Andechs Monastery
Andechs Monastery
4.5
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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- jj407Phoenix, Arizona57 contributionsWonderful day trip from Munich!One of the highlights of our trip to Munich! We took the train to Herrsching (very easy) and used AllTrails to follow the route up to the monastery. The path through the woods was beautiful and not too crowded. A little bit of incline but not too bad. At the top, we explored some of the buildings and then went to the beer garden area. The food and beer were delicious, and the atmosphere was wonderful with traditional live music. After we finished lunch we walked back down past the train station to the lake and had dessert. It’s a perfect day trip from Munich, and honestly we enjoyed the beer garden there more than Oktoberfest.Visited October 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 24 October 2023
- Kate HLondon, United Kingdom274 contributionsAnother visit and my favourite WeissbierA must do when I am in Munich for more than 1 night. I've been visiting for more than 30 years. It's a wonderful day trip out to Herrsching on the S-Bahn and then the walk or bus to the monastery (or to Tutzing and then the bus). It's very pleasant indeed sitting out on the terrace with a view over the countryside, drinking my favourite Weissbier.Visited October 2023Travelled soloWritten 4 November 2023
- JemmaBMelbourne, Australia381 contributionsA lovely stop for a couple of hoursA lovely stop during our trip from Hohenschwangau to Munich. It was easy to park in the large carpark at the bottom of the hill and there were free bathrooms too. The abby is beautiful & peaceful. We paid 1 euro each to climb the tower and could see the view of the surrounding area from small windows. We had apple Strudel at the Cafe afterwards.Visited June 2024Travelled with familyWritten 18 June 2024
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Kai U
Koege, Denmark177 contributions
Oct 2021 • Couples
The Monastery is for both pilgrims and beer-lovers a must. The church is an impressive, beautiful artwork and the beergarden is placed on the southside of the monastery so that we, even on the last weekend of october, could sit outside in 15 degrees and sunshine. The beer is outstanding and the food is very good and cheap. It's a 60 minutes travel by train and bus from downtown MUC and the MVV dayticket for up to 5 adults is 20€.
Written 31 October 2021
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RomaniaAda
Oradea, Romania337 contributions
May 2022
One afternoon at the Andechs Brewery, a pleasant surprise: I ate a cheese speciality (Obatzda - Cheese spread with large pretzel), and the second warm sauerkraut with crispy grilled knuckle/belly of pork, also we drank monastery beer. It was very crowded ... Then I took a walk on the shore of the lake, admiring the sunset below ... worth a visit there ...
Written 22 June 2022
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MT
New Mexico180 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
The church, brewery and grounds were lovely. We made the mistake of arriving on a rainy Sunday, about an hour after mass ended. We explored the gift shop and enjoyed a beer while hoping for a table that never became available, so we didn’t get to try any of the highly rated food items. We’re glad to have seen the church and grounds but disappointed we didn’t get the full experience.
Written 26 March 2023
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Johanna F
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Jul 2023 • Family
We have been coming to Andechs Monastery for generations. And the hustle and bustle increases every year. The majority of visitors turn right into the Bräustüberl, skipping out at the beautiful church. When life is booming in the Bräustüberl, the church is quiet and you are often the only visitor. As long as Father Anselm was still there, we were allowed to look around the corner in the church door with a sick dog in our arms and pray ("just come in. Under Francis, animals were allowed in the church too..."). Recently, we were rudely ordered to leave immediately by shouting loudly through the church (we were the only visitors). Ordering a mass for the deceased, for example, means that the name is on a long list and the list is on the altar. That's the end of the donation and mass. In the Bräustüberl, nothing is original "Andechs Monastery" anymore; all the food comes from somewhere else, only the "Obatzte" is still mixed together on site. The prices are probably at the usual level today and it is surprising how much money is obviously spent so easily. It is crowded. It is loud. In the cafe over there, very individual service and a calm atmosphere; almost individual. We are welcome there - even with our dogs. The monastery shop has a purely "church" range. The memorial candles that you can buy there cannot be lit in the church, only placed in the collection container. Too much, too much, too much. The curse of success. Why do we still make the pilgrimage to Andechs every year? Because the "holy mountain" is beautiful and will remain beautiful!
