Vindonissa Museum

AKTUELL display

Admission: Museum entrance fee Highlights from the Cantonal Archaeology Department The AKTUELL display presents special treasures from the former legionary camp at Vindonissa. A new display is install

 
Vindonissa Museum

Quiz Tour

Price Included in admission 0 Trough the museum with the treasure map Our archaeologist on duty, Walter Scatterbrain, has been dreaming of grand palaces and glittering treasure again. He forgot where

 
Vindonissa Museum

Permanent exhibition on Vindonissa

Admission: Museum entrance fee Discover original objects from excavations! How did the Romans live 2,000 years ago on the territory of present-day Switzerland? What did they eat? What weapons and clot

 
Wettingen Abbey

Observatory

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee Take a journey through the history of knowledge and belief At the Observatory, take a journey through the history of knowledge and belief in a cinema

 
Wettingen Abbey

Medicinal garden

Admission Free of charge Tradition of monastic healing Today, medicinal herbs, spices, flowers and also certain vegetables grow in the medicinal garden of Wettingen Abbey. The garden showcases the lon

 
Wettingen Abbey

Cloister garden

Admission Museum entrance fee Idyllic garden in the heart of the abbey complex Experience a special monastic atmosphere in the cloister garden of Wettingen Abbey: the idyllic garden with its meadow, y

 
Wettingen Abbey

Convent garden

Admission Free of charge English park, kitchen garden and plane tree avenue Discover secluded spots in the convent garden of Wettingen Abbey and stroll through the historic kitchen garden. A walk thro

 
Wettingen Abbey

Abbot's house

Permanent exhibition Admission Entrance free 0 Stately summer residence The stately abbot's house is situated to the south-west of the abbey, near the river Limmat. You can reach it by walking from th

 
Wettingen Abbey

Abbot's garden

Admission Free of charge Stately summer residence of the head of the abbey Stroll through the abbot's garden at Wettingen Abbey, and imagine how the abbot once received his guests here. The garden ext

 
Wildegg Castle

Living history museum and ancestral portrait gallery

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee Former castle residents are waiting to chat with visitors! Wildegg Castle is the castle of talking portraits: in the ancestral portrait gallery and t

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Luftaufnahme vom Schloss Habsburg von Michel Jaussi

Habsburg Castle

Ancestral Seat of a Global Dynasty

The foundation stone of what was to become the Habsburg dynasty was laid at Habsburg Castle in around 1030. Exhibitions, guided tours and events present the history of the legendary castle and its noble family.

PLANNING YOUR VISIT

 
Besucher in der Dauerausstellung Schloss Habsburg

Museum and
exhibitions

Explore the castle and ruins  

 
Mädchen bastelt am Familiensonntag am Schloss Habsburg

Events and public
guided tours

Calendar of events (in German)  

 
Eine mittelalterlich gekleidete Magd blickt durch das offene Tor von Schloss Habsburg in die Kamera. Sie hält verschwörerisch den linken Zeigfinger vor dem Mund ("nichts verraten!")

Opening hours
and entrance fees

Open all year round  

 
Wanderer auf dem Weg zum Schloss Habsburg

Getting
here

Directions  

 
Gotische Stube Schloss Habsburg: Rustikaler Raum mit viel Holz und schön gedeckten Tischen.

Food and
drinks

Castle restaurant  

SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND GROUPS

 
Eine Schulklasse sitzt im Kreis im Innern von Schloss Habsburg; am Boden liegen Blätter mit Texten.

For
schools

Guided tours and workshops  

 
Zwei Schüler unter dem Dach von Schloss Habsburg; ein Bub blickt durch ein Fernrohr ins Weite.

For
families

For young knights and princesses  

 
Verkleideter Museumsführer erzählt im Esstheater den dinierenden Gästen am Esstisch Anekdoten auf Schloss Habsburg

For
groups

Guided tours and workshops  

HISTORY AND COLLECTION

 
Virtuelles Schloss Habsburg

History

Residents and construction history  

 
Ein gelber Heizlüfter, Objekt im Sammlungszentrum Egliswil

Collection

Treasure trove of Aargau's history  

 
Grosses Handy in der Hand eines Benutzers, auf dem Bildschirm ist die "Sammlung online" von Museum Aargau dargestellt.

Collection online

Site in German  

Impressions

Aussenaufnahme mit mächtigen Wolken über Schloss Habsburg
Besucher in der Dauerausstellung Schloss Habsburg
Besucherin vor dem Schloss Habsburg mit der VR-Brille
Mädchen bastelt am Familiensonntag am Schloss Habsburg
Verkleideter Museumsführer erzählt im Esstheater den dinierenden Gästen Anekdoten auf Schloss Habsburg
Besucherinnen und Besucher auf dem Königsweg mit dem Schloss Habsburg im Hintergrund
Eine als Kaiserin Sisi gekleidete Museumsführerin führt eine Gruppe Besucherinnen und Besucher durch das Schloss Habsburg.