Wechterswinkel Monastery: Exhibition Kloster erLEBEN – Women’s lives in the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages, the vast majority of the population lived in the countryside. Women carried out a variety of tasks in addition to the strenuous work in the fields: They prepared the daily meals, washed clothes, hauled water and made clothes for their families. The only way to escape the grueling cycle of childbearing
Start of the season
Zwettl Monastery Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichZwettl Abbey starts the new tourist season on Palm Sunday. From now on, guided tours of the monastery will once again take place daily. On tour three, which leads into the baroque library with its magnificent frescoes by Paul Troger, visitors can also see the special exhibition "Cisterscapes - we are European cultural heritage".
Exhibition “Cultural landscape as European heritage”
Old town hall Zwettl Sparkassenplatz 3, Zwettl, Lower Austria, ÖsterreichWhat is a Cistercian monastery landscape? An exhibition in the old town hall of Zwettl explores this question. In fall 2024, this presentation will be freely accessible to all interested parties. The exhibition is accompanied by materials for different age groups, which can be used to playfully explore the elements of a monastery landscape. Curious?
ARGE Fisch Tirschenreuth educational trip to Austria, Waldviertel and South Bohemia: Pond management – current challenges
ARGE Fish TirschenreuthARGE Fisch in Tirschenreuth, in cooperation with TEGOF and Fischerzeuger-Ring, is planning an educational trip on the topic: Current challenges in pond farming and how other regions in Europe are dealing with them. This year, we will be traveling to the Austrian Waldviertel and South Bohemia. We in the Waldviertel are particularly interested in the
Wechterswinkel Monastery: Medieval festival – Come with us into the Middle Ages
Travelling folk, craftsmen, clanking swords and shining armor, smoking fires and much more can be discovered at our medieval festival. You can also be creative or compete in medieval children's games. Saturdays from 12:00 - 20:00 Sundays from 11:00 - 18:00 Family tours through the current exhibition Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 pm Admission: €5,
Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
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
Maria Bildhausen Monastery: Summer festival
Maria Bildhausen Monastery Maria Bildhausen 1, Münnerstadt, DeutschlandThe tradition continues... on Saturday, July 05 and Sunday, July 06, 2025 This year's summer festival will once again take place around the Bildhäuser Scheune. Numerous offers and attractions await visitors young and old on the monastery grounds and in the monastery store. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, there will be coffee and cake in
Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
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
Oberschwappach Castle: Wine festival 2025
Oberschwappach Castle Schlossstrasse 6, Oberschwappach, DeutschlandWe are already looking forward to the 2025 wine festival The wine festival in Oberschwappach Castle Park is expected to take place from July 26 to 28, 2025. We look forward to seeing you again in July 2025 for our cool Oberschwappach wine festival, with glasses always full, Oberschwappach hospitality and lots of Oberschwappach wine
Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
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
European Heritage Volunteers at Stična Abbey
We are pleased to inform you that Slovene Museum of Christianity has initiated a joint project with European Heritage Volunteers: the EHV Training Course will take place in Stična this August. The project at Stična Monastery will include twelve young volunteers from all over the Europe and focus on the conservation and restoration of historic
