After the Château de Chillon, Schloss Lenzburg is the second best castle in Switzerland.
Lenzburg is another one if those cities that is named after its castle. The Schloss Lenzburg is just over 500 meters above sea level and looks over the surrounding plains. The oldest parts of the structure date back to the 11th century with additions being made in the following 500 years. All over the castle, the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire and Bern can be seen as a testament to its long history.
It suffered through wars and conquests of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and later by Bernese conquest. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the castle cycled between the private ownership of prominent Swiss families as well as foreign owners before finally falling into the hands of the canton in 1956.
View of the courtyard from the terrace restaurant 
View of Lenzburg city 
View from one of the towers 
View of outer walls
Each floor of the castle is dedicated to exhibiting items and styles of a particular period in history with the simple Middle Ages in the bottom floor all the way up to ornamental Baroque furnishings at the top floor. The museum and the gardens are a great day out for families with plenty of activities for children and a cafe with a panoramic view.
