Cisterscapes

Monastery landscape tour: Experience the monastery landscape in the monastery town
2026-09-18 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-07-17 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Berlin)
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 km
Meeting point: Waldsassen, Diepoldbrunnen
Fee: 5,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 8 people; maximum 12 people
Leader: Gabriele Achmann, monastery landscape guide
Registration required by 12 noon the day before at the Waldsassen Tourist Information Office, Tel. 09632 / 88160, tourist-info@waldsassen.de
In the event of dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour will be canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

Monastery landscape hike: baroque highlights
2026-09-05 13:30 - 17:30, 2026-07-18 13:30 - 17:30
Encounter the familiar and the surprising, embedded in the landscape originally shaped by the Cistercians. You are on your way through the baroque heart of the Stiftland between the Waldsassen monastery, the pilgrimage church of Kappl and the legendary origins in the deserted village of Köllergün.
Duration: approx. 4 hours, approx. 10 km, 150 mH
Meeting point: Waldsassen, Diepoldbrunnen
Leader: Michael Rückl, DWV-Wanderführer®/ZNL, monastery landscape guide
Fee: 10,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 8 persons
Registration:
until 12 noon the day before at the Tourist-Info Waldsassen, Tel. 09632 / 88160, tourist-info@waldsassen.de
The hikes require sturdy footwear, sure-footedness and a good basic level of fitness as well as clothing suitable for the weather. Drinks and a small snack are recommended along the way. In dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour is canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Markus Eichenlaub (Cathedral Organist, Kaiserdom, Speyer)
2026-08-23 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
PROGRAM
Karl Borromäus Waldeck (1841-1905)
Organ Fantasy in C major
Jesús Guridi (1886-1961)
Variaciones sobre un tema vasco
Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748)
Partita “Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend”
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Praeludium in C BWV 545/1
Air BWV 1068 (organ arrangement by Sigfrid Karg-Elert)
Fuga in C BWV 545/2
Guy Bovet (*1942)
Salamanca (para un òrgano barroco espanol)
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
from: First Partita in E major op. 100
Canzona (2nd movement)
Finale (7th movement)

Free admission.
We would be delighted to receive your donation for the preservation of the organs!

Monastery landscape hike: old borders, roads and settlements
2026-08-15 13:30 - 18:30
Hike through the historic borderland in the border triangle of Bohemia, Prussia and Old Bavaria. There are hidden places everywhere that tell of a lively past. There is often more information to be gleaned from the landscape than you might expect at first glance.
Duration: approx. 4 – 5 hours, approx. 14 km, 115 mH
Meeting point: Waldsassen, Holy Trinity Church Kappl
Leader: Michael Rückl, DWV-Wanderführer®/ZNL, monastery landscape guide
Fee: 10,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 8 persons
Registration:
until 12 noon the day before at the Tourist-Info Waldsassen,
Tel. 09632 / 88160, tourist-info@waldsassen.de
The hikes require sturdy footwear, sure-footedness and a good basic level of fitness as well as clothing suitable for the weather. Drinks and a small snack are recommended along the way. In dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour is canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

Ebrach Music Summer: KLANGKATHEDRALE
2026-07-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
SOUND CATHEDRAL
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Mass No. 1 in D minor
Te Deum
Munich Philharmonic Choir
Rehearsal: Andreas Herrmann
Philharmonie Festiva
Gerd Schaller, conductor
Subject to change without notice.
The now legendary and internationally acclaimed Bruckner cycle in Ebrach with the Philharmonie Festiva continues – this time with two monumental choral-symphonic masterpieces by Anton Bruckner. His Mass in D minor once made such a lasting impression on conductor Johann Ritter von Herbeck that he persuaded Bruckner to move to Vienna. The Te Deum, in turn, is one of the most impressive musical eulogies of all.
A truly monumental sound experience awaits you – with a top-class cast: the Munich Philharmonic Choir, which has already celebrated great success with Bruckner’s Mass in F minor, Herbeck’s Great Mass, Goldmark’s opera Merlin and, most recently, Haydn’s Creation at the Ebrach Music Summer, guarantees top musical quality this year too – together with the Philharmonie Festiva and an international ensemble of soloists.
The former Ebrach Abbey Church will once again become a cathedral of sound. An experience that you will not only hear, but feel. Don’t miss out on it.
Tickets at 29 | 39 | 44 | 54 €

