Top rated Monasteries in Switzerland

Experience the best that Switzerland has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 26 places from Monastery category.

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Tibet Institute Rikon
Monastery
👍👍 If you are looking for peace of mind, look no further. A leisure walk from Rikon Bahnhof (train station) up to the temple/library. Inner peace awaits and greets you. Familiarise yourself with the tibetan philosophy and way of living. On the way back, the famous Kuhn Rikon Fabrik(factory) lies by the...
4.90 (78 reviews)
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Mariastein Abbey
Monastery
👍👍 Amazing place and worth a visit. The history Sanctuary of Our Lady at Mariastein goes back to the first half of the 14th Century. The story goes that a small boy had fallen from the precipice down into the valley and saved by the virgin. The boy’s mother was tending cattle and sheep. To escape fro...
4.80 (1.2K reviews)
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Einsiedeln Abbey
Monastery
Monastic community with a history stretching back over 1000 years & a deep musical heritage.
4.70 (5.4K reviews)
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Abbey of Saint Gall
Monastery
Site of one of the world's foremost Medieval libraries, this abbey has links to 2 Catholic saints.
4.70 (3.5K reviews)
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Hauterive Abbey
Monastery
👍👍 An ideal escape place from the everyday urban noise. Delicious bread and other home made products. Calm and spiritually fulfilling.
4.70 (372 reviews)
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Rheinau Monastery Church
Catholic church
👍👍 Absolutely gorgeous. So clean, tranquil and beautiful. It was like a hidden gem. You can do the most amazing walk from Rheinau to Schaffhausen Rheinfalls through the countryside. The beauty of the area was perfect.
4.70 (363 reviews)
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Rapperswil
Historical landmark
4.70 (198 reviews)
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Benediktinerinnenkloster Maria-Rickenbach
Monastery
👍👍 Sehr schön anzuschauen ganz besonders der Altar der Klosterkirche . Bin bin begeistert auch von der Ruhe des Ortes.
4.70 (130 reviews)
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Frauenthal Abbey
Monastery
👍👍 Die Abtei ist sehr gut gepflegt. Sie hat einen wunderschönen Garten.
4.70 (68 reviews)
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Convent of St. John Müstair
Abbey
Benedictine monastery, founded in the 8th-century, with a Carolingian chapel & colorful frescoes.
4.60 (709 reviews)
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Saint Maurice - The Theban Legion
Monastery
Abbey on a site dating from the 4th century, with an 11th-century bell tower & a treasury of relics.
4.60 (558 reviews)
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Disentis Abbey
Monastery
👍👍 If you want to snuggle up on the couch and stream movies, or live vicariously through others broadcast versions of reality this place isn't for you. If you want a space to put Jesus back into the center of your life come to this piece of heaven where the air is clean, the breakfast food is real, mo...
4.60 (436 reviews)
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Engelberg Abbey
Monastery
Benedictine monastery complex founded in the 12th-century, housing a Baroque church with altar art.
4.60 (357 reviews)
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Fischingen Abbey
Hotel
Simple rooms at an upmarket conference hotel within an 1800s monastery, plus dining & meeting space.
4.60 (325 reviews)
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Monastery of St. Urban
Monastery
👍👍 A beautiful historic place to visit in Switzerland. You are greeted by a serene world class outdoor sculpture park and manicured grounds that you can visit year round. A must visit.
4.60 (148 reviews)
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St. George's Abbey, Stein am Rhein
Museum
😠 The admission is 5 CHF. The monastery is empty. It just consists of empty rooms. Some rooms have some old wooden closets. One room was nicely painted. It was waste of time. The description of the rooms was not in English. If they are taking money, at least put an English panel. They don't even have...
4.60 (144 reviews)
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Capuchin Friary
Monastery
👍👍 This afternoon I took part in a tour of the Capuchin monastery with the Rapperswil-Jona seniors' club. At the beginning of the church, Brother Norbert imparted a lot of interesting information about the history of the Capuchins. The tour of the building was interesting and the monastery shop was als...
4.60 (141 reviews)
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Kloster Cazis
Monastery
👍👍 Es freut mich eine sehr positive Empfehlung für einen Besuch im Kloster auch für andere Besucher abgeben zu dürfen.
4.60 (41 reviews)
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Mount Zion Abbey
Monastery
4.60 (39 reviews)
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Fahr Monastery
Monastery
👍👍 Nice excursion destination, can be easily combined with a leisurely walk or picnic, the restaurant “Zu den zwei Raben” and the monastery shop were open again
4.50 (508 reviews)
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