Places of interest along the Via Sacra and the Vienna Pilgrimage Trail

Both pilgrimage trails feature several important abbeys, monasteries, and churches along their routes.

The most important pilgrimage stops are the Cistercian abbeys of Heiligenkreuz and Lilienfeld and the former Benedictine monastery Klein-Mariazell. Viewpoints and places of power along the paths invite you to pause for a moment and take a break.

The final destination of every pilgrimage along the Via Sacra and the Vienna Pilgrimage Trail is the Mariazell Basilica. It is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Europe; with its impressive architecture, it looks back on 850 years of history.