A family weekend with medieval flair in Brugg

To be per­fect­ly hon­est: We aren’t famil­iar with Brugg or its sur­round­ings at all! But dur­ing my research before­hand, I realised that the region has a lot to offer fam­i­lies: Whether it’s kid-friend­ly walks, muse­ums, cosy cafes, play­grounds or bar­be­cue spots.

Swiss Youth Hostels: Our home over the weekend

Dur­ing our long week­end in Brugg, we stay at Schlössli Altenburg, which has been serv­ing as a youth hos­tel since 1941! And the his­to­ry of the build­ing goes all the way back to the 4th cen­tu­ry. Wow – real­ly impres­sive! You’ll notice this when you check into your fam­i­ly room: You can choose between the Knight’s Room and the Fool’s Room.

The super cosy rooms with the wood­en beams and the tiled stove actu­al­ly have the charm of yes­ter­year. And yet you don’t have to sac­ri­fice any com­fort: The two fam­i­ly rooms have a show­er and toi­let right next door. Super prac­ti­cal with kids! The Schlössli cas­tle itself is sit­u­at­ed in a won­der­ful gar­den, a two min­utes’ walk away you will find an adven­ture play­ground with a bar­be­cue spot, and break­fast is served in the old knights’ hall. By the way: Break­fast is always includ­ed in the room rate at the Swiss Youth Hos­tels!

Find out in a moment what tips we have for you and your fam­i­ly in the Brugg region. But psssst… it rained almost non-stop the entire week­end. So there’s an extra tip at the end for a fam­i­ly-friend­ly hike. 😉

On the trail of the Romans

No mat­ter where you go in Brugg, you’re like­ly to encounter the Romans: On the Legionnaire’s Trail, which takes us past the amphithe­atre, we can real­ly imag­ine Brugg back then. Even if we can’t help but think of Aster­ix & Obelix. The crown­ing high­light for us is a vis­it to the Vin­donis­sa Muse­um. Par­tic­u­lar­ly on Fam­i­ly Sun­day, every­thing is geared towards younger vis­i­tors: Whether paint­ing your own mosaics in the gar­den, archae­ol­o­gy work or puz­zle trails through­out the muse­um. You’re def­i­nite­ly not going to get bored here!

Where everyone becomes a child again: The Swiss Children’s Museum

As the weath­er is rather wet as men­tioned, we took a detour by train from Brugg to Baden. This is where the Swiss Children’s Muse­um is locat­ed. As soon as you stroll through the first exhi­bi­tion rooms, you are cat­a­pult­ed back to your own child­hood: Here you can (re)discover toys from recent decades and often even play with them. On the upper floors, you can even go back to school and stim­u­late all your sens­es. We find the cur­rent «Rössli hü» spe­cial exhi­bi­tion incred­i­bly cute. And if you’re lucky, you’ll catch a pup­pet show in the park!

Treat yourself to culinary delights: The best tips in Brugg!

Brugg itself is home to numer­ous cafes and restau­rants. We warm­ly rec­om­mend the café StadtK­LATSCH, which is locat­ed right next to the Vin­donis­sa Muse­um. After vis­it­ing the muse­um, treat your­self to home­made cakes, deli­cious cof­fee and fresh­ly made waf­fles.

If you want to go on a culi­nary jour­ney, I rec­om­mend Papa Oro’s: Whether it’s cof­fee and cake in the after­noon or a deli­cious din­ner, you will immerse your­self in the ver­sa­tile cui­sine of the Philip­pines here. We are impressed not only by the incred­i­bly deli­cious food, but also by the friend­ly nature of the staff. And for the kids, you’ll even find some colour­ing sup­plies and toys here!

Extra tip: The family-friendly hike if the weather gods are in a better mood

Have you ever heard of Per­imuk? Per­imuk is the mas­cot of the Jura­park Aar­gau. On this 7‑kilometre, pushchair-friend­ly hike, you and your kids can help Per­imuk and his friend Mr Glög­glifrosch the frog decrypt a secret code. The Adven­ture Trail is eas­i­ly reached after a Post­Bus ride through the beau­ti­ful nature park. Along the way, you’ll find six ani­mal puz­zles, bar­be­cue spots and play­grounds.

Summary of our long weekend in Brugg

With the long week­end, we have def­i­nite­ly come to know and love a region unfa­mil­iar to us. The atmos­phere at Brugg Youth Hos­tel is unique and has put us under its spell. Brugg and the sur­round­ing area have so much to offer for fam­i­lies – there’s plen­ty more for us to dis­cov­er! And so I can absolute­ly rec­om­mend a stay of at least two nights!

Summer vibes by the lake

Yvonne has test­ed the fam­i­ly friend­li­ness and fun fac­tors of Mon­treux for you.

Just my thing!