
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?

10th CITY CYCLING 2025: Cycle TOUR with the VG Ebrach!
The city cycling has started again on June 23 and the VG Ebrach is also taking part in a tour on July 9, 2025! Together we want to collect kilometers, explore the VG by bike and end the evening with a monastery pint in the beautiful Orangery Garden Ebrach. Start: approx. 16:30 at the town

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

Wechterswinkel Monastery: Medieval festival
Wechterswinkel Monastery Around the building 6, 97654 Bastheim/WechterswinkelFor the second time, a medieval festival will be held in and around Wechterswinkel Monastery to coincide with the medieval exhibition. Medieval folk set up camp around the barn and in the courtyard . Some craftsmen even invite visitors to join in and try out their skills. Knights are also guests, explaining the various weapons

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

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

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