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You can experience a break for the soul in these monasteries. The Lambach Benedictine Abbey is located on the Traun north of the Alps, not far from Wels. The Augustinian canons of Reichersberg is located on the Inn.
Vyssi Brod is a town in southern Bohemia, six kilometers from Bad Leonfelden in Austria and near the Lipno reservoir. It's just ten kilometers from Lipno nad Vltavou in the Czech Republic. Klaster Vyssi Brod is the main, but not the only attraction in this place.
A trip to Aigen Schlägl to the Schlägl Abbey is not only worthwhile because of the brewery and the beer that is produced there. In the Stiftskeller you can eat well in beautiful surroundings and in the themed gardens of the State Horticultural Show of 2019 a walk through the grounds is worthwhile.
At Zeliv Abbey, you can stay overnight in a Premonstratensian monastery in the Czech Republic. Spacious rooms with period furniture await you in the abbey-owned hotel. The kitchen in the monastery restaurant is more than worth a visit, as is the brewery with the monastery beer. A visit is a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life for connoisseurs.
Admont Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Styria. It was founded in 1074. Its monastery library is the largest in the world. The Gothic Museum and the other museums of the abbey are also worth seeing. A walk through the abbey grounds shows how beautiful Admont Abbey is.
Enjoyment of art and a lot of history awaited us on the Romanesque Road in Saxony-Anhalt. There are six churches from the Romanesque period between Havelberg and Jerichow Monastery. That makes a trip to the Elb-Havel-Winkel a tour for art lovers.
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. Above all, the [...]
The Lavanttal is a quiet region, perfect for a monastery holiday. You can experience it in the St. Paul Abbey, a Benedictine monastery. Here we introduce you to what makes our monastery holiday in the Benedictine Abbey of St Paul in Lavanttal so special.
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.
“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. I had never heard of it before. But the reference on the Google map did not give me any [...]
