Jasov Monastery
A Premonstratensian abbey west of Košice with a Baroque church, a frescoed library and formal French gardens.
Updated 2 September 2026
The Premonstratensians have been at Jasov since the twelfth century, and the complex that stands now was built between 1750 and 1766: a long Baroque range with a church whose interior was frescoed by Johann Lucas Kracker, and a library of some eighty thousand volumes under a painted ceiling. Behind it are formal gardens laid out in the French manner with clipped hedges and a pond. The monastery is active and access is by arrangement.
Highlights
- The Kracker frescoes - the painted church interior by the Moravian master.
- The library - around eighty thousand volumes under a frescoed ceiling.
- The French garden - formal clipped parterres and a pond behind the range.
- The Baroque range - the long 1750s monastery front.
When to go
April to October is the main season for the gardens. Tours run on a limited schedule and should be arranged in advance. The monastery is active and access varies.
Things to know
It is a working monastery and access to the library and church is by arranged tour only, not on demand. Tours are in Slovak. The gardens are the more reliably accessible part.
Nearby
Jasovska cave is in the village, and Kosice is east.
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