Michelsberg Monastery

The Michelsberg Monastery, in Bamberg

The Michelsberg Monastery is a former Benedictine abbey that crowns one of the hills of Bamberg. The Bamberg audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this venerable religious site, its terraced gardens and its magnificent view.

The former Benedictine abbey on the hill

From the top of its hill, the Michelsberg Monastery must be earned, but rewards the effort of the climb. This second great religious site of Bamberg, after the cathedral, is a former Benedictine abbey founded in the Middle Ages. Its church, rebuilt in a baroque style after the destructions of past centuries, is renowned for its painted ceiling depicting numerous medicinal plants, the famous heavenly garden. The monastic complex is surrounded by terraced gardens that tumble down the hill and offer a splendid panorama over Bamberg. A place of spirituality, memory and beauty, the Michelsberg Monastery is discovered with respect.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect, the former Benedictine abbey crowning the hill, its baroque church renowned for its ceiling painted with medicinal plants, and its terraced gardens offering a splendid panorama over Bamberg. The Michelsberg Monastery is the second great religious site of the town. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Michelsberg Monastery lies at the summit of the Michelsberg hill, in Bamberg, reachable on foot by a climb. The gardens and the panorama are generally freely accessible; the church and the buildings follow their own hours and may undergo restoration works. It is best to check the arrangements before coming and to respect the sacred character of the place.

What is the Michelsberg Monastery in Bamberg?

A former Benedictine abbey founded in the Middle Ages, crowning one of the hills of Bamberg, the second great religious site of the town after the cathedral, with a baroque church adorned with a ceiling painted with medicinal plants.

Where is the Michelsberg Monastery?

At the summit of the Michelsberg hill, in Bamberg, in Germany.