Ettal Abbey
Kloster Ettal
A Baroque Benedictine abbey in an Alpine valley, with a huge vaulted ceiling painting that is breathtaking, and famous beer and liqueurs made by its monks.
Ettal Abbey was founded in 1330 by Duke Louis IV of Bavaria and rebuilt in Baroque style in the 18th century. It sits in a valley between Linderhof Palace and Oberammergau. The abbey church has a rare twelve-sided plan, and its dome, about 25 metres across, is decorated with a magnificent ceiling fresco. The interior is richly gilded. Benedictine monks still live at the abbey. Its own brewery and distillery produce Ettal beer and herbal liqueurs, which are well known; you can taste and buy them at the shop. The church is free to visit. Oberammergau is only about 4 km away, and Linderhof Palace and Oberammergau can be combined into a one-day itinerary.
Opening hours
Church approx. 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Oberammergau
- Linderhof Palace
- Zugspitze
- Wieskirche
- Plansee
- Tegelberg Cable Car
- Pöllat Gorge
- Neuschwanstein Castle