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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Ein Mann und eine Frau mit Kopfhörern, im Hintergrund die römische Mannschaftsunterkunft im Legionärspfad Vindonissa.
Ein Mann und eine Frau mit Kopfhörern, im Hintergrund die römische Mannschaftsunterkunft im Legionärspfad Vindonissa.

Self-guided tour

The Legionary
In
Battle and Service for
Rome

When legionaries were stationed in Vindonissa, the Roman Empire was at the very peak of its power. No empire had ever been mightier, or more feared by its enemies.

On this captivating audio tour, you will explore original sites that bring to life both the military strength of the legionaries and the vibrant everyday life in and around a Roman legionary fortress.

Useful information

  • Price: Included in the museum admission fee
  • Registration: Not required (groups: Please register in advance to avoid waiting times)

On this tour, you’ll explore the Vindonissa Legionary Trail on your own with an audio guide