Plasy - Monastery Attractions

The small town of Plazy is most well known for the large Cistercian monastery complex that was built here in the 12th Century. The Plasy Monastery underwent a major reconstruction in the 17th and 18th Centuries. At the center of the monastery are the the main highlights, the cloister and side chapels, which are noted for their frescoes. Some of the other buildings were converted into a school and an exhibition space containing an art gallery. The monastery was secularized in the early 1800s and became the seat of the Princes of Metternich. During that time the church became the Metternich family mausoleum.

Today the Plazy monastery is owned by the state and is in need of restoration work but it is open to the public for tours.