Maulbronn: Cultural Landscape and Monastic Life

Daily program with a guided tour of Maulbronn Monastery and the Stonecutter's Workshop in Schmie. The day in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Maulbronn begins with a visit to the "Stonecutter's Workshop" in the district of Schmie, where you will receive interesting information about stone extraction and processing, as well as the significance of the stonecutters in the construction of Maulbronn Monastery. After a typical Maulbronn lunch, you will learn during a guided tour of the monastery complex how monastic life once took place here, how the Cistercian Abbey of Maulbronn became wealthy, and how the former monastery buildings are used today. The day in Maulbronn concludes with a relaxing walk over the historic sheep farm and past the oldest of the more than 20 former monastery lakes.