Ettal Off The Beaten Path

  The monastery yard
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  • The monastery yard
      The monastery yard
    by MEdelmann
  • The Swedish column
      The Swedish column
    by Diana75
  • Kloster Ettal - detail
      Kloster Ettal - detail
    by globetrott
  • Lueftlmalerei in Ettal / Bavaria
      Lueftlmalerei in Ettal / Bavaria
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The swedish column
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The Swedish column

Going from the west gate towards the church entrance, we have passed a stone column.
The so-called Swedish Column is a reminder of the Swedish invasion that took place in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War.

It is said that at that moment in time one of the brothers was persecuted and killed for his beliefs by the enemy soldiers.

Updated May 25, 2007

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a martyr in Ettal
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Kloster Ettal - detail

In 1632 one of the priests and the organist of monastery Ettal were killed by swedish troops during a war .

A small painting on top of a column in the innercourt of the monastery reminds of him.

You will pass by it, when walking from the car-parking to the church.

Updated Aug 25, 2003

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Lueftl - malerei
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Lueftlmalerei in Ettal / Bavaria

Lüftl / Lueftl - malerei is a certain kind of sgraffitio - painting on the fassades in Bavaria.

There are many great examples of it mainly in the nearby Oberammergau, but also this nice one on the "Edeka-shop" , opposite the large parking.

Click on the pic in order to see the great painting of Ettal-monastery !

Written Aug 25, 2003

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The monastery yard
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The monastery yard


This is the monastery yard. What a silent and peaceful place to relax. And there were also just a hand of tourists here, so I liked it very much. Futher everything looks so clean and well-cared ... but it seems that EVERYTHING in Bavaria is clean and well-cared.

Have a look on picture and read the explaination: If you go straight you will come to the "Klosterladen"- the monastery-shop offering souvenirs, selling self-made liqueur and beer of corse ...

Written Jul 26, 2003

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Ettal - Monastery, Parish and Pilgrimage Basilica

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 Bavaria is, without doubt, one of Germany's richest regions in hidden gems. Each and every visit to this part of the country let me discover places of a beauty hard to describe in words. Ettal in...... 

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A magnificant monastery in the Bavarian Alps

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  Ettal is just a small village between Oberammergau and Oberau in the Bavarian Alps. But it offers a great monastery which should be NOT missed when on tour in this part of Bavaria ....  

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Kloster Ettal - a great monastery in Bavaria

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Ettal. I'd love to share with you the 16 tips I've written, the 18 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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The Ettal's Abbey

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 The wonderful Ettal's Abbey is located just 5 Km north of Oberammergau. The abbey has got a fantastic Baroque interior!!! Enjoy your visit!!! 

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 I was at the monastery in 1999 and visited again on May 4, 2005 while staying in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. I almost got thrown out of the monastery by a monk/priest setting up for the daily mass. My...... 

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