Monastery Retreats in Germany December 2026

Here are our retreats in December 2026 in Germany from the Monastery Retreats section. To know if December is the right month for you to travel in Germany, here are a few key weather facts. Temperatures can drop to -5 degrees in December. Highs, on the other hand, can reach 12 degrees.

  • Monastery time-out yoga/mindfulness/stress management - health insurance prevention subsidy
  • Monastery time-out yoga/mindfulness/stress management - health insurance prevention subsidy
  • Monastery time-out yoga/mindfulness/stress management - health insurance prevention subsidy
  • Monastery time-out yoga/mindfulness/stress management - health insurance prevention subsidy
  • Monastery time-out yoga/mindfulness/stress management - health insurance prevention subsidy
  • Monastery time-out yoga/mindfulness/stress management - health insurance prevention subsidy
  • Monastery time-out yoga/mindfulness/stress management - health insurance prevention subsidy
15 People interested

Monastery time-out yoga/mindfulness/stress management - health insurance prevention subsidy

Kall, Germany

from $252 / 3 Days

  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
  • Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga
16 People interested

Art of Living Silence Retreat - Silence in the Black Forest with meditation, breathing techniques & yoga

Oppenau, Germany

from $780 / 5 Days

4.9
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
  • Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course
8 People interested

Monastery retreat: Soul & Relax Yin Yoga, Meditation - Mind Detox - available as a preventive course

Kall, Germany

from $275 / 3 Days

  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
  • Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery
12 People interested

Mind detox: silent retreat - with yin yoga & meditation - for more peace & clarity in the monastery

Bestwig, Germany

from $281 / 3 Days

  • Yoga Weekend at the Nikolauskloster, Jüchen
  • Yoga Weekend at the Nikolauskloster, Jüchen
  • Yoga Weekend at the Nikolauskloster, Jüchen
  • Yoga Weekend at the Nikolauskloster, Jüchen
  • Yoga Weekend at the Nikolauskloster, Jüchen
  • Yoga Weekend at the Nikolauskloster, Jüchen
  • Yoga Weekend at the Nikolauskloster, Jüchen
  • Yoga Weekend at the Nikolauskloster, Jüchen
14 People interested

Yoga Weekend at the Nikolauskloster, Jüchen

Jüchen, Germany

from $278 / 3 Days

4.8
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
  • Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation
15 People interested

Loving attention just for me—self-love seminar Discounted spontaneous participation

Wald-Michelbach, Germany

from $355 / 3 Days

4.7
  • (R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"
  • (R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"
  • (R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"
  • (R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"
  • (R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"
  • (R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"
  • (R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"
  • (R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"
  • (R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"
8 People interested

(R)TIME OUT WITH HORSES - self-awareness and "being conscious"

Wiesenburg/Mark, Germany

from $1,021 / 3 Days

5.0
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
  • Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga
6 People interested

Monastery relaxation with qigong and yin yoga

Jüchen, Germany

from $367 / 3 Days

4.9
  • RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU
  • RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU
  • RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU
  • RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU
  • RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU
  • RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU
  • RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU
  • RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU
  • RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU
5 People interested

RETREAT: TIME OUT WITH HORSES JUST FOR YOU

Wiesenburg/Mark, Germany

from $1,021 / 3 Days

5.0
  • GET OUT OF THE THOUGHT CAROUSEL: How to leave stressful thoughts behind you
  • GET OUT OF THE THOUGHT CAROUSEL: How to leave stressful thoughts behind you
  • GET OUT OF THE THOUGHT CAROUSEL: How to leave stressful thoughts behind you
  • GET OUT OF THE THOUGHT CAROUSEL: How to leave stressful thoughts behind you
  • GET OUT OF THE THOUGHT CAROUSEL: How to leave stressful thoughts behind you
  • GET OUT OF THE THOUGHT CAROUSEL: How to leave stressful thoughts behind you
  • GET OUT OF THE THOUGHT CAROUSEL: How to leave stressful thoughts behind you
15 People interested

