Best places: Monasteries in Germany

Baroque pilgrimage church featuring a monastery shop & lake views, with weekly guided tours.

Well-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery, known for its Romanesque church & gothic cloisters.

Surrounded by grapevines, this twin-towered abbey dates to the early 1900s & has a cafe & gift shop.

12th-century monastery, later used as a hunting castle, with half-timbered architecture & gardens.

👍👍 We happened on this area while driving through the town. There was a medieval festival going on. The area was absolutely beautiful with an old church ruin. The area would even be nice if there was nor a festival going on. Was a very nice walk. The newer church is also very beautiful. We were ve...

1 of 40 or so former self-ruling Imperial abbeys that used to make up the Holy Roman Empire.

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👍👍 You should see this Amberg sight. Beautiful restorations to the building inside and out. Numerous parking spaces available in front of the building. Accessible staircase to the right of the building. There is a beautiful path through the forest for walking, which can also be used as a nature trail....

👍👍 Very nice place to pray and stay in silence.The mission museum is fantastic

Monastery founded in the 600s, with one of the world's first monastic breweries & a restaurant.

Baroque-style former abbey now used for events, with a church famed for its ornate decor & a museum.

👍👍 Wonderful buildings and grounds. Overnight accommodations are also available, but not recommended.

Relaxed hotel in a 13th-century monastery offering modest rooms, breakfast & courtyard gardens.

😐 Great location and building. Staff could be more polite and the food is "okish" - you come here for the spirit and environment and live with the rest ;)

👍👍 Eine sehr beeindruckende Barockkirche. Erst wenn man die Geschichte des Klosters kennt ergründet es sich, warum diese Kirche dermaßen groß ist. A very impressive baroque church. Only when you know the history of the monastery does it become clear why this church is so big.

👍 Monastery that is being renovated and that is being prepared with a lot of effort, mainly because there is not much inside, apart from the rooms themselves. That's why the changing exhibitions are definitely a good idea. There's a nice children's playground and a monastery garden that's not really...

👍 Ein ruhiger Ort um mal alles weltliche zu vergessen. Die Kirche hat eine sehenswerte Einrichtung. Wer will kann im Kloster übernachten. Parkplätze sind kostenlos, allerdings besteht im Klosterladen und Cafe noch Maskenpflicht. Wunderschöne Rundwanderwege um das Kloster, auch für ungeübte Wanderer. A...