As visitors cross the drawbridge into the castle courtyard, they are immersed in the 1,000-year history of Lenzburg Castle. The imposing hilltop fortification was once a count’s residence, then the official seat of Bernese bailiffs, and later home to wealthy American families. Today, exhibitions and the domestic life museum show how knights and nobles lived back then. Crooks awaited their sentence in the prison. Unforgettable experiences for younger visitors include the children’s museum and the cave of castle dragon Fauchi.
Lenzburg Castle (Schloss Lenzburg)
Lenzburg
Switzerland
Castles, gardens, monasteries
Home of knights and dragons
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Lenzburg Castle (Schloss Lenzburg)
Schloss Lenzburg
5600
Lenzburg
Switzerland
Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday:
10:00-17:00
Closed on
April-October
Tuesday-Sunday and holidays: 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday-Sunday and holidays: 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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Flintstone or sword? A ruff or toilet paper? Visitors choose five objects from a collection. The objects set the focus of the tour and lead to the appropriate rooms and the stories behind them. In ...
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On a guided tour, visitors discover the fascinating stories of the private owners of Lenzburg Castle. The castle was privately owned between 1853 and 1956. The Wedekinds, including poet Frank and ...
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Lady Mildred Marion Jessup Bowes-Lyon, great-great-aunt of King Charles III of England, invites you on a scenic tour of her chambers. Her husband acquired Lenzburg Castle in 1893 and equipped it with ...
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Representative buildings from nine centuries are gathered at Lenzburg Castle: Bernese bailiffs had the aristocratic castle converted into an administrative seat and fortress, and around 1900 a wealthy ...