Stiftsrestaurant und Orangerie

The Stiftsrestaurant is open daily from Wednesday to Sunday during the season with hot meals. Products from the region are always freshly prepared and served in the Stiftsrestaurant. The pastries and ice cream creations taste twice as good in the orangery in the historic prelate's garden. Open daily from Easter to October 31.

Cistercian monks have lived and worked at Zwettl Abbey since 1138. The monastery complex features remarkable architectural elements from the Romanesque and Gothic periods, such as the cloister, chapter house, dormitory and necessarium. In the 18th century, the church was given a baroque interior and the library was built.

The terraced gardens and prelate's garden as well as the inner courtyards and the Kreuzgärtlein invite you to pause and enjoy.

Worth seeing in Zwettl Abbey:

• Cloister with well house and dormitory (audio tour)
• Collegiate church or library (guided tour)
• Abbey shop
• Abbey restaurant and coffee house in the orangery
• Historic gardens

Zwettl Abbey Gardens

The gardens of Zwettl Abbey: a place of peace and relaxation.

A long time ago, monks began to create places in the gardens of Zwettl Abbey that are reminiscent of paradise. Even today, the gardens are beautiful to look at, offering peace and quiet and time to enjoy. Since the beginning of the 17th century, the gardens of Zwettl Abbey have been gradually adapted to the tastes of the time and since 2006 they have invited not only monks but all visitors to the abbey to linger.

In the Kreuzgärtlein, which visitors can see in summer as part of a guided tour of the monastery, the planting symbolizes the seven days of creation according to Goethe's theory of colors.

The Lindenhof with its old trees and the Abteihof, which exudes a Mediterranean flair in summer when the oleanders are in bloom and countless swallows populate the courtyard, are freely accessible at all times. Even a pair of storks make their nest there every year.

In front of the monastery's orangeries is the upper prelate garden, which is also open to visitors at all times. It has a neo-baroque design and forms the entrance to the Sommerstöckl, which was once reserved for the abbot and his guests. Today, a coffee house welcomes guests to the abbey. The lower prelate's garden is located towards the church.

The terraced gardens are located on the south side of the monastery and can be reached from the Lindenhof. A garden according to Hildegard von Bingen, a Marian garden, a herbarium, the gardens of life and a snack garden were newly created here a few years ago.

Public arrival and departure

Bus/train
From Krems/Donau train station, you can take the 700 bus to the "Zwettl Abbey" stop. The Krems/Donau train station also offers a Rail&Drive option.
Bus from Zwettl Landstraße/Zentrum or Zwettl Klosterstraße to Zwettl Stift - Line: Bus 1
Bicycle
You can also hire bicycles from the Zwettl tourist information office and cycle the last stretch from Zwettl to Zwettl Abbey.