Churches Monasteries Cathedrals
Visit churches, monasteries, cathedrals on your travels. The art of the stonemasons of past centuries is impressive. Discover cathedrals that are world famous. Village churches are also interesting. Some of them hold treasures that surprise. Monasteries are also worth seeing. In it you can understand the everyday life of the monks. Here you will find monastery ruins, but also monasteries that are still active today.
Vyssi Brod and its monastery
Already on the way to the Lipno reservoir we pass Vyssi Brod and its monastery. We like the place as soon as we drive through it. The monastery of Vyšší Brod, which is located on the outskirts of the village on the banks of the Vltava, is particularly striking. So we decide to give the place a try during our stay in...
Enjoy Beer and Gardens in the Abbey Schlägl in the Šumava Peninsula
Enjoy the Bohemian Forest with Stifts beer in the gardens of Stift Schlägl The Bohemian Forest in the Mühlviertel is not only worth a visit because of the Schlägl Monastery. In Aigen Schlägl, the monastery and the brewery beckon on an excursion. Here the collegiate beer and the gardens increase our enjoyment even more. Also the food from ...
Where can you go on vacation to the monastery in the Czech Republic?
Holidays in the Czech Republic in a monastery Not everyone associates a holiday in the Czech Republic with a holiday in a monastery. We neither. And when they do, most of them usually look for a monastery in Prague or in the Czech spa region around Marienbad. Very few have heard of Zeliv Abbey. It was no different for us ...
Largest Monastery Library in the World and Gothic museum in Admont Abbey
Largest monastery library in the world and Gothic museum in Admont Abbey We have known for a long time that the largest monastery library in the world is located in Admont Abbey. We only heard of the Gotik Museum in the Abbey when we received an invitation to go on a research trip to the Benedictine Abbey in Styria. How great this ...
St. Nikolai Church Stralsund - UNESCO World Heritage
During our half-day stroll through Stralsund's old town, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, we therefore concentrated on the three churches in the city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which are part of it. We wanted to see what is so special about these churches that they were included in this illustrious list of places worth protecting. Thereby ...
Such is a monastery holiday in the Benedictine Abbey of St Paul in Lavanttal
Monastery holidays in St. Paul Abbey in Lavanttal in Carinthia What a monastery holiday in the Benedictine Abbey of St Paul in Lavanttal in Carinthia looks like, we ask ourselves. We are invited to experience it for ourselves for a day. We have often been to monasteries. One thing became clear to us. Every monastery stay ...
At the Klosterwirt Höglwörth am Höglwörther See
It could hardly be more idyllic. The Höglwörther See in Chiemgau in Berchtesgadener Land is a destination that offers several highlights. You can enjoy a snack at the Klosterwirt Höglwörth before you visit the Höglwörth monastery. Afterwards, the lake invites you to take a walk. Höglwörth is a district of the municipality of Anger. Also ...
Spanish monastery in Miami Beach
"What is a Spanish monastery doing in Miami Beach?" You are probably wondering. We asked ourselves the same question. We discovered the Ancient Spanish Monastery on the map while preparing for our winter trip to Florida. Until then, I had never heard of it. But the reference to ...
Stams Tirol and its sights
Experience Stams Tirol and its sights (advertising) The place Stams Tirol is known for the Stams Abbey. The Cistercian monastery of Stams in Tyrol has world-class cultural treasures. But the landscape in the upper Inn Valley is also worth a visit. There are many hiking opportunities here. Anglers also feel at home here. So you can ...
Baroque collegiate church in Schlierbach, Upper Austria
A surprise awaited us in the small town of Schlierbach in Upper Austria, where we made a stopover on our journey from Burgenland to Tyrol: the baroque collegiate church in Schlierbach Abbey. We hadn't made any big plans for the few hours that we stopped in Schlierbach, but we wanted the next ...
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