St. Pölten has only been the capital of the Niederösterreich, the largest province (or state) and second most populous one of Austria, since 1986, although it may be the smallest of the provincial capitals with its 57 thousand heads. Although it is among the oldest inhabited towns in Austria, it is probably one of the lesser-known cities but it is a really nice place with several beautiful old buildings, churches, so very well-worth visiting.

Its main square is relatively well-known, not without a reason.

When I visited there, the famous Rathaus (City Hall) was difficult to see behind the tents of the market. It was a very busy day for the locals and visitors.

The Franziskanerkloster (monastery) and the Franziskanerkirsche are among the most valuable sights in town.

Unfortunately, I missed the Dommuseum, but saw a few other beautiful places instead on my short visit.

The reason why I was in a hurry was this beautiful castle nearby, for which I was late the previous evening but didn’t want to miss it altogether.

This was the castle of Schallaburg, where I was able to peek around and record the end of an event the previous evening – see below – but will show you more of, as I found it the following day, in my following post soon.

by P.S.