• Guided hike along the beech and oak trail

    The guided hike along the Beech and Oak Trail leads through the monastic mixed forest into the past, past centuries-old trees. The trail is suitable for families and baby carriages. Get to know the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024, on this leisurely hike. The meeting point is at

  • Guided hike along the forest pond trail

    Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, Österreich

    On this guided hike, we walk from Zwettl Abbey to the forest pond, which is nestled in a small depression in the monastery forest between Zwettl Abbey and the former Grangie Edelhof. It is still used today for fish farming and is home to swans, ducks and frogs. Get to know the Zwettl monastery landscape,

  • Pfortens alpaca hike

    Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

    The varied tour has all kinds of discoveries in store for children. The monastery grounds with mill and school park, the small Saale river and the Klopstock spring are explained in a child-friendly way. Questions are welcome - also about the life of schoolchildren today. Suitable for children aged 6 and over. With the pupils

  • Guided hike along the Evangelist Trail

    Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, Österreich

    This easy hiking trail was once a pilgrimage route between the town and Zwettl Abbey. Join us on this guided hike in search of traces in the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey. Registration under:

  • Pfortens spring market

    Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

    The Pfortens spring market kicks off the season with a variety of arts and crafts, handmade products, food and drink. The highlight of this year's market: our monastery landscape guide Saskia Hellmund will present the ancient craft of weaving with her loom and invites you to join in!

  • Monastery landscape hike: borderline case Frais(ch)

    Borderline case Frais(ch) - split between Waldsassen Monastery and the imperial town of Eger NATURpur tour: In the footsteps of the Cistercians VI For almost 400 years, Neualbenreuth was characterized by alternating rule, torn apart and yet united as a result. Embark on a journey through a landscape of contradictions and peculiarities, with visible remains

    €8,00
  • The Cistercians – masters of hydraulic engineering on the Saale

    Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

    Follow in the footsteps of the great landscape designers of the Middle Ages on this guided hike: Bad Kösen, the Saalhäuser vineyards, the fish house and the mill near Almrich are included along the Kleine Saale. A varied circular route that impressively demonstrates the far-reaching work of the monks. The hike is very suitable for

  • Guided tour: (almost) along the monastery wall

    In accordance with the order's rule ORA et LABORA (Pray and Work), the tasks of the Cistercian monks were very varied, as can be seen from various places around the monastery in Waldsassen. Duration: approx. 2 hours; distance approx. 2.5 km Meeting point: Waldsassen, Diepoldbrunnen Fee: 5,00 € Minimum number of participants: 8 people; maximum

    €5,00
  • Course: Construction and reconstruction of a dry stone wall

    Stone by stone - Workshop: Construction and reconstruction of a dry stone wall Dry stone walls have been a defining element of our cultural landscape for centuries. Especially on steep slopes where vines are grown. They are not only functional, but also a piece of living history. The Maulbronn monastery vineyard is an outstanding example

  • Guided tour: Experience the monastery landscape in the monastery town

    According to the order's rule ORA et LABORA (Pray and Work), the tasks of the Cistercian monks were very varied, as can be seen from various places in the immediate vicinity of the monastery in Waldsassen.Duration: 2 hours; distance approx. 1.5 kmMeeting point: Waldsassen, DiepoldbrunnenFee: 5,00 €Minimum number of participants: 8 people; maximum 12 peopleLeader:

    €5,00