In the time since her election as abbess in 1995, Mother Laetitia Fech has transformed the decaying monastery into a modern commercial enterprise. It creates jobs not only in the city but also in the wider area, although only six sisters still live in the abbey.
The guesthouse Sankt Joseph, which offers warm hospitality and three-star comfort behind medieval walls, does the most credit. A sad ruin for many years, it was reopened in 2008 with a sensitive mix of historical substance and modern elements.
The fact that you feel so comfortable and at home in the simple, elegant rooms named after saints is certainly due to the Benedictine rule "Porta patet, cor magis" - "The monastery gate is open, our heart even more." As a monastery economist Sister Sophia runs the guest house with its cozy vaulted restaurant and the adjoining monastery shop.

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

June 10, 2023

Located right next to the small town's old baroque monastery, the St. Joseph guest house enchants with its spiritual flair and excellent service. Hidden behind thick, old adobe walls, the rooms are spacious, contemporary in style and skilfully combine the old with the modern. Guests can browse for souvenirs in the monastery shop, which offers numerous works of art and homemade specialties, or use the modern event rooms with rustic monastery flair.

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