Eltville: Eberbach Monastery Entry Ticket
ID: GYG391747-710632
Category:
Country: Germany
Description
Explore the Eberbach Monastery and experience 900 years of history. Take in its tranquil atmosphere and try some wine at the monastery's wine house.
Explore the Eberbach Monastery with your entry ticket and discover its wine cellars and museum. See the filming location for Sean Connery's "The Name of the Rose" and try wine grown at the monastery itself.
Discover the monastery at your own pace, exploring its characteristic features, including its basilica and cloister with its arcade window designed by internationally-acclaimed artist, Thomas Bayrle.
See the giant wine presses in the Baroque dining hall and the wine barrels in the cellar. Imagine the lives of the former monks as you stroll through their bedrooms and dining room. Stop at the ice cellar and take a look in the treasure chamber - a cellar full of wine bottles.
In the Abbey Museum, learn about the monastery's history through documents, sculptures, and paintings. See art and sacral objects preserved on site in Eberbach, as well as loaned objects from public, ecclesiastical, and private collections.
*Temporary illusions exhibition VERTRICKST! in Eberbach Abbey:
Inclined planes, mirror rooms, whimsical birds: from September 24, 2022, everything in the Abbey Museum of Eberbach Abbey will revolve around the theme of optical illusions. For one year, the varied illusions exhibition "VERTRICKST!" shows the beginnings of perception research with moving images and kaleidoscopes as well as innovative techniques of augmented reality.
More than 100 exhibits ranging from historical originals to pictures by Mexican artist Yunuen Esparza (born 1975), which only come to life with the right app on a smartphone, take guests young and old on an entertaining tour of optical adventures. The exciting experiences as well as numerous display boards simultaneously impart knowledge about visual phenomena. Room-in-room installations send visitors into dizzyingly slanted rooms or let them become part of surprising spheres and large-format painting prints. In a black-light room, magical 3-D worlds by artist Martin Hartmann (born 1980) peel out of the darkness.
Highlights
- Discover the Eberbach Monastery and learn about the history of its monks
- Explore the wine cellars and visit their historic presses and barrels
- Visit the Abbey Museum with its artworks and religious objects from Eltville
- Step back in time as you wander through the monks' bedrooms and dining hall
- Try local wine at the Ederbach Monastery wine house
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Enter the Eberbach Abbey at the main entrance and show your paper or digital copy of your ticket on arrival.
To get to Eberbach Abbey, you can drive or use public transport. If you use public transport, you can travel from the Eltville train station; line 172 runs hourly to the Kloster Eberbach (Barockpforte) stop. Long-distance connections are only recommended from Wiesbaden, Mainz, or Frankfurt.
For exact arrival and departure times, refer to the timetable for the 'Kloster Eberbach' stop. Make sure to enter the stop and date on the external Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund page.
Parking facilities on site are very limited, especially during more significant public events.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
