Touring DomQuartier

The starting point for a tour of DomQuartier is the baroque state rooms in the former Residence. These rooms, adorned with Flemish tapestries and earthenware pots, house superb collections of paintings, including works by Rubens and Le Brun. In particular, there is a remarkable painting by Rembrandt (insured at €20 million!) depicting his elderly mother praying. The painting is even smaller than the Mona Lisa, but it is fascinating.

This immense palace of 150 interconnected rooms also houses a canvas measuring 125 metres long and 6 metres high! As in Versailles, you can lose yourself in the many galleries, bedrooms, private mini chapel and banqueting hall. The whole complex is linked to the cathedral, built in 1628 in Baroque style.

The vaulted terrace between the cathedral and the residence makes a fine transition, offering superb views of the city centre and the mountains.

Finally, a visit to the cathedral completes the picture, with its masterpieces ranging from Gothic to Baroque. It is one of the only churches in the world to house five organs, and Mozart even played on it!

After walking through a gallery, visitors reach the St. Peter's Museum, which displays the treasures and works of art from the collection of the Benedictine abbey.

To make the most of the cathedral, come at midday. You can then attend a 30-minute organ concert. The concert is quite impressive, as the sounds of the seven organs resound at the same time. Their placement in the room creates a unique musical ensemble that transforms this moment into a true aural experience. Admission to the cathedral is included in the concert ticket.

Please note that the music programme is displayed on a screen in German and English. The activity is free for children under 18.