Waldegg Castle with gardens and outbuildings

Waldegg is a Baroque castle in Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus with a 78-meter-long facade, two ornate chapels, formal gardens, and an orangery building with lemon and pomegranate trees. The grounds also include various outbuildings that reveal how people lived here in earlier times.

Johann Viktor von Besenval built this summer residence between 1682 and 1686, blending French and Italian architectural styles at the foot of the Jura mountains. The building was reshaped and expanded over subsequent centuries.

The collections show how French ambassadors shaped the artistic world of this region and what furniture and paintings from those centuries remain today. Visitors see how European influences are reflected in the rooms.

The castle is open from April to October and offers guided tours through the exhibitions, gardens, and outbuildings. During the summer months, concerts and theater performances take place, providing visitors with varied experiences.

The gardener's house contains an original preserved historic bathtub that reveals how hygiene and home comfort looked in earlier times. The kitchen garden on the grounds preserves rare vegetable varieties that are rarely grown today.