Surrounding area tip for Munich: The Benedictine abbey of Andechs with its pilgrimage church is located on a hill on the Ammersee. The landmark of Andechs, visible even from a distance and open for ...

One of Bavaria's oldest pilgrimages leads to Andechs Monastery, high above the shores of Ammersee. Whether you are on a pilgrimage or a hike, the ascent makes you thirsty. Time for a winter beer. As ...

ANDECHS, Germany (Reuters) - The sound of clinking glass fills the room as a monk inspects one of hundreds of beer bottles passing along the production line at Andechs monastery in Bavaria.

The sound of clinking glass fills the room as a monk inspects one of hundreds of beer bottles passing along the production line at Andechs monastery in Bavaria. Benedictine monks have been making beer ...

It was one of those heaven-sent moments. On the holy mountain sitting under the horse-chestnut trees; in front of me rolling, forested hills veiled in a thin, ethereal mist, and beyond them the frieze ...

The more you travel, the more your palate develops as you're exposed to different places' ways of preparing meals and preserving traditions. You start to compare and contrast how destinations measure ...

The sound of clinking glass fills the room as a monk inspects one of hundreds of beer bottles passing along the production line at Andechs monastery in Bavaria. Benedictine monks have been making beer ...