Thursday, June 25, 2026

Opening of the CISTERSCAPES Visitor Center in the Old Town Hall Zwettl

from 4.30 pm: Arrival of the guests at the Old Town Hall in Zwettl, welcome aperitif

17.00: Opening ceremony in the passageway of the Old Town Hall, speeches with musical accompaniment and agape

afterwards supporting program:

  • Guided tour with the curators through the exhibition in the new visitor center
  • Round trip in the carp carriage
  • “Fishing up close – right in the middle instead of just being there” – experience with VR glasses
  • Activity stations with puzzles, games and escape

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Family day at Zwettl Abbey

8:00 a.m.: Foot pilgrimage on the Bernhardiweg from Rosenau Castle to Zwettl Abbey, meeting point: inner courtyard of the castle, registration at: doris.heider@stift-zwettl.at, 0664 88 15 23 20

approx. 10:15 am: Blessing of the station at the Gschwendtmühle and opening of the bridge at the Gschwendtmühle as part of the foot pilgrimage

9:00 am: Adventure pond at Edelhofer Seeteich, for children aged 6-9 years, meeting point: Edelhof bus stop, registration at irene@biolindner.at, 0676 46 04 715

10:30 am: Family hike from Edelhof to Zwettl Abbey, meeting point: farm store

11:00 a.m.: Guided tour of the treasury and monastery church, € 12.50

12:30 p.m.: Guided tour of the treasury and monastery church, € 12.50

1 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Children’s hands-on activities in the Lindenhof

13:30: Opening with special guided tour “The Santini Scandal”, with Andreas Gamerith

14:00: Guided tour of the treasury and monastery church, € 12.50

14:30: Themed tour for children “Secret lodgers in the monastery”

15:00: Guided tour of the library and special exhibition “888 years of Zwettl Abbey”, € 12.50

3:30 pm: Themed tours for children “The diary of the little monk Ebro”

16:00: Opening of the revitalized English Garden, guided walk along the Gloriette Steig, meeting point: monastery store

June 28, 2026

Opening of the abbey courtyard and cloister garden in Zwettl Abbey

10:15 a.m.: Festive mass, 70th birthday of Abbot Johannes Maria Szypulski, followed by speeches and congratulations in the church

12.00: ceremonial opening of the newly designed abbey courtyard and cloister garden

ca.12:30: Agape in the Lindenhof at the invitation of the Abbot

 

These activities are funded by the Interreg Austria-Czech Republic program under the project title “ATCZ00007 CISTERSCAPES VB-Zw-ZnS”.