For over 900 years, the Benedictine monastery has shaped the history of Engelberg. As a place of silence and prayer, simple pilgrims as well as crowned heads have experienced here as a guest recreation of body, mind and soul. But the monastery is also a place where cultural treasures of more than nine centuries are kept.
Engelberg Monastery cultivates the centuries-old tradition of Benedictine hospitality. Our teams in the guest department, kitchen and housekeeping make sure that you feel at home with us at Engelberg Monastery.
Over the centuries, the monks of the Benedictine monastery have cultivated and refined a wide variety of crafts. Today, secular professionals pay homage to these traditions, combining them with modern trends and thus carrying them into the future.
Kloster joinery offers all that is expected from a modern woodworking company: modern extensions, kitchens, bathrooms, valuable doors and wardrobes, beautiful wooden ceilings and pieces of furniture. Unique pieces of special value in a time characterized by industrial mass production.
At the flower shop and garden center, you'll find a wide selection of cut flowers, potted plants, seedlings, and accessories.
Since the monastery’s founding, the monks have been educating young people and, in accordance with the Benedictine tradition, nurturing them into individuals capable of resolving conflicts and reaching consensus—people who are prepared to continue learning throughout their lives. Living together at the boarding school strengthens their sense of community and their sense of social responsibility. Starting in 1851, the school underwent significant expansion and developed into a high school offering a Swiss-recognized Matura. The high school at Stiftsschule Engelberg prepares students for the bilingual Matura (German/English) and the International Baccalaureate (IB). The boarding school is open to boys and girls attending the high school or the secondary school (IOS) run by the municipality of Engelberg. Stiftsschule Engelberg – more than just a school!
The vines of the Engelberg monastery grow in a prime location in Wingreis/Engelberg BE (municipality of Twann). The monastery vintner Beat Burkhardt cultivates the monastery plots ambitiously and with great attention to excellent quality. Terroir wines are produced from grapes that are native to Lake Biel.
