Not far from Bressanone lies the Abbey of Novacella/Kloster Neustift. Founded in the XII century as a hospice for pilgrims, enlarged in the following centuries and given to the Augustinian order, it has been an important centre of learning and culture ever since mediaeval times. Today's visitor can see the great Baroque church dedicated to the Madonna, full of works of art, and the wonderful Library and Prelacy. The great court of the abbey also contains the entrance to the cellars, where wine has been made from local grapes for at least nine centuries. The part open to the public is outside the abbey complex itself next to the great gate, where rooms full of tables are set aside for the wine lover to taste and select his purchases. The abbey produces all the wines included in the DOC Valle Isarco and is particularly famous for its Sylvaner.