Mariastein Abbey

#298 among destinations in Switzerland

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Mariastein Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Metzerlen-Mariastein in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. ()

Local name: Kloster Mariastein Coordinates: 47°28'34"N, 7°29'32"E

Location

Klosterplatz 1Metzerlen-Mariastein 4115 SolothurnSwitzerland

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+41 61 735 11 11

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Mariastein Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Angenstein Castle, Aesch Castle, Pfeffingen Castle, Binningen.

5.3 miE
Forts and castles
Angenstein Castle, Aesch
136 min walk • Angenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Duggingen in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5 miE
Forts and castles
Aesch Castle, Aesch
129 min walk • Aesch Castle or Blarer Castle is a castle in the Swiss municipality of Aesch in the canton of Basel-Country.
4.9 miE
Forts and castles, Historical place
Pfeffingen Castle
125 min walk • Pfeffingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Pfeffingen of the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Pfeffingen Castle is one of the largest castle ruins in the Basel-Land canton. The area around Aesch and Pfeffingen was originally home to a Franconian royal court.
5.6 miNE
Area
Binningen, Basel
144 min walk • Binningen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of Basel.
5.6 miN
Town, Area
Allschwil, Basel
143 min walk • Allschwil is a town and a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Allschwil is a seamless suburb of Basel and is located between Basel to the east and Alsace in France to the west.
3.3 miE
Forts and castles
Frohberg Castle
84 min walk • Frohberg Castle is a medieval castle ruin in the Swiss municipality of Aesch in the canton of canton of Basel-Land.
4.9 miNE
Area
Bottmingen, Basel
126 min walk • Bottmingen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
2.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Burg Castle
71 min walk • Burg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Burg im Leimental of the Canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5.6 miE
47°29'49"N • 7°36'26"E
Forum Würth Arlesheim, Arlesheim
142 min walk • Art gallery, Art museum, Shopping
0.6 miE
Forts and castles
Sternenberg
16 min walk • Sternenberg Ruin is the ruin of a small feudal castle in the municipality of Hofstetten-Flüh in the canton of Solothurn.
4.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Blauenstein
120 min walk • Blauenstein is a castle fort on a rocky outcrop north of Kleinlützel, Switzerland. The castle was probably built in the thirteenth century and destroyed in 1411 by the forces of Basel during the Neuenstein War. There are only a few walls remaining today.