Coat of arms and logo for Baden-Württemberg State Palaces and Gardens
Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden‑Württemberg
State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Black Forest

Black ForestMedieval monastic life in the Black Forest

The northern Black Forest and the Stromberg Nature Park are both rural and remote, and are part of what lends this region its charm. Maulbronn Monastery, Hirsau Monastery and Alpirsbach Monastery are all located here, and their power is still palpable today.

Maulbronn Monastery

Maulbronn Monastery

The Unesco World Heritage Site Maulbronn Monastery os one of Europe's best-preserved Medieval monastery complexes. 

Maulbronn Monastery
Hirsau Monastery

Hirsau Monastery

Formerly a Benedictine abbey, Hirsau Monastery is an architectural milestone. Today the ruins are an atmospheric place. 

Hirsau Monastery
Alpirsbach Monastery: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg, Achim Mende

Alpirsbach Monastery

The Monastery is one of the few surviving monasteries in southwestern Germany built in the spirit of the Hirsau Reforms. 

Alpirsbach Monastery
Die römische Badruine in Hüfingen

Hüfingen Roman Bath Ruins

Hüfingen Roman Baths are one of the oldest examples of Roman baths in a fortress north of the Alps.

Hüfingen Roman Bath Ruins