Kloster Kappel, Kappel Am Albis

The house is situated in a beautiful countryside region between Zurich and Lucern, with a magnificent view of the majestic Alps. 70 hotelrooms with shower/toilet and 15 conference and banquet rooms, a chapter, the old Church, a natural parc and vegetable garden invite guests to stay. Groups, individuals estimate this exceptional place for its quiet, strength, history to work concentrated or to recreate. The ancient Monastery had been founded in 1185 and continued to be used as a monastery until the reformation of the church of Zurich in 1527, when it was conferted into the residence of the officials designated by the city of Zurich. In 1834 it was transformed into an institution belonging to the near-by district of Affoltern, and 1980 saw the beginning of renovations which turned it into the House of Stillness and Contemplation which was inaugurated in 1983.