Monastery landscape tour: Baroque monastery garden
2026-07-08 16:00 - 17:30
Baroque monastery garden – a look behind the walls of the monastery garden
On the basis of various source materials, an attempt is made to create an impression of the huge baroque garden and its rich furnishings on site. The tour spans a wide range from the Baroque period to the present day and allows visitors to discover a place that is only accessible to the public as part of this tour.
Meeting point: Waldsassen, Diepoldbrunnen
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours.
Fee: 5,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 8 persons
Head: Martina Zanner, Project Manager EKS | IKom Stiftland
Registration: until the day before, 12 noon at the Tourist-Info Waldsassen, Tel. 09632 / 88160, tourist-info@waldsassen.de
In the event of dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour will be canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Thomas Ospital (titular organist, Saint-Eustache, Paris)
2026-07-05 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 545
Georg Böhm (1661-1733)
Vater unser im Himmelreich
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Sonata in F major, Wq 70
Marcel Dupre (1886-1971)
Symphonie-Passion op. 23, Die Welt in Erwartung des Erlösers
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Die Toteninsel, transcribed by Louis Robilliard
Thomas Ospital (born 1990)
Improvisation

Free admission.
We would be delighted to receive your donation for the preservation of the organs!

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-06-28 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten, Ebrach.
Season: From May to October every Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center.
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

Ebracher Musiksommer: Baroque Virtuosos
2026-06-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Kaisersaal, former abbey, Ebrach, Marketplace 1, Ebrach, Choose federal state:, 96157, Germany
Baroque Virtuoso
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068
Concerto for violin, oboe and orchestra in C minor BWV 1060R
Concerto for two violins and orchestra in D minor BWV 1043
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Water Music, Suite II in D major
Orchestra with Gewandhaus musicians Leipzig
Gerd Schaller, conductor
Festive baroque music in the Kaisersaal with works by Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel has always been very popular. When musicians from the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra also perform this concert, the crowds are particularly large. Experience has shown that the Leipzig orchestra’s traditional guest performance as part of the Ebrach Summer of Music sells out quickly – so it’s worth booking your tickets early!
Under the title VIRTUOSES BAROQUE, the program this time features true gems of the Baroque repertoire, with the solo concertos presented promising a very special treat for the ears. Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 offers particularly festive sounds, and the famous Air from it is one of Bach’s best-known works. His concerto for violin and oboe is often regarded as an adaptation of Bach’s earlier harpsichord concerto, with the violin and oboe taking on the role of the harpsichord. In the concerto for two violins, on the other hand, the two soloists enter into an exciting competition. The program is rounded off by the D major suite from Handel’s Water Music, which revives the former splendour of a royal river journey. A musical treat that is guaranteed to delight!
Subject to change without notice.
Tickets at 39 | 44 | 49 €

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-06-21 15:30 - 17:00, 2026-06-14 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Karol Mossakowski (titular organist, Saint-Sulpice, Paris)
2026-06-14 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
PROGRAMME
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 546
Schübler chorales alternating with improvisations by Karol Mossakowski
Wachet auf, the voice calls us
Wo soll ich fliehen hin
Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter auf Erden
Max Reger (1873-1916)
Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor

Free admission.
We would be delighted to receive your donation for the preservation of the organs!

Monastery landscape hike: origins of settlement in the Stiftland region
2026-06-13 13:30 - 18:30
Settlement origins of the Stiftland
NATURpur tour: In the footsteps of the Cistercians V
The Stiftland was created from virtually nothing and had to develop over the centuries to become what it is today. Follow the wooded paths on the early path between the monastery, the monastery forest and the first donations and estates of the abbots of Waldsassen.
Duration: approx. 5 hours, approx. 14 km, 130 mH
Meeting point: Bad Neualbenreuth – Wernersreuth village square
Fee: 8,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 5 persons
Leader: Michael Rückl, DWV-Wanderführer®/ZNL, monastery landscape guide
Registration:
until the lecture at 12 noon in the Bad Neualbenreuth guest information center, Tel. 09638 / 933250, badneualbenreuth@sibyllenbad.de
The hikes require sturdy footwear, sure-footedness and a good basic level of fitness as well as clothing suitable for the weather. Drinks and a small snack are recommended along the way. In dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour is canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-06-07 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 13.07. and 27.07., 10.08. and 24.08., 7.09. and 21.09., 5.10. and 19.10.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Jonathan Scott (concert organist, Manchester)
2026-05-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
Program:
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) arranged by E. H. Lemare
Tannhäuser, Overture
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541
George Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), arranged by Jonathan Scott
Concerto in G minor op. 4 No. 1
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) arranged by Jonathan Scott
My Fatherland, The Moldau
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arranged by Jonathan Scott
Enigma Variations Op. 36, Nimrod
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) arranged by Jonathan Scott
Symphony No. 3 in C minor op. 78, Finale
Free admission.
We would be delighted to receive your donation for the preservation of the organs!

