All important information at a glance.
First, the app lists all the important information for your visit: hours, prices, directions, dining, and contacts. Furthermore, an adventure tour is available for download, ready to be used offline and on site. You can listen using headphones or by holding your smartphone to your ear, the way you would for a phone call. It's best to download the app while you're still at home and to take a peek at the monument. That way, you can start your visit as soon as you arrive on site.
This multimedia adventure tour through Salem Monastery and Palace contains 22 audio and visual stations. Visitors will discover details of the monastery’s history and the lives of the Cistercian monks, listen to conversations between historical figures, and gain fascinating insights into details such as the magnificent interior of the abbey church, or the extensive courtyard garden.
Multimedia adventure tour of Salem Monastery and Palace.
Younger visitors can take their own tour around 27 fascinating stations exploring the monastery and palace. Together with the monastery’s former finance clerk, Philipp Theodor Popele, children will embark on a journey through the orangery and courtyard garden. They will experience the excitement of history brought to life as they explore the hidden treasures of the monastery and fire brigade museum, and learn surprising details about the abbey church and the life of the Cistercians.
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If you want to learn more specifics, you are invited to do so in deep dives on the topics “Everyday Life,” “With All Senses,” “Through Time and Space,” “A Closer Look,” and “Behind the Scenes.” If you are short on time, enter the word “highlight.” This will display the stations of the adventure tour considered to be outstanding highlights.
Download the app and the adventure tour to your smartphone before your next visit and discover Salem Monastery and Palace in an entirely personal way. After your visit, you can discover more of the region's monuments in the app and plan your next trip.
