Maulbronn: Cultural landscape and monastic life

Daily itinerary featuring a guided tour of Maulbronn Monastery and the Steinhauerstube in Schmie. The day at the [UNESCO World Heritage Site](http://www.kloster-maulbronn.de "Link to the Maulbronn Monastery website") in Maulbronn begins with a visit to the "Steinhauerstube" in the Schmie district, offering interesting information about stone quarrying and processing, as well as the importance of the stonemasons in the construction of Maulbronn Monastery. After a typical Maulbronn lunch, you’ll learn during a guided tour of the monastery complex how monastic life once unfolded here, how the Cistercian Abbey of Maulbronn came to wealth, and how the former monastery buildings are used today. The day in Maulbronn concludes with a relaxing stroll across the historic sheep pasture and past the oldest of the more than 20 former monastery lakes.