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-24 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 29.06., 13.07. and 27.07., 10.08. and 24.08., 7.09. and 21.09., 5.10. and 19.10.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

Ebrach Music Summer: BEETHOVEN AND ROSSINI
2026-05-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Kaisersaal, former abbey, Ebrach, Marketplace 1, Ebrach, Choose federal state:, 96157, Germany
BEETHOVEN AND ROSSINI
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
The Italian in Algiers, Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Concerto in D major op. 61
Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92
Jan Mráček
Czech Symphony Orchestra Prague
Gerd Schaller, conductor
Subject to change without notice.
Tickets at 39 | 44 | 49 €
The Czech Symphony Orchestra Prague, one of the leading orchestras in the Czech Republic, will open the Ebrach Music Summer 2026 with masterpieces by Ludwig van Beethoven and Gioachino Rossini. The overture to “The Italian in Algiers” is a sparkling masterpiece full of wit, rhythmic energy and dramatic surprises – a prime example of Rossini’s brilliant operatic artistry. Beethoven’s violin concerto – famous for its wonderful melodies and balanced form – is one of the most frequently performed works in music history. The internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso Jan Mráček, concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, promises an extraordinary listening experience in the magnificent Kaisersaal of Ebrach Monastery – a room whose dimensions correspond to those of Beethoven’s time. The music of the great Viennese classical composer unfolds its full effect here, not only visually but also acoustically. In the second part of the evening, you can expect Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, which was celebrated by none other than Richard Wagner as the “apotheosis of dance”. A sparkling, symphonic-dance prelude to a summer full of music in the heart of Franconia!

Ebrach Monastery Landscape: Guided tours - In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-17 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours for individual travelers in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 06/15 and 06/29, 07/13 and 07/27, 08/10 and 08/24, 09/7 and 09/21, 10/5 and 10/19.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

Monastery landscape hike: Cunradisrut, a granary and the Middle Ages
2026-05-14 13:30 - 18:30
Konnersreuth – the beginnings in the shadow of the monastery on Hiking Day
On a tour around one of the oldest settlements in the Stiftland region with the classic features of the Middle Ages under the influence of the Cistercian monastery, you will experience insights and views into the world of monks and subjects in the “eternal borderland” at that time.
Duration: approx. 5 hours, approx. 14 km, 130 mH
Meeting point: Konnersreuth, parking lot Weißes Ross
Leader: Michael Rückl, DWV-Wanderführer®/ZNL, monastery landscape guide
Fee: 10,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 8 persons
Registration:
until 12 noon the day before at the Tourist-Info Konnersreuth, Tel. 09632 / 9233371, info@theres-neumann-museum.de
The hikes require sturdy footwear, sure-footedness and a good basic level of fitness as well as clothing suitable for the weather. Drinks and a small snack are recommended along the way. In dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour is canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

Guided tour of the monastery landscape: Rosary Station Trail
2026-05-13 16:00 - 17:30
Rosary Station Trail – the magnificent route of the Waldsassen abbots to the Holy Trinity Church in Kappl
15 baroque rosary stations connect the Waldsassen Monastery with the Holy Trinity Church in Kappl. These are not only a cultural and spiritual highlight of the region, but also unique in Europe. After a brief introduction to the topic, further explanations follow at the penultimate rosary station not far from the Kappl church.
Meeting point: parking lot Trinity Church Kappl
Duration approx. 1.5 hours.
Fee: 5,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 8 persons
Head: Martina Zanner, Project Manager EKS | IKom Stiftland
Registration: until the day before, 12 noon at the Tourist-Info Waldsassen, Tel. 09632 / 88160, tourist-info@waldsassen.de
In the event of dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour will be canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-10 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 1.06., 15.06. and 29.06., 13.07. and 27.07., 10.08. and 24.08., 7.09. and 21.09., 5.10. and 19.10.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

