

Dekanatspfarrkirche St. Johann in Tirol

3. Basilika Rankweil

Liebfrauenberg 10, Rankweil 6830 Austria http://www.basilika-rankweil.at/
Excellent
80%
Good
20%
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5.0 based on 10 reviews

Basilika Rankweil

4. Die Pfarrkirche Ischgl

Kirchenweg 7, Ischgl 6561 Austria http://ischgl.riskommunal.net/Ischgl_er_leben/Kirche
Excellent
83%
Good
17%
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

Die Pfarrkirche Ischgl

Reviewed By 139nathaliep

We attended the mass in this beautiful church. Golden statues everywhere. Very nice ceiling. Cemetery in the garden. It was so cold that the kids kept their hats. Not a big church but a very nice one.

5. St. Peter's Abbey (Stift St. Peter)

Sankt-Peter-Bezirk off Kapitalpl., Salzburg 5020 Austria +43 662 8445780 http://www.stift-stpeter.at/
Excellent
63%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
5%
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4.5 based on 1,077 reviews

St. Peter's Abbey (Stift St. Peter)

This medieval monastery has served as the home to monks for over 1,000 years.

Reviewed By DRR105 - Omaha, United States

While my husband and I were on a tour of Salzburg, we had some free time on our own, and were walking towards the funicular which climbs up to the Fortress, when we happened upon St. Peter's Church, Abbey, Cemetery and Catacombs. It was amazing! The self guided tour of the Catacombs was especially enlightening. For those who love history and old architecture and learning about different cultures, don't miss this beautiful hidden treasure of Salzburg.

6. Franziskanerkirche

Franziskanergasse / Sigmund Haffner Gasse, Salzburg 5020 Austria 43662843629 http://www.franziskanerkirche-salzburg.at
Excellent
55%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
7%
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4.5 based on 501 reviews

Franziskanerkirche

Reviewed By GroverR - Pensacola, United States

What it lacks in size compared to the Cathedral it makes up in height and design. It was originally the high vaulted section with the altar. An addition was made for more seating but it really gives the church an odd design. The best part is the original building with the high roof and tower. While the inside is beautiful with several side chapels and great stain glass, it is the vaulted ceiling and five support columns that make this a Salzburg MUST SEE. It is what distinguishes the church and makes it unique, along with is Gothic design in a Baroque city.

7. Kath. Pfarrkirche hl. Leonhard

Franz-Jonas-Strasse, Villach Austria http://www.kath-kirche-kaernten.at/pfarren/pfarre/C3256
Excellent
50%
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50%
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4.5 based on 2 reviews

Kath. Pfarrkirche hl. Leonhard

8. Hofkirche

Universitaetsstrasse 2, Innsbruck 6020 Austria 43 0 512 584302 [email protected] http://www.tiroler-landesmuseen.at/page.cfm?vpath=haeuser/hofkirche/haus
Excellent
61%
Good
32%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
1%
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4.5 based on 874 reviews

Hofkirche

Reviewed By JDCharlotte

I love the history of this church. Emperor Maximilian I liked Innsbruck so much he wanted to be buried here... surrounded by 40 larger than life cast-bronze statues of his ancestors, relatives and even his favorite heroes from the Middle Ages like King Arthur. This elaborate display was built inside this church but poor Max isn’t buried there. By the time he died, he had become notorious for running up debts so the town did not allow him to be buried inside the church. So his elaborate sarcophagus is now called a cenotaph since it does not contain a body! Weird!!

9. Nonnberg Convent

Nonnberggasse 2, Salzburg 5020 Austria +43 662 8416070 http://www.benediktinerinnen.de/
Excellent
47%
Good
37%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
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4.5 based on 413 reviews

Nonnberg Convent

Reviewed By AJ66 - London, United Kingdom

We walked to the Abbey from the Old Town, take the street past the Fenicular up to the Fortress and walk along the path up the hill for about 10 mins. The outside is exactly as it was in the SOM. Take a walk into the Church and wander through the outside to see all the graves of the nuns.

10. Dom zu St. Jakob

Domplatz 6, Innsbruck 6020 Austria +43 512 583902 [email protected] http://www.innsbruck.info/infrastruktur/detail/infrastruktur/dom-zu-st-jakob-innsbruck.html
Excellent
54%
Good
37%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
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4.5 based on 848 reviews

Dom zu St. Jakob

Reviewed By mmmmlp - Chennai (Madras), India

This is a romantic catholic cathedral in Innsbruck, Austria built to saint James. The interior of the cathedral is so beautifully designed and is a must visit place for admirers

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