Wettingen Abbey

Parlatorium

Discussion Lab Admission Museum entrance fee Registration Not required (recommended for schools) Hundreds of questions in one room Built around 1600, the Parlatorium was one of the few rooms in the ab

 
Wettingen Abbey

Cloister

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee 0 A place of meditation with a significant series of stained-glass windows The well-preserved cloister, with its Romanesque and Gothic tracery, evoke

 
Wettingen Abbey

Abbey and history

ABBEY AND HISTORY From foundation to museum History Abbey church Converse and monks' church

 
Wettingen Abbey

Events

Experience Wettingen Abbey! Events and public guided tours take place regularly at the abbey. Calendar of events (in German) Contact +41 (0)848 871 200 Send a message Telephone availability: Tuesday t

 
Hallwyl Castle

Foxtrail Hallwyl Castle

Foxtrail Tickets Book your Foxtrail experience directly online at www.foxtrail.ch. 240 Fox hunting at Hallwyl Castle The “Foxtrail Hallwyl Castle” takes you on a journey through the legendary history

 
Hallwyl Castle

Mill

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee 0 Mill island with grain mill and garden On the mill island next to the castle you see into the workings of the grain mill, which was essential for t

 
Hallwyl Castle

Granary

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee Cigar-rollers in action In homage to Hansjakob Suter, the legendary curator of Hallwyl Castle in the 1970s, the granary displays the most important o

 
Hallwyl Castle

Permanent exhibition

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee Permanent exhibition on the family and construction history Who lived at Hallwyl Castle? When was it built? How did the lords of Hallwyl ensure law a

 
Lenzburg Castle

Domestic life museum and prison

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee The museum of domestic life and prison reveal the lives of lords, rogues and scoundrels. The museum of domestic life and prison of Lenzburg Castle re

 
Lenzburg Castle

Knighthood and Nobility

Permanent exhibition Admission Museum entrance fee The "Knighthood and Nobility" exhibition focuses on the Middle Ages. Medieval fans will find plenty to interest them in the "Knighthood and Nobility"

Gradian
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.