The penultimate stage of our European long-distance hiking trail was officially opened in November 2023! Of course, the new landscape model could also be admired on this occasion, and a trip to the monastery landscape was not to be missed!

The cultural tour takes you to the Ebrach monastery landscape, whose core areas were in the Mönchsgau and Mönchseigen regions and thus in the northern Steigerwald and its foothills. Ebrach Monastery, which is part of the Morimond lineage, was founded in 1127 as the first cistercian monastery on the right bank of the Rhine and

Discover the abbots' conception of their baroque monastery garden and explore an area of the garden that is not open to the public! With Martina Zanner, Project Manager European Heritage Label Meeting point: Fountain in the monastery courtyard

Learn more about the Cistercian monastery forest and the monastery landscape as a cultural heritage site on this hike. On this occasion we collect and learn a lot about elderberries. This is followed by a joint production of delicious products made from elderflowers, followed by a tasting. The tour includes: Guided herb hike (route approx.

On a hike around Klosterlangheim, you will learn more about the Cistercians' sophisticated water system and their pond farming. At the end of the hike, participants can find out how the ponds are used today - and of course enjoy a fish tasting. The tour includes: Guided hike through the monastery landscape (approx. 3 km)

Within decades, the Cistercian reform order spread throughout Europe in the High Middle Ages. The ascetic monks used their reputation to transform "wildernesses" into "paradises". They consolidated border regions and always acted at the scientific height of their time. In their radical interpretation of Benedict's Rule, in particular the principle of ora et labora, they

Peace, joy and castle fun 3rd Children's Festival on Saturday, July 6, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. On July 6, the Giechburg is once again firmly in the hands of children. At the 3rd children's festival of the Bamberg district, young and old knights and damsels can explore the castle from 2.00 pm to 6.00

The Day of the Franconians will be celebrated in Wunsiedel in 2024. Cisterscapes will take part in the event with an information stand and a children's program (sand and craft table).

The Heinrichsfest is the festival of the Archdiocese of Bamberg. It is celebrated in memory of the founder of the diocese of Bamberg, Holy Emperor Heinrich. It traditionally takes place on the second weekend in July each year. Cisterscapes will take part in the event with an information stand and a children's program (craft and

The Cistercian monastery church in Maulbronn was built between around 1145 and its consecration in 1178 in a rapid construction progress, characterized by an unusually large number of changes of plan. The unique original roof structure, large Gothic tracery windows and the monumental wooden ridge turret from 1397 contribute to its high artistic and architectural

Over three summers 800 years ago, up to a hundred farmers from the Waldsassen monastery toiled daily at the sawmill to cut an artificial channel through the local granite and gneiss for the Waldnaab. Using a hammer and chisel, without black powder or other technical equipment, around 500 cubic meters of stone were broken out