On the trail of the Cistercians - excursion to Pielenhofen
2026-05-09
On 09.05.2026, you can experience the traces of the Cistercian order in Pielenhofen an der Naab. Cistercian nuns first worked there before Cistercians prayed and worked in the legacy of the nuns during the Baroque period.
More information on registration and program: Excursion Pielenhofen-3

Guided tour: Experience the monastery landscape in the monastery town
2026-05-08 15:00 - 16:30

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-03 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten, Ebrach.
Season: From the beginning of May to mid-October every Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center.
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-03 15:30 - 17:00
Guided tours in Ebrach
If you come to Ebrach, you suddenly imagine yourself in the middle of the Steigerwald in a baroque residential town. We follow in the footsteps of the gray monks who owned this region. Even though the former monastery has been home to a prison for over 150 years, traces of the once mighty self-sufficient monks can still be found everywhere. In 2024, the Ebrach monastery landscape was awarded the European Heritage Label. Follow in the footsteps of the Cistercians with us and find out why!
An overview tour of the town center with churches and gardens – searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape
Meeting point: In front of the former orangery (Cisterscapes information center), Oberer Abteigarten
Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00
Next dates: 05/18, 06/1, 06/15 and 06/29, 07/13 and 07/27, 08/10 and 08/24, 09/7 and 09/21, 10/5 and 10/19.
Advance ticket sales online at: https://www.bamberg.info/veranstaltungen/rundgang_in_ebrach_auf_spurens-569119-12525635/
or on site at the information center
Prices: €9 per person; €8 with volunteer card; children and young people up to the age of 16 free of charge.
Searching for clues in the heart of the monastery landscape can also be booked as a group tour.
Advice and individual coordination of priorities on 0951 85 721
Price: 90 € maximum group size 25 people.
Duration approx. 90 minutes.
Guided tours in foreign languages on request.

Course: Construction and reconstruction of a dry stone wall
2026-04-24 14:00 - 2026-04-25 15:30
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 of these walls built from reed sandstone. It was partly laid out in the Middle Ages and is now used as a vineyard again to the west.
What makes dry stone walls so special?
✓ Pure craftsmanship – with traditional know-how
✓ Naturally built – with stones from the region
✓ Durable and stable – as they are also frost-resistant
✓ Slope stabilization – they keep the humus in the terraces
✓ Heat storage – during the day they store sun, at night they give off heat
✓ Increased biodiversity – ecologically valuable habitat for plants and animals
✓ Local recreational value – landscape experience and unique views during walks
But nature leaves its mark: dry stone walls are exposed to the elements and need to be regularly maintained or rebuilt in damaged areas.
Experience the art of dry stone walling up close
In our workshop, participants learn the art of dry stone wall building: from the basics of stone working to expert instruction on how to build and reconstruct a vineyard dry stone wall.
More detailed information on the program, the venues and the participation fee can be found at the following link:
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Guided tour: (almost) along the monastery wall
2026-04-23 15:00 - 17:00
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 12 people
Leader: Michaela Müller, monastery landscape guide
Registration required by 12 noon the day before at the Waldsassen Tourist Information Office, Tel. 09632 / 88160, tourist-info@waldsassen.de
In the event of dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour will be canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

Monastery landscape hike: borderline case Frais(ch)
2026-04-11 13:30 - 17:30
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 and forgotten stories.
Duration: approx. 4 – 5 hours, approx. 12 km, 90 mH
Meeting point: Bad Neualbenreuth – Kleine Kappl
Leader: Michael Rückl, DWV-Wanderführer®/ZNL, monastery landscape guide
Fee: 8,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 5 persons
Registration:
until the lecture at 12 noon in the Bad Neualbenreuth guest information center, Tel. 09638 / 933250, badneualbenreuth@sibyllenbad.de
The hikes require sturdy footwear, sure-footedness and a good basic level of fitness as well as clothing suitable for the weather. Drinks and a small snack are recommended along the way. In dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour is canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.
