Once a month IWAH offers a special event for its members such as guided tours to places of interest or day trips to other cities.
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Special Event 30.05.24 – Monasteries in Grauhof and Wöltingerode
A total of 10 ladies and Klaus, Sabine’s husband took to the road by carpool to Grauhof and Wöltingerode. Our first stop was the Collegiate Church of St. George, southeast of Goslar. It is an important baroque church, and it is now owned by the Hanover Monastery Chamber.
Founded in 1700, the church’s furnishings are of the highest quality and a remarkable example of a North German expression of the baroque style.
In the west gallery there is an important organ from 1737 by the Magdeburg organ builder Christoph Treutmann. It is one of the most beautiful and largest organs in northern Germany.
After a 1.5 hours tour of the church, we drove to our next destination, Wöltingerode Klosterkrug. The monastery was founded in 1174 as a Benedictine monastery and became a monastery for Cistercians in 1188. From 2007 it has been converted into a hotel. The whole area has been leased from Hanover Monastery Chamber.
After lunch, we started our tour first by visiting the distillery and the liqueur factory. It was founded in 1682 and has carried on the tradition until today. Made with raw materials found in the area, the distillery has over 20 different range of flavours.
After the distillery, we had a tour of the church and its former monastery. Later, in the old mill building, we had the opportunity to check out the salmon information centre that shows an exhibition about how efforts are under way to bring back the salmon to the local rivers.
It rained the whole day but that didn’t dampen our spirits. Speaking of spirits, before leaving the former monastery, we had time to taste the different types of liquors and spirits.
We had cakes and coffee before heading back home. On behalf of the participants, I want to thank Angelika K. for arranging this trip – Kalpana C..
Photos courtesy of Sabine F..