Bund Heimat und Umwelt in Deutschland (BHU) - Invitation to the online event: Monastic landscapes
2025-10-20 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Sachsen-Anhalt
Invitation to the online event: Monastic landscapes
InvitationIKEWorldDay2025 inv ites you to a digital event on Monday, October 20, 2025 at 18:00-19:00, focusing on the future of monastic places and their cultural significance in Europe. This event is the launch of the BHU’s 2026 Heritage of the Year campaign: “Monastic Landscapes” and coincides with UNESCO’s World Intangible Cultural Heritage Day and the Council of Europe’s European Landscape Day.
Two keynote speeches will provide insights into current developments:

The Cisterscapes project presents the Europe-wide networking of 17 Cistercian monastic landscapes and shows how their spiritual and landscape heritage is made visible as a shared cultural asset.
The project Monastery culture today – and tomorrow? sheds light on how monasteries can be rethought as places of intangible heritage and opened up to future social needs.

Afterwards, we invite you to discuss the role of monastic culture in the 21st century – between tradition, transformation and new perspectives for use.
Participation is free of charge.
Registration at: veranstaltung@bhu.de
Link:

https://e-conference.digital-landscapes.eu/rooms/adm-2do-zbx-y7o/join

ONLINE lecture "Does monastic craft training have a future?"
2025-10-23 18:30 - 20:00 | ONLINE
The motto of the Klosterland relay is: “Education and monasteries” and invites you to immerse yourself in various areas of monastic culture. Our KLOSTERLAND member Dr. Felicitas von Aretin (journalist and author) and her discussion partners, who come from very different monasteries, will bring the diversity of monastic worlds to life on the respective salon evenings.

Michael van Ooyen, master goldsmith at Europakloster, and trainees Magdalena Strübler and Levin Vitola will be the evening’s discussion partners.

Please REGISTER for the online salon to: klostersalon-online@klosterland.de

Background: The order books of the gold and silversmiths at the Europakloster are so full that two apprentices are now learning the ancient craft. This makes the workshop one of the few monastic businesses to have managed the transformation. While the goldsmith’s workshop was originally set up by a monk from the monastery, it is now run by the secular master goldsmith Michael van Ooyen, who is supervised by the prior of the monastery, Brother Thomas, as an artist monk and head of the overall workshops. The workshops work closely with other monastery businesses, such as the glass workshops at Schlierbach Monastery, within the framework of artist collaborations. The result is not only liturgical objects, but also entire, healing interiors for churches, monasteries and clinics. The conversation will focus on the future of the old monastic craft traditions and how they can be preserved in the future. We will also talk about what is important in the work of a church goldsmith, how spirituality and craftsmanship are connected and what challenges the profession faces.

7th INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF CISTERCIAN ABBEYS, Portugal, 21-22 NOV 2025
2025-11-21 - 2025-11-22 | Monastery of Alcobaça Praça 25 de Abril, 2460-018 Alcobaça, Praça 25 de Abril, Alcobaça, Centro, 2460-018, Portugal
CELEBRATING CULTURAL DIVERSITY promoting inclusion!
On the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and the Faro Convention
2005 – 2025
For more information see the program..:
Free admission, by pre-registration via email: comunicacao.malcobaca@museusemonumentos.pt
Organização | Organization:
Museus e Monumentos de Portugal. E.P.E.:/ Mosteiro de Alcobaça | Museums and Monuments of Portugal.E.P.E. / Alcobaça Monastery European Network of Cistercian Heritage
Monastery of Alcobaça
Praça 25 de Abril,
2460-018 Alcobaça
Phone: +351 262 505 120
Fax: +351 262 505 130

Maria Bildhausen Monastery: Bildhausen Christmas Bazaar
2025-11-22 - 2025-11-23 | Maria Bildhausen Monastery, Maria Bildhausen 1, Münnerstadt, 97702, Deutschland
This 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.

