Wettingen monastery peninsula
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Intro
The best-preserved Cistercian monastery in Switzerland with its magnificent monastery church and historic gardens offers interactive exhibitions and tours. Culture, education, history and hospitality come together at this place of power on the Limmat.
A trip to the Wettingen monastery peninsula is an experience for the whole family. The convent garden offers secluded spots, a historic kitchen garden and an avenue of 200-year-old plane trees. A stone's throw away is the abbey house with its terraced garden. A medicinal garden illustrates the long tradition of monastic medicine.
The best-preserved Cistercian monastery in Switzerland with its imposing 13th century monastery church sits enthroned in the heart of the monastery peninsula. The Romanesque-Gothic cloister is famous for its stained glass from the 13th to 17th centuries.
Museum Aargau offers interactive exhibitions on the Wettingen monastery peninsula, tricky tours as well as guided tours and workshops on the topics of faith, power and knowledge. Cultural events take place on a regular basis.
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General information
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| Contact address |
Klosterhalbinsel Wettingen
Museum Aargau Klosterstrasse 10 5630 Wettingen 0848 871 200 klosterhalbinselwettingen@ag.ch |
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Klosterhalbinsel Wettingen
Klosterstrasse 10 5430 Wettingen Switzerland |
Group & pricing information
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Adults: CHF 14.00
Children (6-16 years): CHF 8.00 Vocational trainees / students (up to 26 years): CHF 10.00 Family ticket A (2 adults + max. 5 children): CHF 35.00 Family ticket B (1 adult + max. 5 children): CHF 25.00 |
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Address
Klosterhalbinsel Wettingen
Klosterstrasse 10
5630
Wettingen
Switzerland
Phone
0848 871 200
klosterhalbinselwettingen@ag.ch
klosterhalbinselwettingen.ch
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