Maulbronn monastery is one of the best preserved medieval monastery monuments north of the Alps. All schools of architecture and periods of development, from the Romanesque to Late Gothic periods, are found under the same roof. Maulbronn monastery has been registered as one of UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage sites since December 1993.

Maulbronn Tourist Information
Klosterhof 31,
D - 75433 Maulbronn
Tel: 0049 7043 1030,
Fax: 0049 7043 103 45
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During its almost one thousand years of existence, Speyer Cathedral assumed a principal role in the fields of religion and architecture. However, its historical importance should not be neglected either. The inestimable value of the edifice was acknowledged in 1981 when the UNESCO added the cathedral to its World Cultural and Natural Heritage List.

Speyer Tourist Information
Maximilianstraße 13,
D-67346 Speyer
Tel: 0049 6232 142392,
Fax: 0049 6232 142332
Email: [email protected]

The island of Reichenau on Lake Constance preserves the traces of the Benedictine monastery, founded in 724, which exercised remarkable spiritual, intellectual and artistic influence. The churches of St Mary and Marcus, St Peter and St Paul, and St George, mainly built between the 9th and 11th centuries, provide a panorama of early medieval monastic architecture in central Europe. Their wall paintings bear witness to impressive artistic activity.

Reichenau Tourist Information
Pirminstraße 145,
D - 78479 Insel Reichenau
Tel: 0049 7534 92070,
Fax: 0049 7534 920777
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