Ebrach Abbey

The former Cistercian monastery in Ebrach is a famous and popular destination. Having a wonderful and unique rose window, the Gothic church is one of the region’s great highlights, along with its Baroque monastic buildings.
- Ebrach was probably the most important front post for the cultural and spiritual development of the regions west for Bamberg and the Steigerwald area. In 1127 nobleman Berno founded the Cistercian monastery in the basin of River Ebrach in the so-called "Steigerwald area". This monastery was the third Cistercian abbey in Germany and the oldest and most important in Franconia. Sponsors and patrons of Ebrach abbey at that time were the prince bishops of Wuerzburg and the noblemen and patricians from the country and municipalities that surrounded the monastery. The great Franconian architects Leonhard Dientzenhofer, Josef Greising and Balthasar Neumann designed the Baroque grounds of the former Cistercian abbey. Luckily they maintained the Gothic church with its wonderful rose window. In 1803 the monastery was secularized. This place of monastic culture within the wonderful forest environment of the Steigerwald is the reason why Ebrach belongs to the most important sights of the Region.
Costs
The communal administration of Ebrach (phone 0049-9553-92200) offers a guided tour where you can visit all sights (the church, the staircases, the emperor's hall as well as the museum telling more about the history of Ebrach). The guided tour costs 6,00 € per person for groups of at least 10 persons. Groups up to 10 persons have to pay an all-inclusive price of 60,00 €. The guided tour takes about one and a half hours.
Opening hours
April till October
Tuesday till Sunday, on public holidays: 10:00AM till 12:00PM and 2:00PM till 6:00PM
Church tours are offered by the Catholic parish office (Tel.: 09553/266) for 3 € for groups of 10 or more people. Groups of up to 10 people pay a flat rate of EUR 30.
Veranstaltungen
Music & concertsMay 5th, 2024
Ebracher Musiksommer - Grosse Klassik
Joseph Haydn Sinfonie Nr. 82 Der Bär Carl Maria von Weber Klarinettenkonzert Nr. 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Jupiter-Sinfonie KV 551 Anna Paulová, Klarinette Kammerorchester des Nationaltheaters Prag Robert Kružík, Dirigent Änderungen vorbehalten Das erste Kaisersaalkonzert des Ebracher ...
Music & concertsMay 19th, 2024
Ebracher Musiksommer - Fröhliche Landpartie
Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll Joseph Haydn Trompetenkonzert E-Dur Ludwig van Beethoven Sinfonie Nr. 6 F-Dur op. 68 „Sinfonia pastorale“ Sebastian Berner, Trompete Philharmonie Festiva Gerd Schaller, Dirigent Änderungen vorbehalten Frühlingshaft geht es beim Ebracher Musiksommer zu – ...
Music & concertsJune 9th, 2024
Ebracher Musiksommer - Triumph des Barock
Georg Philipp Telemann Konzert für drei Trompeten Alessandro Marcello Oboenkonzert d-Moll Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur Violinkonzert a-Moll Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur Orchester mit Gewandhausmusikern Leipzig Gerd Schaller, Dirigent Änderungen vorbehalten Der ...
Music & concertsSeptember 15th, 2024
Ebracher Musiksommer - Voller Leidenschaft
Joseph Haydn Sinfonie Nr. 49 La passione Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Konzert für Flöte, Harfe und Orchester KV 299 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonie g-Moll KV 550 Tim Kadlec, Flöte Roxana Hädler, Harfe Nationale Kammerphilharmonie Prag Tomáš Brauner, Dirigent Änderungen vorbehalten Im ...
Music & concertsSeptember 29th, 2024
Ebracher Musiksommer - Finale
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sinfonie KV 297 Pariser Sinfonie Richard Strauss Oboenkonzert D-Dur Ludwig van Beethoven Sinfonie Nr. 8 F-Dur Christine Leipold, Oboe Meininger Hofkapelle GMD Killian Farrell, Dirigent Änderungen vorbehalten Das festliche „Finale“ im Kaisersaal von Ebrach ...