Heilsbronn: Guided tour "Open wide the gates"
2025-12-01 19:00 | Sachsen-Anhalt
Musical guided tour of the cathedral during Advent with the Sopranetten.
Location: Heilsbronn Minster, Münsterplatz 1, 91560 Heilsbronn.
Further information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen
Organizer: Evang.-Luth.-Pfarramt, Kulturamt Heilsbronn.
Photo: Guided tours, Sopranetten © Wolfgang Burger

Heilsbronn: Guided tour with lights
2025-12-06 17:00 | Sachsen-Anhalt
Hundreds of candles bathe the cathedral in a romantic and mysterious glow – an experience for the senses and soul with Jutta Gruber.
Location: Heilsbronn Minster, Münsterplatz 1, 91560 Heilsbronn
More information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen
Photo: Lichterfuehrung-im-Muenster-mit-J.-Gruber-©Berning.

Heilsbronn: Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae - Peregrina and the heavenly messengers
2025-12-21 17:00 | Sachsen-Anhalt
Cistercian nun Peregrina von Frauental takes you into the world of heavenly messengers and traces the angels in the cathedral. Costume tour with Christine Diefenbacher.
Location: Münster Heilsbronn, Münsterplatz 1, 91560 Heilsbronn.
More information at: https://www.heilsbronn.de/de/kultur-tourismus/fuehrungen/terminfuehrungen
Organizer:
Evangelical Lutheran Parish Office, Cultural Office Heilsbronn
Photo: Christine Diefenbacher, nun Peregrina, tour guide © Fotostudio Lichtblick

Online lecture Colloquium Historicum Wirsbergense : "Cistercians as designers of monastic landscapes - the example of Ebrach".
2026-01-04 18:00 - 19:00 | ONLINE
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Winfried Schenk, Würzburg/ 2nd speaker Scientific Advisory Board Network Cisterscapes/European Cultural Heritage
ZOOM Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81825709697?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting-ID: 818 2570 9697
Identification code: 1924
You can also participate by telephone.
Telephone number: 069 38079884

The centennial calendar - a historical weather forecast from the Cistercian order
2026-01-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Sachsen-Anhalt
The centennial calendar is a compilation of weather forecasts. It was compiled in the 17th century by Cistercian abbot Mauritius Knauer (* 1613 or 1614; † 1664). It was intended to enable him and his monks to predict the weather and thus optimize monastic agriculture. Although the hundred-year calendar does not provide a reliable weather forecast, it is an interesting example of historical weather forecasts and the ideas of the time about the influence of celestial bodies on the weather. The calendar is still updated today and printed in various farmers’ calendars, although modern meteorology sees no scientific basis for the predictions.
In the lecture, EKS project manager Martina Zanner first presents the centenary calendar by Abbot Mauritius Knauer. The project manager of the eco-model region, Antje Grüner, will then discuss the significance of the calendar for organic agriculture.
Location: Tirschenreuth District Office, large conference room

Guided hike along the Prinzensteig trail
2026-02-07 09:00 - 10:30 | Zwettl Monastery, Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, 3910, Österreich
Take a walk with us on this meditative path at the beginning of the Ottenstein barrage! The romantic forest sanctuary was built in 1936 and continues to delight hikers and those seeking peace and quiet to this day. Get to know the Zwettler monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024, on this leisurely hike. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Monastic viticulture in Franconia II: the Silvaner question
2026-02-13 15:00 - 16:30 | Information Center Orangery Ebrach, Lagerhausstrasse 5, Ebrach, Bavaria, 96157, Deutschland
Lecture by
Jesko Graf zu Dohna, Archivist of the Princely Castell Archives
“How the Silvaner came to Franconia. Sources, controversies, probabilities”
in conversation with Prof. Dr. Winfried Schenk, historical geography, wiss. Cisterscapes advisory board
Live from the Orangery in Ebrach.
Register at rosa.karl@lra-ba.bayern.de.

