Monastery landscape tour: Experience the monastery landscape in the monastery town
2026-09-18 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Berlin)
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.

Historic! Mill and technology in Pforte
2026-09-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta, Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 06628, Germany
The imposing building is one of the oldest on the site of the former monastery. It is made up of two parts from the 12th and 13th centuries that were used for commercial purposes. A Panster mill, which was first mentioned in 1708, has been preserved in the mill room.
Ticket: 8 €

Pfortens trees, parks and gardens
2026-09-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta, Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 06628, Germany
From a magnificent English-style school park, the historic cemetery with a rare medieval building and the orchards and herb gardens around the visitor center, the tour takes a very special way to explore Schulpforte.
Ticket: €8

INTERNATIONAL ORGAN CONCERTS EBRACH: Konstantin Reymaier (Cathedral Organist, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna)
2026-10-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Ebrach (former abbey church), Bamberger Strasse 2, Ebrach, 96157, Germany
PROGRAMME
César Franck (1822-1870)
Choral No. 1 in E major
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Partite diverse sopra “Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen” BWV 770
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Nachtstücke op. 23
Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Finale

Free admission.
We would be delighted to receive your donation for the preservation of the organs!

Ebrach Abbey and the Cistercian pond farm - trip in a vintage bus
2026-10-10 | Omnibus Vogel Höchstadt/Aisch, Große Bauerngasse 62, Höchstadt/Aisch, Bavaria, 91315, Germany
The trip with the Vogel vintage bus takes us to Ebrach where we explore the impressive former Cistercian monastery – a glimpse into the splendor of times gone by.
We then enjoy regional specialties in a traditional Franconian restaurant before taking a walk through the Weihergrund nature reserve. Here we learn exciting facts about the historic pond farming and enjoy the idyllic landscape around the ponds
Finally, we visit the Steigerwald Center in Handthal, where insights into the nature and culture of the region await us and we end the day with coffee and cake.
Booking with Omnibus-Vogel.

Monastery landscape hike: Tower mounds - nuclei of the monastery landscape
2026-10-10 13:30 - 17:30
Tower mounds – nuclei of the monastery landscape
NATURpur tour: In the footsteps of the Cistercians I
The rule of the Waldsassen monastery had a significant influence on regional development, not least by making existing structures its own.
Hidden in the landscape you will discover traces of pre-monastic settlement, of simply fortified places of an already existing settlement area.
Duration: approx. 4 – 5 hours, approx. 13 km, 120 mH
Meeting point: Bad Neualbenreuth – Naturfreundehaus Wernersreuth
Fee: 8,00 €
Minimum number of participants: 5 persons
Management:
Michael Rückl, DWV-Wanderführer®/ZNL, monastery landscape guide
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.

The Cistercians - masters of hydraulic engineering on the Saale
2026-10-25 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 €

Pfortens Advent Market - Concerts by the choirs of the Landesschule Pforta
2026-12-12 11:00 - 20:00, 2026-12-13 11:00 - 20:00 | Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta, Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 06628, Germany
With three unique concerts, the pupils of the Pfortens choirs set the mood for the Christmas season on the third Advent. In addition, a variety of regional specialties, fine arts and crafts and culinary delights can be experienced around the visitor center. Christmas can come!
Free admission
