Wettingen

Worth seeing in and around Wettingen

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   former Cistercian monastery Wettingen

   Wettingen Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Wettingen in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It was founded in 1227 and dissolved during the secularisation of 1841, but re-founded at Mehrerau in Austria in 1854.

   1.4 km · church building in Wettingen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Stein Castle

   Stein Castle is a castle ruin above the municipality of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   1.8 km · castle ruin in Baden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Synagogue of Baden

   The Synagogue of Baden is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Parkstrasse 17, in the city of Baden, in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The synagogue was completed in 1913 and is listed among the Cultural Property of National Significance.

   2 km · synagogue in Baden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Aquae Helveticae, Roman vicus / medieval / modern city

   Aquae Helveticae was a vicus and mineral spa established in the 1st century AD near the Roman legion camp of Vindonissa. It is in and was the origin of the name of Baden in Switzerland.

   2 km · archaeological site in Baden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Museum Langmatt Sidney and Jenny Brown Foundation

   Museum Langmatt is a Swiss art museum in Baden, Switzerland. The permanent collection was established by Sidney Brown and his wife Fanny Sulzer Brown, who were great collectors of French impressionism.

   2.2 km · museum collection in Baden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Landvogtei Castle

   Landvogtei Castle is a small castle in the city of Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located on the right bank of the Limmat River opposite the old town and once guarded the narrows between the Schlossberg to the west and the Lägern to the east.

   1.4 km · castle in Baden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Rüsler Pass

   Rüsler Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

   3.2 km · mountain pass · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Stein Castle

   Walk up the hill in the middle of town to the old ruins of a Habsburg castle, the Stein, for an excellent view of Baden, Wettingen, and surrounding communities.

2. 02
   Historic Museum Baden & Bailiff’s Castle
3. 03
   Museum Langmatt

   For those interested in Impressionist art.

4. 04
   Children's
5. 05
   Covered

   This is the fifth iteration of the bridge.

6. 06
   Lion's Fountain

   The fountain was created in 1822 and was frequently remodelled.

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Things to do

1. 01
   Have a stroll around the Bäderquartier

   It is located at the Limmat river 10 minutes by foot from the town centre.

2. 02
   Fortyseven

   Once you are there you may want to go to a thermal bath.

3. 03
   Local
4. 04
   Swim in the Limmat

   During the summer, walk along the beautiful Limmat (river).

5. 05
   Crest hike over the Lägeren

   If you are an avid hiker you should go for this tour.

6. 06
   Grand Casino Baden

   Haselstrasse 2 (In the middle of the Kurpark), info@grandcasinobaden.ch.

From Wikivoyage: Wettingen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Elanet

   Haselstrasse 21, info@indische-food.ch.

2. 02
   Manora Restaurant

   A self-service restaurant on the highest floor of Manor shopping mall.

3. 03
   Martinsberg Restaurant

   Wiesenstrasse 32, daniel.hunziker@bbbaden.ch.

4. 04
   Stadtbistro Isebähnli

   Bahnhofstrasse 10 (Opposite Manor store),.

5. 05
   Schwyzerhüsli

   Badstrasse 38 (Station end of the main shopping street),.

From Wikivoyage: Wettingen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Wettingen

Airports

Zürich (ZRH), 17 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 62 km · Bodensee Friedrichshafen (FDH), 92 km

Stations

Baden railway station, 1.8 km · Wettingen railway station, 1.1 km · Würenlos railway station, 3.2 km · Neuenhof railway station, 1.8 km

• Geneva → Wettingen

  217 km · quickest by road, 3h 46m · CHF27–36
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Wettingen

  80 km · quickest by road, 1h 52m · €11–15
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• Friedrichshafen → Wettingen

  89 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · €15–21
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