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.
Why we love the monasteries on the Danube, Austria We have seen many impressive places in the course of our travels, but the monasteries on the Danube in Austria fascinated us in a very special way. Their magnificent architecture, which is thought out down to the smallest detail, never ceases to amaze us...
Göttweig Abbey in the Wachau (advertising) A holiday in the Wachau is not complete without a visit to Göttweig Abbey. The Benedictine monastery in the Wachau can be seen from afar. It sits enthroned on a hill above the town of Furth near Krems on the southern foothills of the Dunkelsteinerwald in Lower Austria. The pen is going back...
A break in a monastery in Austria Would you like to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and immerse yourself in an oasis of peace? Then a break in a monastery in Austria is just the thing for you! There are many monasteries in Austria, but only a few offer guests the opportunity to spend some time in everyday monastery life...
Melk Abbey in Austria (advertising) It is one of the highlights on the Danube in the Wachau: Melk Abbey in Austria. It is now part of Austria's UNESCO World Heritage Site. If you approach Melk Monastery from the Danube or via the autobahn from the north, it towers like a stronghold over the place that ...
We like to visit monasteries on our travels through Europe. After studying art history for a few semesters, I am very fascinated by the architecture and history of monasteries. The entrance to Lehnin Monastery is easy to miss, however. There is no sign pointing to it. I am talking about the actual monastery here, not the place called Lehnin Monastery. We were almost...
Romanesque Road Travel destinations in Saxony-Anhalt Art enjoyment and a lot of history awaited us on the Romanesque Road in Saxony-Anhalt. Between Havelberg and Jerichow Monastery there are six churches from the Romanesque period. We visited four of them. This makes our trip to the Elbe-Havel corner a pleasure...
Lilienfeld Abbey in Lower Austria The Lilienfeld Abbey in the Mostviertel with its library, monastery and gallery promises a surprising visit. Surprised? Why? We experience a break in a monastery that transports us to another time. The monastery in Lower Austria goes back to the year 1202. Cistercians from Heiligenkreuz were the ...
Hiking at Stift Lilienfeld on the Muckenkogel We went hiking at Stift Lilienfeld in the Mostviertel. The area around the Cistercian monastery is ideal for a holiday in Austria with hiking for connoisseurs. During a walk through the monastery park and a hike on the Muckenkogel to the Klosteralm, we visit the area around the Cistercian monastery ...
(Advertisement due to press trip) Dürnstein Abbey in the Wachau looks most beautiful from the Danube. You can see the blue tower of the collegiate church below the castle from afar, if you approach the place by ship. The place itself doesn't offer many sights, but those that are are worth a visit...
UNESCO World Heritage in Mechelen Belgium The UNESCO World Heritage in Mechelen Belgium thwarted our travel plans. We had planned to deal with the cuisine of Flanders in Mechelen. But it turns out differently than so often on our travels. On site, a topic forced itself upon us that we ...
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