A spectacular place to visit. It's a UNESCO world heritage listed site. Tours available in different languages. It was a hot day but nice a cool inside the buildings.
The monastery is exceptionally well preserved and deserves it's place as UNESCO world heritage site. it was a cold day when we were there and we defiantly needed our jackets, gloves and hats. If you are traveling in winter make sure to bring as it is not heated. We took an audio tour in English which was great. It was very informative and easy to follow. The panels are all in German only though but there are some pamphlets in the monastery in English.
毛尔布龙修道院建筑宏伟,完整,比洛尔施的遗产要丰富、可观看的要多得多,很有特色。它坐落的小镇也十分宁静漂亮,旁边是一个美丽的小湖。
Especially if you are a history buff you will enjoy this ancient location. Being an abbey it is peaceful and spiritual. The architecture is amazing. Do get an audio tour so you can appreciate what you are seeing, this is very well done. Plenty of room for kids to be kids.
I have been to Maulbronn many times, and am blown away each time by how beautiful it is! There is a small entrance fee I believe, and there are audio guides for a small fee, which I definitely recommend if you are interested in knowing more about the history of the place, which indeed is quite fascinating! This is a large complex to explore, a fascinating remnant of medieval history in the region. I cannot recommend this place enough, if you have the time, go and enjoy! I have a travel blog of sites in the area and a more in depth post on Maulbronn if anyone is interested in other lesser known places to visit:http://hiddeningermany.blogspot.ca/2013/07/maulbronn-monastery.html
The spectacular monastery complex, a variety of buildings well preserved intact almost thousand years, is included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO as the oldest and preserved medieval monastery in Europe. During visiting hours there are conducted guided tours in different languages, but a map and a booklet (to buy in information booth at the entrance) are sufficient to explore the monastery complex independently. After an intensive stroll you'll find pleasant cafes and restaurants in the original buildings of the complex.
To appreciate this site to the full one needs a guide - either in human form or the available audio guide which is excellent. I aprticularly liked the way in which for many of the 'stops' one could get additional information by using additional key entries, thus enabling you to take the tour at a reasonable or slow pace, depending upon your time constraints.
It's nice place and building itself is beautiful. But some of buildings are being repaired. Furthermore there are only a few buses and there's no train on weekday. I recommend you use taxi. But most of drivers can only speak German.
A beautiful scenic road leads you from Karlsruhe to Maulbronn. It takes time but the highway is crowded anyway. This place is an Unesco world heritage. A ticket to enter the monastry is 7Euros but the old village surrounding it is free.Although it is worth tonstay longer, visit may be completed in 30 minutes. Overwhelming.