I visited Cloister Eberbach today. It is a beautiful former
cloister, well-maintained and in a deeply wooded area. Founded in 1136, the monastery - deconsecrated in 1802 - is where the renowed film 'In the Name of the Rose' was filmed.
If you are in the Wiesbaden / Rheinegau region during the
summer months, be sure to check out the Rheingau Music Festival. The festival holds classical, jazz and
contemporary music concerts in a number of beautiful settings – cloisters,
castles, palaces, villas, etc. Many of these concerts are sponsored by major banks
and corporations, as a result individual tickets are sometimes scarce. So, if
you plan to be in Germany, check their website and purchase your tickets early.
I have been to several of their concerts at Cloister
Eberbach – both classical and jazz. If
possible, try to attend a concert in the afternoon – especially when the sun is
shining. Bird (swallows and stone martins) live in the transept. When the
sopranos sing during a classical concert, the birds sing along and around fly in
the transept. Jazz does not seem to affect them!!
They also have a great restaurant and wine celler.
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