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 hall in Ebrach Finish: approx. 18:30 Monastery pub at the orangery in Ebrach. Taking part in CITY CYCLING means doing something good for yourself and for climate protection and at the same time drawing attention to the needs of cyclists. From 23.06.-13.07. you can collect kilometers again! The district thanks the local authorities for their commitment by donating trees, benches and bicycle parking facilities. That's why every kilometer ridden counts! If you haven't already done so, register for the VG using the QR code!
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 Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00 Next dates: 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.
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 and demonstrating their spectacular martial art . On the adjacent meadow, visitors can immerse themselves in the world of jugglers and try their hand at artistic skills under supervision. A variety of medieval games are waiting to be discovered. All kinds of traders come together and offer their wares for sale. Minstrels frame the medieval festival musically with their instruments. There will also be plenty of culinary delights on offer. The exhibition "Women's lives in the Middle Ages" on the first floor of the monastery will be open during the event. Guided tours will take place on both days. Admission is included in the admission price. https://kultur.rhoen-grabfeld.de/museen-und-spielstaetten/kloster-wechterswinkel
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 festival fans!
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 Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00 Next dates: 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.
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 stone surfaces, integrating practical conservation work with a comprehensive educational programme. Various similar activities within the Slovene Museum of Christianity and the EHV will be part of the accompanying agenda, including a main event with a presentation of the project, scheduled for August 7 in the afternoon (more information will follow). Participants will also visit our partners in the Božidar Jakac Art Museum and former Cistercian monastery in Kostanjevica na Krki and learn about the wider context of the Cistercian heritage and the significance of the Cistercian Order, both in the past and in the present. The project is made possible with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, Cistercian Abbey Stična, European Heritage Volunteers and European Heritage Label Bureau. More at: https://heritagevolunteers.eu/EuropeanHeritageTrainingCourses/TrainingCourses2025/ConservationAndRestorationOfStoneSurfaces?
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 Season: From May to October every second Sunday, 15:30-17:00 Next dates: 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.
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 dates: 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.
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 dates: 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.
Plasy Monastery: Conference “The Plasy Monastery (Plass) in Context”
Plasy MonasteryThe National Institute for Monument Preservation, the Museum and Gallery of the Northern Pilsen Region in Mariánská Týnice and the National Technical Museum - Center for Architectural Heritage invite you to the conference "The Plasy Monastery in Context", which will take place on September 11-13, 2025 in the premises of the Center for Architectural Heritage in Plasy. International specialist conference to reflect on the development of the monastery and its embedding in the European context. Plasy Monastery is firmly anchored in Czech historiography as well as in architectural, artistic and intellectual research. In 2025, it will be 880 years since the first Cistercians arrived in the valley of the Střela River. This event is traditionally commemorated by a specialist conference, which primarily summarizes the new findings of the last decade. The conference papers focus on three main thematic blocks: "The monastery and its buildings" "The monastery and its people" "The monastery and its landscape" Further information on the conference can be found at: www.klaster-plasy.cz www.marianskatynice.cz and at the conference e-mail address: plasy2025@seznam.cz Monastery_Plasy_Conference
