Present time

The Kladruby Monastery is open to the public and  offers three different tours. The first tour is the “Klášter” (the Monastery), which will take the visitor through  an exhibition expounding the history of the Kladruby monastery and the Benedictine Order; a unique exhibition on St. John of Nepomuk, one of the largest in Europe; the baroque-gothic Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, St. Wolfgang and St. Benedict of Nursia. The Abbot’s apartment and the Cloister are also shown.

The second tour i “Zámek” (the Castle), takes the visitor into the family archives and the library of the princely Windischgrätz family, the Winter refectory, the Lapidary hall with the sculptures of Matthias Bernard Braun from the Chateau park at Valč.  The history of the Kladruby monastery and the Benedictine Order and a unique exhibition on St. John of Nepomuk are also presented.

The third tour is barrier-free and  takes the visitor through the interior of the Monastery Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, St. Wolfgang and St. Benedict of Nursia rebuilt by Jan Blažej Santini-Achl, the Cloister, the Winter refectory, the Lapidary hall with the sculptures of Matthias Bernard Braun and the family archive and the library of the princely Windischgrätz family. This tour is adapted for the needs of visitors who are physically disabled.

Visitors have the possibility to choose a so-called combined tour when bookings are made in advance.