Cheese Factory at the Engelberg Monastry

Cheese Factory at the Engelberg Monastery

Dating back to the 17th century the most important source of income for the monastery and the people of the valley of Engelberg (Switzerland) was cattle and cheese trade.

Cheese was carried on mules over passes in the Swiss Alps. Traders from Engelberg would journey over the Jochpass to the Grimsel hospice, where they would meet up with their Italian

Counterparts, in order to trade Cheese for Wine and Silk.

Today, the modern Cheese Factory at the Engelberg Monastery demonstrates to visitors from

around the world the ancient art of cheese making. It is here where fresh milk, coming from cows which feed in the lush Engelberg pastures and surrounding Alps, is used to produce the delicious

SWISS MONASTERY CHEESE

Our Restaurant is open every day. We serve cold and warm meals throughout the day. Enjoy one of our many indigenous cheese menus, along with desserts, in the bistro, while the cheese makers at work provide a unique background. Most of our meals are homemade and we use fresh ingredients such as our cheese, yogurt and milk as well as eggs from free roaming Engelberg chickens.

Our Speciality shop with gift selections

Our wide array of homemade and regionally produced cheeses will impress you. For treats,

choose between homemade goodies from farmers' wives within the region, and selected articles with contemporary motifs.

You might be tempted to keep these gifts for yourself.

Schaukaserei Kloster Engelberg

Klosterhof CH-6390 Engelberg

Switzerland

Tel: +41 (0)41 638 08 88

Fax: +41 (0)41 638 08 87

www.schaukaeserei-engelberg.ch