Egliswil Collection Centre

Contact

Sammlungszentrum Egliswil – Museum Aargau Binzenholzstrasse 10 5704 Egliswil Tel. 0848 871 200 Send a message Organisation Museum Aargau Management Member Contact Dr. Marco Sigg Director E-Mail Dr. An

 
Vindonissa Museum

Contact

Vindonissa Museum – Museum Aargau Museumstrasse 1 5200 Brugg Tel. 0848 871 200 Send a message Organisation Museum Aargau Management Member Contact Dr. Marco Sigg Director E-Mail Dr. Angela Dettling Le

 
Vindonissa Museum

Events

Experience the Vindonissa Museum at an event or public guided tour. Family afternoons take place regularly. Calendar of events (in German) Contact +41 (0)848 871 200 Send a message Telephone availabil

 
Vindonissa Legionary Trail

Military hospital (Valetudinarium)

Switzerland's first ever military hospital was built 2,000 years ago at Vindonissa. The 60 sick rooms enabled the provision of medical care for up to 300 legionaries. At the camp hospital (valetudinar

 
Vindonissa Legionary Trail

Water main (Aquaeductus)

The aqueduct of Vindonissa now supplies a water fountain, making it the oldest structure in Switzerland that still performs its original function. Using innovative surveying technology, the legionarie

 
Vindonissa Legionary Trail

Large sewer (Cloaca Maxima)

The large sewer ran along the western front of the legionary camp, immediately adjacent to the camp wall. It lay under the road parallel to the camp wall (via sagularis) and formed part of an extensiv

 
Vindonissa Legionary Trail

Main street and main gate (Via et Porta Praetoria)

The most important gateway in a military camp was the Porta Praetoria. The main street starting at the gate (via praetoria) lead in a straight line to the legion's headquarters (principia), the admini

 
Vindonissa Legionary Trail

Flag shrine (Aedes)

Directly at the intersection of the two main roads (Via principalis and Via praetoria) was the staff building (principia), the largest building within the camp. One of its central rooms was the flag s

 
Vindonissa Legionary Trail

History

The origins of the ancient site of Vindonissa date back to a Celtic settlement controlling the strategically important position at the confluence of the Aare, Reuss and Limmat rivers. During the Alpin

 
Vindonissa Legionary Trail

Tours to the Roman sites

From April to October, the Vindonissa Legionary Trail offers exciting expeditions to original Roman sites. Most of the exhibition texts are translated into English. On a self-guided tour, you'll encou

Vindonissa

Vindonissa Legionary Trail and Vindonissa Museum

Experience the Romans in Vindonissa: the Vindonissa Legionary Trail (Windisch) and Vindonissa Museum (Brugg) offer tours, exhibitions, events and bookable offers in the former Vindonissa legionary camp.

MUSEUM SITES IN VINDONISSA

 
Kinder schreiten wie kleine Römer über das Areal vom Legionärspfad Vindonissa

Vindonissa
Legionary Trail

The Roman adventure park offers play/theme tours, events, roman overnight stays, guided tours and much more.  

 
Drei Mädchen stehen in der Ausstellung im Vindonissa Museum. Vor ihnen stehen zwei lebensgrosse Legionäre (Figuren)

Vindonissa
Museum

The Vindonissa Museum in Brugg presents the most important finds from Vindonissa, the only Roman legionary camp in Switzerland.