• Hike: The Langheim Cistercians and the water

    Museum of local history Klosterlangheim Abt-Mösinger-Str. 4, Lichtenfels

    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)

  • VHS Bamberg: Cistercian landscapes as European heritage

    VHS Bamberg Altes E-Werk, Tränkgasse 4, Bamberg

    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

  • Ebrach: Tour “In the footsteps of the Cistercians” – cooperation with the VHS Bamberg-Land

    Information Center Orangery Ebrach Lagerhausstrasse 5, Ebrach, Bavaria, Deutschland

    Ebrach Monastery Church An exciting search for traces through the monastery town of Ebrach: from the central monastery complex and its gardens to vineyards and wine cellars, from sophisticated water management with ponds and canals to places of prescribed self-sufficiency from the rule "ora et labora" - the tour follows in the footsteps

    Euro8,50