Kloster Eberbach, situated on a sunny hillside in Eltville am Rhein, stands as a masterpiece of Cistercian architecture. The monastery was founded in 1136 by twelve monks seeking spiritual isolation and rigour.
The convent is celebrated for its vast Romanesque barn without columns and its historic wine cellars, which have produced Rheingau Rieslings for nearly nine centuries, making it a fundamental site in the history of European viticulture.
The atmospheric stone corridors and vaulted ceilings of the monastery gained worldwide recognition as the filming location for the 1986 film adaptation of "The Name of the Rose", a novel by Umberto Eco, which starred Sean Connery. The film used the abbey to represent the dark and intellectual world of a 14th-century Italian monastery.
Today, visitors can enjoy meals at the Klosterschänke, situated in the former monks' dining hall, where refined German and Mediterranean cuisine is served with panoramic views of the cloister garden and surrounding vineyards.
