Until the corona pandemic, it was difficult to imagine the quarantine quarters at Postel Abbey. In the restored plague house, infected and doomed villagers were isolated to prevent the spread of the disease. It is special how a building from the seventeenth century suddenly comes to the attention again.

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The herb garden is definitely worth a visit, even in periods when there are fewer herbs, for those who are interested in the medicinal properties of each herb and plant …

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Just like plague houses in beguinages, other abbeys and cities, people with a highly contagious disease were quarantined here. And in the past it was often referred to as the …

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