Engelberg Abbey
Kloster Engelberg
A Benedictine abbey founded in 1120. The Baroque abbey church houses one of Switzerland's largest organs, and there is also an abbey cheese dairy.
Engelberg Abbey lies in the center of Engelberg town at the foot of Mount Titlis. It was founded in 1120 and rebuilt in the Baroque style after a fire in 1729. Inside the abbey church, the platinum-toned decoration is bright. The great organ built in 1877 has nearly 9,000 pipes and is one of the largest organs in Switzerland. Guided tours of the abbey run at scheduled times and cost about 10 Swiss francs. The attached abbey cheese dairy lets visitors watch the cheese-making process through glass and taste the cheese. It is about a 10-minute walk from the Titlis cable car station.
Opening hours
Church open during the day; tours roughly Tue–Sat afternoons
Nearby sights
- Talmuseum Engelberg
- Brunni & Härzlisee
- Trübsee
- Tätschbach Waterfall
- Joch Pass
- Titlis Cliff Walk
- Mount Titlis
- Fürenalp