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Einsiedeln Abbey

For many pilgrims, Einsiedeln Abbey is one of the most important places of pilgrimage on the Swiss Way of St. James.

  • Magnificent baroque building
    Chapel of Grace with the Black Madonna
    Monkstrail: scavenger hunt through the monastery grounds

The magnificent baroque monastery building and the Chapel of Grace with the Black Madonna are the main attractions that many visitors come to see in Einsiedeln. The Salve Regina, a choral song in several voices, is sung in the chapel every day at 4.30pm. Guided tours of the monastery library, with its century-old book culture, are held daily. The monastery has bred its own horses since the Middle Ages; parts of the stables of the “Cavalli della Madonna” are open to the public.

Tours of the monastery are available daily (except Sundays and public holidays), organized by Einsiedeln Tourism.

Monkstrail

Those who want to explore the monastery grounds under their own steam can go on the Monkstrail scavenger hunt. On this one-hour trail through the world of the monks, participants discover all kinds of exciting and interesting things about the Abbey.

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