The monastery that feeds itself

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Kartause Ittingen

Place
Warth, Switzerland
Official site
kartause.ch
Themes
Heritage reinvented, Countryside
Listed in
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Groups
Yes, seminar and conference hotel
Capacity
Up to 400 people
Beds
68 single and double rooms
Meeting rooms
22 seminar rooms, including an auditorium
Food
Restaurant and bar, produce from the estate
By train
Frauenfeld station, then hourly postal bus 819; 55 min from Zurich HB
Indicative price
Single room from CHF 155, Grand-Lit room from CHF 165, breakfast included (checked 31/10/2026)

Source: the venue’s website, checked on 31/10/2026.

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In Thurgau, near Frauenfeld, a charterhouse almost nine centuries old became a foundation in 1977 that lives from its hotel, its seminars and its estate. Kartause Ittingen produces much of what it serves and employs people in supported work.

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The monastery that feeds itself

Dairy, butcher’s, bakery, fish farm, gardens, wine cellar: the estate supplies the restaurant and the monastery shop. Part of the upkeep and daily running is done by people in supported work and housing. The site also holds two cantonal museums, the Kunstmuseum Thurgau and the Ittinger Museum.

With 68 rooms and 22 seminar rooms, the charterhouse is one of the best-known seminar houses in eastern Switzerland. Its model is largely self-financed by its activities, with donations on top. It is reached by train to Frauenfeld, then by bus.

Photo credits : Pascal Debrunner, Marco De Luca (Unsplash) ; Adrian Michael, JoachimKohler-HB (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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