Monk Simon Ašič’s herbal pharmacy with teahouse and shop
In 1992, the Cistercian Abbey of Stična founded the SITIK company to provide access to the rich legacy of Monk Simon Ašič to a broader circle of people.
Monk Simon Ašič was the most famous Stična monk already in his lifetime. With great kindness and patience, he shared his knowledge of herbalism obtained by studying the literature available at the time with the visitors. He supplemented the experience of other experts with his own.
Since 2000, the Cistercian Abbey has had its own registered trademark for the products it makes based on Monk Simon Ašič’s original recipes. By continuing the herbal tradition and supplementing it with the latest findings in the field of pharmacognosy, the trademark has gained great reputation and built customer trust.
A wide selection of herbal preparations, custom-made tea blends, and pharmacist’s advice
Visitors at Monk Simon Ašič’s Herbal Pharmacy in Stična can receive expert advice, order custom-made tea blends based on their own wishes and needs, buy ready-made tea blends and other herbal preparations, or enjoy a cup of healing tea in a tranquil and relaxed atmosphere of the neat tea house.
You can see some typical medicinal herbs at the Monk Simon Ašič’s Herbal Garden, which was opened in 2022 in gratitude and memory of Monk Simon Ašič and Mr Jože Kukman, Master of Pharmacy, where you can sit down and enjoy in a tranquil environment of the oldest, yet still very much alive Slovenian monastery.
Sitik
The origin of our name has a legend behind it. Here it goes:
A bird sang in Latin: “SIT HIC!” which translates to: “IN THIS PLACE!”
In the place where the bird sang, the Cistercians started building a monastery in 1132, which still stands and operates today.
The name of Stična and the SITIK company come from this legend. The company produces home-made apple cider vinegars, herbal tea blends, tinctures, ointments and other herbal preparations based on the recipes of the famous Stična Monk and herbalist Simon Ašič, and our monastic garden offers a wide selection of ornamental flowers and healthy vegetable seedlings.
Stična Monastery
The Stična Cistercian Abbey is the oldest spiritual and cultural centre in Slovenia, with its beginnings dating back to 1132, that is, the Romanesque period.
Shortly after being established, the Stična monastery became a religious, ecclesiastical, cultural and economic centre of Carniola. The monastic library kept the precious illuminated Stična manuscripts in Latin from the 12th and 13th centuries. In 1428, an important Stična manuscript, one of the first written monuments in Slovenian, was produced at the monastery. Over the years, the monastery changed its architectural design, but its oldest core made up by the cloister and the monastery church has been preserved to this day.
At the time of emperor Joseph II reforms, the monastery was abolished in 1784. After 114 years, in 1898, white monks returned to Stična where they continued their centuries-long journey in the Cistercian spirit of “Ora et labora”.
The monastery in Stična is the only still operating Cistercian monastery and one of the largest cultural, sacral and architectural monuments in Slovenia. The Museum of Christianity in Slovenia is situated next to the monastery and it hosts interesting permanent and occasional exhibitions and other events.
Come to us for
relaxation and tea
Contact us: +386 (0)1 7877 065
Also see:
Municipality Ivančna Gorica
Ljubljana
