A vertical stone fortress that would not be out of place in Arthurian legend or a Monty Python sketch, Schloss Habsburg was built in 1020 and gave its name to a house that would one day become one of Europe’s greatest ruling dynasties.
Bus 366 runs every two hours (hourly on weekdays) from Brugg train station to Habsburg village (Sfr4.60, 10 minutes), from where it’s a 10-minute uphill walk to the fortress.
As in Monty Python’s version of Camelot, the Habsburgs soon tired of this particular fortress castle (in spite of the views over broad green fields and nearby villages) and it changed hands many times before winding up property of Aargau canton in 1804. It houses administrative offices, a small display on Habsburg history and a hearty restaurant .