Guided hike along the Zwettl Monastery Landscape Trail
2026-02-21 09:00 - 11:30 | Old town hall Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 3, Zwettl, Lower Austria, 3910, Österreich
Hike with us through the landscape shaped by the Cistercians on the old pilgrimage route from Zwettl to the abbey and back again. This route may not be as tranquil, but it is historically interesting. All the more magnificent when the baroque tower of the abbey appears, which is well worth a visit. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Guided hike along the beech and oak trail
2026-02-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Sachsen-Anhalt
The guided hike along the Beech and Oak Trail leads through the monastic mixed forest into the past, past centuries-old trees. The trail is suitable for families and baby carriages.
Get to know the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024, on this leisurely hike. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Guided hike along the forest pond trail
2026-03-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Zwettl Monastery, Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, 3910, Österreich
On this guided hike, we walk from Zwettl Abbey to the forest pond, which is nestled in a small depression in the monastery forest between Zwettl Abbey and the former Grangie Edelhof. It is still used today for fish farming and is home to swans, ducks and frogs.
Get to know the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024, on this leisurely hike. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Pfortens alpaca hike
2026-03-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta, Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 06628, Germany
The varied tour has all kinds of discoveries in store for children. The monastery grounds with mill and school park, the small Saale river and the Klopstock spring are explained in a child-friendly way. Questions are welcome – also about the life of schoolchildren today. Suitable for children aged 6 and over.
With the pupils of the Alpaca-AG of the Landesschule Pforta.
Ticket: 8 € / 4 € reduced

Guided hike along the Evangelist Trail
2026-03-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Zwettl Monastery, Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, 3910, Österreich
This easy hiking trail was once a pilgrimage route between the town and Zwettl Abbey. Join us on this guided hike in search of traces in the Zwettl monastery landscape, which was awarded the European Heritage Label in 2024. The meeting point is at the information board in the Lindenhof of Zwettl Abbey.
Registration under: Tel. 0043 664 4717083 (also possible via WhatsApp); multikultikreaktiv.com/anmeldung.html, multikultikreaktiv@gmail.com

Easter buffet in the former Cistercian manor of Sulzheim Castle
2026-04-06 11:30 - 15:30 | Sachsen-Anhalt
Celebrate Easter at Schloss Sulzheim – a delicious, extensive buffet awaits you under the motto “Here the lord of the castle cooks himself”. A delicious soup, fresh salads, three main courses (including fish and vegetarian options), tempting desserts, a glass of sparkling wine or orange juice and coffee & cake at the end are included in the price of €44.50 per person (children 6-13 years €22 / < 6 years free of charge). There is also the opportunity to take part in a guided tour of the castle at 2 pm.
We look forward to your visit and your reservation by calling 09382-8628.

Opening of the bridge at Zwettl Abbey and at the Gschwendtmühle mill
2026-04-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Zwettl Monastery, Zwettl Abbey 1, Zwettl, Lower Austria, 3910, Österreich
On Saturday, April 11, 2026, the new Zwettl Abbey cycle and pedestrian bridge and the bridge at the Gschwendtmühle will be officially opened.
Meeting point: Lindenhof, Zwettl Abbey
Introductory words: Dr. Andreas Gamerith
Blessing and opening: Abbot P. Johannes Maria Szypulski and Mayor LAbg.
Supporting program: Adventure day in the monastery landscape in Zwettl Abbey
10:00 am: “Fam Trips” into the Zwettl monastery landscape – discover the new educational program “Buildings and their secrets”, meeting point: monastery store, duration: approx. 1.5 hours
1:30 pm: Ceremonial bridge opening with agape, meeting point: Lindenhof, walk to the new cycle and pedestrian bridge by the Romanesque bridge, duration: approx. 30 minutes
2:00 pm: Guided hike to bridges & mills in the Zwettl monastery landscape, easy circular hike(approx. 4 km), duration: approx. 1 hour
Participation in all program points is free of charge!
Registration at cisterscapes@zwettl.gv. at by Thursday, April 2, 2026. Individual program itemscan be selected for participation.
This project is funded by the Interreg Austria-Czech Republic program under the project title “ATCZ00007 CISTERSCAPES VB-Zw-ZnS”.

Pfortens spring market
2026-04-11 11:00 - 18:00 | Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta, Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 06628, Germany
The Pfortens spring market kicks off the season with a variety of arts and crafts, handmade products, food and drink.
The highlight of this year’s market: our monastery landscape guide Saskia Hellmund will present the ancient craft of weaving with her loom and invites you to join in!

