Schäftlarn shows off its most beautiful side at the State Garden Show. Beekeeping has been one of the abbey’s traditional businesses for around 100 years.

The prior and archivist of the monastery, Father Norbert Piller, provides an insight into the more recent records. “A little piece of paradise seems to be present here.” Letter from the Pope: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Benedict XVI, visited the Prelate Garden in August 2002.