From October 17 - 19, 2024, the awarding of the European Heritage Label will be celebrated in Waldsassen with an impressive light show. The heritage of the Cistercians is staged on a huge water screen around the monastery complex and their buildings shine in a special light. In addition to this illumination (from 19:00 - 22:00), guided tours of the monastery landscape around Waldsassen are offered on all days. You can find the program here: EKS celebration program If you would like to follow the Cistercians and Cistercian nuns in the Stiftland region in culinary terms, you can find information here: culinary heritage The district's museum department "das zwoelfer" has created a podcast series that provides insights into the diverse culture of the Stiftland region: Podcasts "Please do not touch"

If you would like to explore the monastery and cultural landscape of the Stiftland, you are cordially invited to join one of the three guided tours through the monastery town of Waldsassen or the Stiftland with our monastery landscape guides. Thursday, 17.10.2024, 15.00: (Almost) along the monastery wall - monastery landscape in the monastery town (Michaela Müller; approx. 2h, distance approx. 2.5 km) Friday, 18.10.2024, 15.00: Experience the monastery landscape in the monastery town (Gabriele Achmann; approx. 2h, route approx. 1.5 km) Saturday, 19.10.2024, 1.30 pm: Guided tour of the monastery landscape with baroque highlights (Michael Rückl; approx. 4h 30 min, distance approx. 10 km) The meeting point for the guided tours is at the Diepoldbrunnen fountain in front of the collegiate basilica.   Due to limited places on the guided tours, please register by email to martina.zanner@ikomstiftland.de or by telephone on 09632 9247349 by October 11, 2024.