The property has endured since its founding as a Cistercian monastery in the 12th century ... a secret passageway made out of a medieval drain, specimen trees and a kitchen garden.

Founded in 1147, the Cistercian Maulbronn Monastery is considered the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastic complex north of the Alps. Surrounded by fortified walls, the main buildings ...

Their cloistered lifestyle of ora et labora—prayer and work—looks little changed from medieval ... that the monks’ benevolent example influences everything from how she interacts with customers to how ...

This clock is a digital representation of an ancient numeral system used by 13th century Cistercian monks before the Indo-Arabic system that we know and love today took over. It’s a compact ...

Excavation in Cumbria has revealed Britain’s largest Viking building, offering a glimpse into 10th-century Norse settlements.

Cistercian monks lived in the Maulbronn monastery in the Middle Ages. Today the former abbey is one of the best-preserved monastery complexes north of the Alps and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.