So something quickly thrown together ...
In the fall a few years ago we did a bike tour to the monastery on the Kreuzberg, the sacred mountain of the franc (or one of the sacred mountains of the Franks?) . From the train station in Bad Neustadt is the distance almost 30 km uphill, often quite steep. She was our most strenuous bike ride in Swiss francs, at least until that date.
A map from the GPS
route profile
The monastery is famous for its brewery and location on the 900 meter high mountain. It is a popular destination for pilgrims for centuries, with reasonable accommodation.
After we checked in (room 25 ; view from the window , sparkling clean, no doubt because of the helpful Pee Shield ) it was time to drink (serving) and eating. The guest rooms were full and smoky, so we stayed in the glut. The monastery is dark and malty beer, the food from the canteen but not beseonderes strange, but quite pricey. A few brothers went through and took care of rest, no cell phones & co. may disturb the guests: "It is a monastery, no disco."
The house rules required absolute bed rest at 22.00, and then the doors closed to the outside world. Since there is no television, a night in the monastery is very quiet and calm. You get a degree or two rooms to take, the rest is tolerable.
The next morning it was wet and cold, but we took some photos: The room in the corner in Fürsttenbau a , 2
The Court a , 2
The sweet watchdogs (cell phone photo )
After we had checked out, we drove to the summit ( 1, 2, 3 ). From there, the trip was down to Bad Neustadt cold, wet and long.
is certainly recommended for a visit real, and although there are better beers in Swiss francs (after 3 + sweaty hours on the bike, it tastes very good and is easy to slurp down), the ambience is rather unique.
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