GET OUT OF THE THOUGHT CAROUSEL: How to leave stressful thoughts behind you

Wiesenburg/Mark, Germany

from $791 / 3 Days

5.0
  • All inclusive Meditations-Retreat im Stonehenge Allgäu
  • All inclusive Meditations-Retreat im Stonehenge Allgäu
  • All inclusive Meditations-Retreat im Stonehenge Allgäu
  • All inclusive Meditations-Retreat im Stonehenge Allgäu
  • All inclusive Meditations-Retreat im Stonehenge Allgäu
  • All inclusive Meditations-Retreat im Stonehenge Allgäu
  • All inclusive Meditations-Retreat im Stonehenge Allgäu
  • All inclusive Meditations-Retreat im Stonehenge Allgäu
8 People interested

All inclusive Meditations-Retreat im Stonehenge Allgäu

Kaufbeuren, Germany

from $344 / 3 Days

  • New Year's Eve - Inner reflection
  • New Year's Eve - Inner reflection
  • New Year's Eve - Inner reflection
  • New Year's Eve - Inner reflection
  • New Year's Eve - Inner reflection
  • New Year's Eve - Inner reflection
  • New Year's Eve - Inner reflection
  • New Year's Eve - Inner reflection
  • New Year's Eve - Inner reflection
6 People interested

New Year's Eve - Inner reflection

Gerode, Germany

from $892 / 5 Days

  • Yoga retreat at the monastery on Lake Starnberg
  • Yoga retreat at the monastery on Lake Starnberg
  • Yoga retreat at the monastery on Lake Starnberg
  • Yoga retreat at the monastery on Lake Starnberg
  • Yoga retreat at the monastery on Lake Starnberg
  • Yoga retreat at the monastery on Lake Starnberg
  • Yoga retreat at the monastery on Lake Starnberg
  • Yoga retreat at the monastery on Lake Starnberg
9 People interested

Yoga retreat at the monastery on Lake Starnberg

Bernried am Starnberger See, Germany

from $744 / 3 Days

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What makes a monastery retreat in Germany special?
Germany has a centuries-old monastic tradition with over 900 active monasteries and religious houses. From Benedictine abbeys in Bavaria to northern German Cistercian monasteries, you'll experience authentic spirituality in historic settings. At Retreat Vacation you'll currently find 70 monastery retreats in Germany.
How much does a monastery retreat in Germany cost?
Monastery stays in Germany are often surprisingly affordable. Prices range from €98 to €1.880, with an average of €579. Many monasteries work with suggested rates and allow guests to adjust their contribution based on personal circumstances.
When is the best time for a monastery retreat in Germany?
Monasteries welcome guests year-round. Advent and Lent are particularly popular for spiritual reflection. In spring and autumn, you'll benefit from a quiet atmosphere and beautiful nature surrounding the often rurally located monasteries.
Which regions in Germany have particularly well-known monasteries for guests?
Bavaria is a focal point with monasteries like Andechs, Ettal, and Münsterschwarzach. But North Rhine-Westphalia (Maria Laach), Lower Saxony (Nütschau), and Baden-Württemberg (Beuron) also offer traditional houses with guest programs. In eastern Germany, monasteries like Helfta or Volkenroda are popular.
Do I need to be religious to visit a monastery in Germany?
No, the vast majority of German monasteries welcome people of all worldviews. The focus is on silence, structure, and inner retreat. All that's expected is respect for the monastic daily routine and house rules.
What does a typical day look like during a monastery retreat in Germany?
The day starts early – often at 6 AM with morning prayer (Lauds). This is followed by times of silence, communal meals, midday prayer, a free period for walks or reading, and evening prayer (Vespers). As a guest, depending on the house, you can participate in all or individual elements.
Can I participate in monastery work during a retreat in Germany?
Yes, many German monasteries offer 'Monastery for a Time' programs where you actively participate in daily life – for example in the kitchen, garden, or library. This is a particularly intensive form of experience and is found very enriching by many guests.