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?
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 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 second Sunday, 15:30-17:00 Next and last date: 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.
Heilsbronn: City tour “Stories of the night of witches, murder and wild margraves”
Karin Hanisch tells legends and true stories from the reign of Margrave Georg Friedrich to the reign of the "Wild Margrave" Carl Wilhelm Friedrich in the 18th century. Guided tour of the town Meeting point: Glass elevator, Hauptstraße 5, 91560 Heilsbronn. Organizer: Evangelical Lutheran Parish Office, Cultural Office Heilsbronn More information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen Photo: Tour guide town of Heilsbronn_Stories at night ©Ralf Hanisch
Cistercian market Koppenwind
Koppenwind Castle Rauhenebrach, DeutschlandOn Sunday, 12.10.25, 10 am - 6 pm, our Cisterscapes project will be represented with a stand at the Cistercian market in Koppenwind. The market will take place on the village square and in the courtyard of the castle. You can expect around 35 market stalls with all kinds of goodies and useful items, monastery products from the Cisterscapes partner sites will be presented and marketed, there will be a children's program and entertainment will be provided by the threshing group from Treppendorf and the Ebrachtal hunting horn players.
Heilsbronn: Monastery gossip around 1500 in Heilsbronn
On a one-hour walk through the monastery town of Heilsbronn, you will meet the nun Peregrina, the maid Helga and Electress Anna. Find out what the three women experienced in Heilsbronn around 1500. Costume tour with Christine Diefenbacher, Helga Röschinger and Karin Hanisch. Meeting point: Glass elevator, Hauptstraße 5, 91560 Heilsbronn. Organizer: Evangelical Lutheran Parish Office, Heilsbronn Cultural Office. More information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen Photo: City of Heilsbronn tour guide ©Hanisch
Heilsbronn: Peregrina parlat – a nun gives an insight
Nun Peregrina von Frauental guides you through the mysterious chambers of the New Abbey and talks about monastic life. Her topics are almost inexhaustible... Costume tour with Christine Diefenbacher. Location: Religious Education Center, Abteigasse 7, 91560 Heilsbronn. Organizer: Evangelical Lutheran Parish Office, Heilsbronn Cultural Office. More information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen Photo: Christine Diefenbacher, nun Peregrina, tour guide © Fotostudio Lichtblick
Heilsbronn: Of night watchmen and towers
Night watchmen and doormen once ensured safety and order - follow our Heilsbronn night watchman on her new tour. Costume tour with Christine Diefenbacher. Meeting point: Glass elevator, Hauptstraße 5, Heilsbronn. Organizer: Evangelical Lutheran Parish Office, Heilsbronn Cultural Office. Photo: Night watchman Christine Diefenbacher © Ralf Hanisch.
Book presentation: The Abbey Library in Waldsassen
Waldsassen House of ArtThe Abbey Library in Waldsassen Studies on history, inventory and reception Book presentation by Dr. Georg Schrott, Sprockhövel, and Christian Malzer M.A., Würzburg Venue: Waldsassen, Kunsthaus Waldsassen, Kunstgasse 1 The Waldsassen Abbey Library is a double phenomenon: as the famous hall with its life-size limewood atlases, the interpretation of which has still not come to a definite conclusion; and of course as the book collection, which was transferred to the Amberg Provincial Library after secularization. In the current volume of research, new questions have been raised about the expressive intention of the artistic decoration and new theories have been developed about the prehistory of the hall. The baroque library catalog and the surviving books were examined under various aspects. Free admission.
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 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 second Sunday, 15:30-17:00 Last date! 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.
Maria Bildhausen Monastery: Bildhausen Christmas Bazaar
Maria Bildhausen Monastery Maria Bildhausen 1, Münnerstadt, DeutschlandThis year, the Christmas bazaar will once again take place in the extensive monastery grounds. Visitors can stroll around without any crowds and enjoy getting in the mood for the upcoming Advent and Christmas season. "Getting in the mood for Advent" Pre-Christmas atmosphere at Maria Bildhausen Monastery On Saturday, 22.11.2025, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday, 23.11.2025, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., visitors young and old will be presented with a colorful program and various offers at the Bildhäuser Christmas Bazaar on the monastery grounds and in the KlosterLaden. In the monastery store of the Dominikus-Ringeisen-Werk, the coffee roastery, the nursery and the workshops, together with their partners, offer a wide range of attractive goods. In the unique ambience of the historic monastery complex, there is also a wealth of attractive offers and a special supporting program in and around the abbey building. The KlosterManufaktur presents its products in the abbey hall. Younger visitors can once again look forward to seeing St. Nicholas. On Saturday and Sunday, the "Kleinwenkheimer Bauernhaufen" will once again be demonstrating old craftsmanship at the Mühleneck. The KlosterAkademie Maria Bildhausen will be presenting its new courses for the coming year on both days in Haus St. Maria. In the church, the exhibition "Open wide the gates!" will be presented by the residents of the residential facility and by employees of the workshops and visitors to the support centers. Enjoy the special atmosphere in the abbey building, around the Bildhausen barn and in the monastery park by candlelight. Entrance at two cash desk areas Admission costs 2 euros. By paying the entrance fee, you contribute to the success of the Bildhäuser Christmas Bazaar. Children under the age of 12, people with disabilities, employees on duty and volunteers are admitted free of charge! Traffic regulation During the Christmas Bazaar, traffic around Maria Bildhausen will be regulated by the volunteer fire departments. Additional parking spaces are available at the nearby Rindhof, in Groß- and Kleinwenkheim. The Christmas bazaar can be easily reached from here with a free, permanent shuttle service.