Written 12 November 2023
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Alan648
Cannington, Canada1 contribution
Apr 2023
The walk to get to Andechs is beautiful and scenic, but not too strenuous a walk. You do have to be able to climb stairs to get there. From the nearest train station the walk up to the monastery will require about an hour, then plan for an hour or two if you plan to eat there.
The interior of the church is wonderful, with rooms that you can look into through windows to see many beautiful, huge old candles. The church is beautiful. There is a lovely view from the various areas of the monastery.
The food was good, and the beer is good too. The downside is the grumpy staff selling and dishing out the beer and food at the self-serve part of the establishment. A simple smile and a cheerful word or two would make a huge difference to the overall experience.
The interior of the church is wonderful, with rooms that you can look into through windows to see many beautiful, huge old candles. The church is beautiful. There is a lovely view from the various areas of the monastery.
The food was good, and the beer is good too. The downside is the grumpy staff selling and dishing out the beer and food at the self-serve part of the establishment. A simple smile and a cheerful word or two would make a huge difference to the overall experience.
Written 17 April 2023
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humi225
Munich, Germany7,855 contributions
Sept 2023 • Solo
The pilgrimage church "Annunciation of the Virgin Mary" of the Benedictine monastery of Andechs, which attracts numerous "pilgrims" not least because of the popular beer from the monastery brewery, was already a popular place of pilgrimage in the 12th century.
The Count of Andechs on Bavaria's 720m high "Holy Mountain" is said to have brought three relics with him from a pilgrimage from Jerusalem. When the castle was destroyed, the relics were lost and after the "three holy hosts" were rediscovered, construction of a late Gothic church began.
The "Three Host Festival" is celebrated every year on the last Sunday in September.
In the renewal movement of the 18th century, the decoration was limited to the interior with magnificent decoration. The famous J.B. Zimmermann, who had just finished his work on the Wieskirche, was brought in to create the Rococo interior.
The two-story main altar looks like a stage under the magnificent canopy. The surrounding curved gallery gives the narrow church space a floating elegance.
The Count of Andechs on Bavaria's 720m high "Holy Mountain" is said to have brought three relics with him from a pilgrimage from Jerusalem. When the castle was destroyed, the relics were lost and after the "three holy hosts" were rediscovered, construction of a late Gothic church began.
The "Three Host Festival" is celebrated every year on the last Sunday in September.
In the renewal movement of the 18th century, the decoration was limited to the interior with magnificent decoration. The famous J.B. Zimmermann, who had just finished his work on the Wieskirche, was brought in to create the Rococo interior.
The two-story main altar looks like a stage under the magnificent canopy. The surrounding curved gallery gives the narrow church space a floating elegance.
Written 6 September 2023
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Andrea
Bavaria, Germany102 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
The place is certainly pretty, they have souvenir stores and around three Biergartens. We tried to eat there but it was impossible, too many people, that was ok, the biergarten was not a traditional one, it is more an inside dining area. They have live music which is a plus for me. To go there there are buses every 30 minutes.
Written 21 May 2024
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jj407
Phoenix, AZ57 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
One of the highlights of our trip to Munich! We took the train to Herrsching (very easy) and used AllTrails to follow the route up to the monastery. The path through the woods was beautiful and not too crowded. A little bit of incline but not too bad. At the top, we explored some of the buildings and then went to the beer garden area. The food and beer were delicious, and the atmosphere was wonderful with traditional live music. After we finished lunch we walked back down past the train station to the lake and had dessert. It’s a perfect day trip from Munich, and honestly we enjoyed the beer garden there more than Oktoberfest.
