Wettingen Abbey

Abbey and history

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

 
Vindonissa Museum

Treasures from Vindonissa

Admission: Museum entrance fee Try your hand at archaeology and dig up a real treasure! Solve puzzles and discover a real treasure from Vindonissa. On the "Treasures from Vindonissa – Become an Archae

 
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

Gradian
Führung auf Schloss Hallwyl: Eine Besuchergruppe steht auf einer Brücke zwischen Hof und dem Eingang zu Schloss Hallwyl, unter der Brücke Wasser des Schlossgrabens und ein Boot.

Hallwyl Castle for groups

Tours and workshops

Tours and workshops

Hallwyl Castle offers guided tours and workshops for groups. These can also be booked in English on request.

Experience Hallwyl Castle in a group. Museum Aargau offers numerous guided tours and workshops, which are also available in English on request. The focus of the history lessons is on the Middle Ages and the early modern period.

Offers for groups (in German)

Contact

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Telephone availability:
Tuesday to Friday
9 am - 12 pm / 1 pm - 4:30 pm
November to March only in the morning

Impressions

Mehrere Personen mit grünen "Foxtrail"-Anhängern, Plan und weiteren Unterlagen unterwegs auf dem Foxtrail vor Schloss Hallwyl.
Führung auf Schloss Hallwyl: Eine Besuchergruppe steht auf einer Brücke zwischen Hof und dem Eingang zu Schloss Hallwyl, unter der Brücke Wasser des Schlossgrabens und ein Boot.
Zwei Frauen sitzen an einem Tisch und riechen an Riechstäbchen. Vor Ihnen steht eine Duftorgel mit Duftessenzen in vielen kleinen Fläschchen.
Zwei Männer und zwei Frauen stehen um einen kleinen Tisch und backen Bricelets.
Cecilé von Hallwyl in einer cremefarbenden Robe im Schlosshof Hallwyl