Monastery landscape hike: borderline case Frais(ch)
2026-04-11 13:30 - 17:30 | Sachsen-Anhalt
Borderline case Frais(ch) – split between Waldsassen Monastery and the imperial town of Eger
NATURpur tour: In the footsteps of the Cistercians VI
For almost 400 years, Neualbenreuth was characterized by alternating rule, torn apart and yet united as a result. Embark on a journey through a landscape of contradictions and peculiarities, with visible remains and forgotten stories.
Duration: approx. 4 – 5 hours, approx. 12 km, 90 mH
Meeting point: Bad Neualbenreuth – Kleine Kappl
Leader: Michael Rückl, DWV-Wanderführer®/ZNL, monastery landscape guide
Fee: 8,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 5 persons
Registration:
until the lecture at 12 noon in the Bad Neualbenreuth guest information center, Tel. 09638 / 933250, badneualbenreuth@sibyllenbad.de
The hikes require sturdy footwear, sure-footedness and a good basic level of fitness as well as clothing suitable for the weather. Drinks and a small snack are recommended along the way. In dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour is canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

Conference "Cistercian Landscapes: Education, Exchange, Interpretation"
2026-04-16 | Hotel Šumava, Náměstí 47, Vyšší Brod, South Bohemia, CZ-382 73, Czech Republic
The conference “Cistercian Landscapes: Education, Exchange, Interpretation” offers inspiration and practical experience on how to bring cultural heritage closer to interested guests with a focus on Cistercian landscapes and their stories.

Participants can take a look behind the scenes and experience first-hand innovative educational approaches developed as part of the cross-border cooperation project Interreg Austria-Czech Republic ATCZ00007, including educational programs already implemented and in preparation.
During the rich full-day program, we will focus on the main themes of accessibility and availability of cultural heritage and how to interpret tangible and intangible heritage in practice through panel discussions and workshops that promote the exchange of experiences between different sectors and regions.
In addition to the main program, participants will also be offered a supporting program for further encounters, inspiration and the informal exchange of ideas.
DE_program QRC
CZ_program QRC
EN_program-QRC.pdf

The Cistercians - masters of hydraulic engineering on the Saale
2026-04-19 10:30 - 14:30 | Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta, Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 06628, Germany
Follow in the footsteps of the great landscape designers of the Middle Ages on this guided hike: Bad Kösen, the Saalhäuser vineyards, the fish house and the mill near Almrich are included along the Kleine Saale. A varied circular route that impressively demonstrates the far-reaching work of the monks. The hike is very suitable for families.
Ticket: 12 €

Guided tour: (almost) along the monastery wall
2026-04-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Sachsen-Anhalt
In accordance with the order’s rule ORA et LABORA (Pray and Work), the tasks of the Cistercian monks were very varied, as can be seen from various places around the monastery in Waldsassen.
Duration: approx. 2 hours; distance approx. 2.5 km
Meeting point: Waldsassen, Diepoldbrunnen
Fee: 5,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 8 people; maximum 12 people
Leader: Michaela Müller, monastery landscape guide
Registration required by 12 noon the day before at the Waldsassen Tourist Information Office, Tel. 09632 / 88160, tourist-info@waldsassen.de
In the event of dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour will be canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

Course: Construction and reconstruction of a dry stone wall
2026-04-24 14:00 - 2026-04-25 15:30 | Sachsen-Anhalt
Stone by stone – Workshop: Construction and reconstruction of a dry stone wall
Dry stone walls have been a defining element of our cultural landscape for centuries. Especially on steep slopes where vines are grown. They are not only functional, but also a piece of living history. The Maulbronn monastery vineyard is an outstanding example of these walls built from reed sandstone. It was partly laid out in the Middle Ages and is now used as a vineyard again to the west.
What makes dry stone walls so special?
✓ Pure craftsmanship – with traditional know-how
✓ Naturally built – with stones from the region
✓ Durable and stable – as they are also frost-resistant
✓ Slope stabilization – they keep the humus in the terraces
✓ Heat storage – during the day they store sun, at night they give off heat
✓ Increased biodiversity – ecologically valuable habitat for plants and animals
✓ Local recreational value – landscape experience and unique views during walks
But nature leaves its mark: dry stone walls are exposed to the elements and need to be regularly maintained or rebuilt in damaged areas.
Experience the art of dry stone walling up close
In our workshop, participants learn the art of dry stone wall building: from the basics of stone working to expert instruction on how to build and reconstruct a vineyard dry stone wall.
More detailed information on the program, the venues and the participation fee can be found at the following link:
Drywalls_Flyer.indd