Written 24 October 2023
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Mauro Pizzocoli
Paderno Dugnano, Italy262 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
We visited the Andechs Monastery on September 13th, the day wasn't the best and it even rained in the afternoon. We still had time to visit the Monastery, (really very beautiful, decorated in white and gold) certainly beautiful but the attraction we saw was another, in fact behind the Monastery there is a very large place where they serve food and they also sell their own beer. I have to say we had to queue to order food. Usual German lunch, shank, various roasts, sausages, sauerkraut and potatoes, as well as of course their beers. We then moved to a nearby village which also has a beautiful lake (Ammermess), unfortunately it started to rain and we couldn't enjoy the place, with the sun it must be very beautiful.
Written 12 October 2023
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ericmue
Peiting, Germany4,703 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
Pilgrimage and church Andechs is always worth a visit, Old well-known pilgrimage church in Bavaria, also called holy mountain,
today the monastery restaurant Andechs is a
popular place for visitors hungry for a fresh roast and cold food and
a good beer, ample parking cars, buses, campers, below.
today the monastery restaurant Andechs is a
popular place for visitors hungry for a fresh roast and cold food and
a good beer, ample parking cars, buses, campers, below.
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Written 22 June 2024
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With a bad hip, once off the train , is there transportation to Monastery. Could not walk up.
Written 24 September 2019
Yes, there is a bus to the street below the monetary. There is a short walk up hill, from the bus stop to the church.
Written 25 September 2019
Is there a concert in the chapel between 30.9 and 5.10.2019?
Written 24 July 2019
Very sorry - No idea! Great place to visit.
Written 29 July 2019
quali sono i prezzi medi di una birra ed un piatto....tipo birra da mezzo e lo stico...???
poi per il giro in birreria o in monastero serve prenotare?
grazie
Written 18 October 2018
Per la birra siamo sui 4 euro mezzo litro lo stinco non ricordo bene perché non lo abbiamo preso ma se la memoria non mi inganna sui 7-8 euro.
Per quanto riguarda la birreria noi non l'abbiamo trovata, la sensazione che ho avuto io è che si ci sia la produzione di birra anche perché la vendono imbottigliata ma non la facciano li. Forse non l'abbiamo cercata bene perché nel momento che siamo arrivati noi era in corso una processione molto partecipata e quindi era tutto un po incasinato. La prossima volta mi informerò meglio
Written 20 October 2018
Consulta... Cuánto tiempo de caminata por el bosque hasta llegar al Monasterio? Hay un sendero señalizado en el bosque? Muchas gracias!
Written 28 June 2018
Sorry, oh can't really say how long the way through the forest is. I parked in front and climbed the stairs to the restaurant. That took around 5 minutes.
Written 19 September 2018
Is there accommodation in the Andechs monastry
Written 12 March 2018
soysusicom
Madrid, Spain
Se puede visitar la fabrica y ver la elaboracion de la cerveza?
Is it possible to visit the factory and to see the production of the beer?
Ist es möglich, die Fabrik zu besichtigen und die Produktion des Bieres zu sehen?
Written 24 September 2017
Soviel ich weiß, sieht man einige Kessel. Die Besichtigung der Brauerei geht meines Wissens nach nicht. Allerdings kann man in Bayern, München, mehrere Brauereien besichtigen.
Written 24 October 2017
Hi TripAdvisor buddies. Does the bus from the station run on Sundays? If so from when to when? We will be there on August 27th.
Written 13 August 2017
If you go onto the MVV website all you need do is search for MVV-Regionalbus 951 Herrsching timetable and you'll see when busses run from Herrsching to Andechs (Kloster).
Written 17 August 2017
Please could someone tell me if well behaved dogs allowed at the brewery and on the local bus to get there?
Written 27 July 2017
You should be able to take your dog; I've seen them outside in the beer garden (and bowls for them to drink water from too).
Not sure about the bus - you might have to walk from the train station but that's not difficult and very pleasant.
Written 1 August 2017
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