Guided tour of the history of the former monastery
About the museum
This fascinating tour of the former monastery takes visitors through the authentically preserved cells, offering insight into the monks' simple and austere lives.
Ittingen Museum – The life of the monks
The tour of the former monastery takes visitors through many authentically preserved rooms, offering an insight into the lives of the monks as hermits in community, dedicated to prayer, work, silence and solitude. The tour provides information about everyday life behind the monastery walls, as well as details about the economic and organisational conditions of the Carthusian order. While the monks' strict way of life remains difficult to comprehend, it can still provide valuable inspiration for one's own existence.
For groups of up to 15 people.
CHF 150 plus museum admission.