According to legend, Klosterneuburg Monastery was built when Margrave
Leopold III found his wife’s wedding veil that she had lost nine years earlier. It was
hanging from an elderberry tree somewhere between the Vienna Woods and the Danube, and at
that moment, the Virgin Mary appeared and commanded Leopold to construct a monastery in
her honor. Thus the magnificent Abbey came into being. Over900-years-old, Klosterneubug
Abbey is at the heart of the small city of Klosterneuburg, located 10km up the Danube from
Vienna. Around it, a selection of streets with shops and cafes have a small-town flavor;
there are just enough large grocery stores to prevent the town from feeling as archaic
asthe abbey. Access to the town is easy via public transportation, making Klosterneuburg a
popular daytrip from Vienna.