• Inspired by Nature

    Wechterswinkel Monastery: Art & Culture Around Building 6, 97654 Wechterswinkel, Bavaria, Germany

    In this contemporary art exhibition, visitors encounter two distinct aspects of Ulrike Donié’s work. On the one hand, there are the large-format paintings. They resemble underwater worlds or reflections; some even bring to mind the “primordial soup” of all life. In contrast, the installations depict a natural world in which humans have clearly left their

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  • Miracles, Signs, and Visions

    Wechterswinkel Monastery: Art & Culture Around Building 6, 97654 Wechterswinkel, Bavaria, Germany

    Engelhard von Langheim's miracle stories for the nuns of Wechterswinkel as a spiritual guide. In 1188, the Cistercian monk Engelhard of Langheim dedicated his *Miracula* to the sisters in Wechterswinkel. Dr. Susanne Linscheid-Burdich and Josef Burdich now present a modern translation. Selected text excerpts are placed within the context of monastic life in the High

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  • Guided tour Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!

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

    Guided Tour 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

  • Song of the Angels

    St. Cosmos and Damian Monastery Church 14 Klosterstraße, Wechterswinkel, Bavaria, Germany

    Songs by Hildegard von Bingen. In the Wechterswinkel monastery church, consecrated in 1179, songs are performed in honor of the saint who died in 1179 and who corresponded by letter with the sisters of Wechterswinkel. Marijke Daphne Meerwijk (soprano) and Annette von Brenndorff (flute) will present a concert of exceptional quality at the original venue.

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  • Cistercian Churches with a Far-Reaching Impact?! Pilgrimages, Monastic Seclusion, and Baroque Architecture

    Burgwindheim Castle 17 Main Street, Burgwindheim, Bavaria, Germany

    Cistercian churches with a dramatic visual impact?! Don't they lie there, modest and without towers, in a lonely valley? How do monastic seclusion and the surging waters even go together? In fact, pilgrimage churches and their associated networks of paths are an integral part of our historically developed Cistercian landscapes. It is not uncommon today

  • The Cistercians – masters of hydraulic engineering on the Saale

    Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 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

  • Guided tour Ebrach: In search of clues in the heart of the monastery landscape!

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

    Guided Tour 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

  • Pre-Christmas Events at Sulzheim Castle

    Schloss Sulzheim Wilhelm-Behr-Straße 34, Schloss Sulzheim, Sulzheim, Bayern, Germany

    Sun, Nov. 15, 26 | 11:00 a.m. Pre-Christmas Market Sun, Dec. 6, 26 | 11:30 a.m. St. Nicholas Buffet (2nd Sunday of Advent) Sun, Dec. 13, 26 | 11:30 a.m. Third Sunday of Advent Buffet Sat, Dec. 26, 26 | 11:30 a.m. Christmas Buffet   To make a reservation for our buffets or for more

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  • Pfortens Advent Market – Concerts by the choirs of the Landesschule Pforta

    Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 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

  • Pfortens Advent Market – Concerts by the choirs of the Landesschule Pforta

    Besucherzentrum der Stiftung Schulpforta Schulstraße 26, Naumburg OT Bad Kösen, Sachsen-Anhalt, 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

  • Hiking Trail Opening: Cistercian Forest Management in Ebrach

    Waldspielplatz Felsenkellerstraße 1, Ebrach, Germany

    Official opening of the hiking trail: Cistercian Forest Management in Ebrach 1:00 p.m.: short ceremony followed by a guided hike along the new trail with explanations of the stops