Cultural Heritage
Payerne Abbey Church
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Payerne
Open a door and become part of history! The Abbey Church, a landmark of the town of Payerne, is approached in a manner that is playful, interactive, almost poetic.
No fewer than 20 stations mark out a route highlighting the architecture of the Abbey Church of Payerne and providing visitors with an interactive way of discovering its history, sculpted ornamentation and mural paintings.
The trail includes a representation of the hill of the Market Square (Place du Marché), the majestic building's various stages of construction, and a magnificent view of the largest Romanesque church in Switzerland.
The 90-minute tour includes five immersive visitor experiences, five interactive terminals and three vantage points on the building, all enhanced by an aural landscape designed to intensify the experience, punctuated as it is by discoveries that combine current and past realities.
- From 1 Jul 2025 to 31 Aug 2025
- Monday - Sunday
- 10:00 - 17:30
- From 1 Sep 2025 to 31 Oct 2025
- Tuesday - Sunday
- 10:00 - 17:30
- From 1 Nov 2025 to 28 Feb 2026
- Tuesday - Sunday
- 13:30 - 17:30
- From 1 Mar 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
- Tuesday - Sunday
- 10:00 - 17:30
- PriceAdult
- CHF 16.-
- Concessions (students, apprentices, recipients of old-age, survivors’, disability and unemployment benefits, military personnel in uniform)
- CHF 14.-
- Child (aged 6-16)
- CHF 10.-
- Child (under the age of 6)
- Free
- Family (2 adults + 1 or 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children)
- CHF 40.-
- Annual pass
- CHF 35.-
- Raiffeisen cards, Swiss Museums Passport, ICOM, AMS
- Free
- Guided tours:
- A guided tour is charged in addition to the group entrance price.
- Full price: CHF 140.00
- Reduced price for state schools: CHF 100.00
- Free for Payerne schools
- Note: The Abbey Church is included in the new Pass musées payernois – a joint offer with the Clin d’Ailes Museum, allowing visitors to explore both cultural institutions at a discounted rate.
- Public transport
- Directions
- Links
- Abbatiale de Payerne Place du Marché 1530 Payerne +41 (0)26 662 67 04 [email protected] abbatiale-payerne.ch