Lorch Abbey, Lorch, Germany

Lorch Abbey is a former Benedictine family monastery of the Staufer family. It was founded around 1102 by the Duke Friedrich I from Staufer family. After the Reformation the abbey was turned in to the Protestant convent school in 1556. Today Lorch Abbey is open for tours.

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Guido P. Vetter (6 months ago)
Nice location, bird show was good, but location would need some renovation. Coffee shop in the Kloster should provide more options of food - we came at 4pm and cake was already empty, coffee machine did not properly work

Микита Лисенко (13 months ago)
On my opinion price is little bit higher. Really I didn't understand for what I pay 6 euro. Area near monastery is more interesting than monastery.

Susan Stauffer (2 years ago)
Beautiful

Anna Maria Canji (4 years ago)
It is expencive to get in,I don't want to pay just for taking a stroll trough the park around the castle,that is outrageous.

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