Slow Travel and Food and Travel Blog for Trips to Savor
Göttweig Abbey 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 monastery goes back to the year 1083, when Bishop Altmann von Passau had a canon monastery built.
The place Stams Tirol is known for 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.
The baroque collegiate church in Schlierbach in Upper Austria is an architectural masterpiece. The church was built in the 17th century in the baroque style by the Italian artist family Carlone.
The monastery museum Stein am Rhein is worth a visit. The Benedictine Abbey of St. Georgen is considered to be one of the best-preserved monastery complexes in Switzerland. The construction phases between the 12th and 16th centuries can still be clearly seen today.
Lilienfeld Abbey in Lower Austria goes back to the year 1202. Cistercians from Heiligenkreuz were the first to inhabit the abbey. The steps to the guest wing of the monastery are crooked from the many feet that went over them. Here you can experience a break in the monastery that transports you to another time.
There is not much left of Altzella Monastery. However, this impression changes quickly as we walk through one of the monastery buildings that are still standing. Behind it we come to a romantic world.
We were en route for three days on our Klostergarten route through Lower Austria. We visited five monastery gardens. We promised ourselves a pleasure for the eyes and senses. But the trip held a lot more surprises in store.
If you visit different churches while walking through Quebec City, you will quickly notice how many different Christian faiths there are in the city.
Hiking at Lilienfeld Abbey is fun. The area around the Cistercian monastery invites you to do so. You can explore the Lilienfeld region with a walk through the Stiftspark or a hike on the Muckenkogel to the Klosteralm.
Heiligenkreuz Abbey and Mayerling Castle Tour for connoisseurs and hikers. It leads you to the most beautiful places in the Vienna Woods. Enjoy monastic silence, splendid art and architecture and gastronomy in Heiligenkreuz Abbey and hike through the Vienna Woods on the Via Sacra.