Guided tours Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!
2026-05-03 15:30 - 17:00 | Sachsen-Anhalt
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: 05/18, 06/1, 06/15 and 06/29, 07/13 and 07/27, 08/10 and 08/24, 09/7 and 09/21, 10/5 and 10/19.
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!
2026-05-03 15:30 - 17:00 | Sachsen-Anhalt
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 the beginning of May to mid-October every Sunday, 15:30-17:00
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 tour: Experience the monastery landscape in the monastery town
2026-05-08 15:00 - 16:30 | Sachsen-Anhalt
According to the order’s rule ORA et LABORA (Pray and Work), the tasks of the Cistercian monks were very varied, as can be seen from various places in the immediate vicinity of the monastery in Waldsassen.
Duration: 2 hours; distance approx. 1.5 km
Meeting point: Waldsassen, Diepoldbrunnen
Fee: 5,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 8 people; maximum 12 people
Leader: Gabriele Achmann, monastery landscape guide
Registration required by 12 noon the day before at the Waldsassen Tourist Information Office, Tel. 09632 / 88160, tourist-info@waldsassen.de
In the event of dangerous weather conditions, the respective hike or guided tour will be canceled. Participation in all events is at your own risk.

On the trail of the Cistercians - excursion to Pielenhofen
2026-05-09 | Sachsen-Anhalt
On 09.05.2026, you can experience the traces of the Cistercian order in Pielenhofen an der Naab. Cistercian nuns first worked there before Cistercians prayed and worked in the legacy of the nuns during the Baroque period.
More information on registration and program: Excursion Pielenhofen-3

Culinary hiking in the Loccum monastery landscape
2026-05-09 11:00 - 18:00 | Loccum Monastery, Deutschland
On Saturday, May 9, 2026, you can go on a culinary hike along the “Small Monastery Landscape Trail” in the Loccum monastery landscape. Visitors are invited to combine nature, history and regional cuisine. The occasion is the ceremonial unveiling of the European Heritage Label.
The award is associated with the European cooperation project Cisterscapes – Cistercian landscapes connecting Europe. In this network, 17 Cistercian monastic landscapes from five countries have joined forces to make the common cultural heritage of the Cistercians visible and to communicate its importance for the development of Europe.
The event offers the opportunity to experience this European cultural heritage first-hand: Regional restaurateurs present a selection of food and drink along the approximately seven-kilometre hiking trail.
There will also be a public guided tour along the “Small Monastery Landscape Trail” at 2 p.m., during which landscape guide Hans-Georg Sievers will explain the background to the history and significance of the European project.
Program on 09 May 2026:

11:00 a.m. – Ceremonial unveiling of the European Heritage Label on the Loccum monastery grounds with Abbot Ralf Meister, Mayor Martin Franke and District Administrator Detlev Kohlmeier
from 12:00 – Individual hiking with culinary highlights on the Small Monastery Landscape Trail
14:00 – Public guided tour along the Small Monastery Landscape Trail with landscape guide Hans-Georg Sievers (without culinary breaks)
17:00 – Raffle as part of the stamp collection campaign
18:00 – Official end of the event

Further information can be found at: www.kloster-loccum.de – Culinary hike in the Loccum monastery landscape on May 9, 2026

Pforte Literarisch - The gateway to the arts
2026-05-10 15:00 - 16:30 | Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta, Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 06628, Germany
This themed tour is filled with prose and poetry, with literary memories. The texts come from former pupils from the beginning of the school’s history to the present day. Erdmann Neumeister, for example, was one of the most important cantata poets and theologians of the Baroque period. Well-known authors of the Enlightenment and the late 19th century – for example Franz von Gaudy and Friedrich Nietzsche – were also pupils at Pfortens. Authors whose names are almost forgotten today are also presented.
Ticket: 12 € / incl. 2 glasses of wine
