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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Northeastern Switzerland POP 902,860 / AREA 4418 SQ KM / LANGUAGE GERMAN Schaff hausen Canton .. 270 Schaff hausen ............... 270 Rheinfall ....................... 273 Stein am Rhein ............. 274 Lake Constance ........... 276 Kreuzlingen .................. 277 Rorschach .................... 277 St Gallen & Appenzell Cantons ........................ 278 St Gallen ....................... 278 Appenzell ...................... 281 Around Appenzell .........282 Säntis ...........................284 Walensee ......................284 Glarus Canton ..............286 Best Places to Eat » Bäumli (p280) » Fischerzunft (p272) » Schlössli Worth (p273) » Burg Hohenklingen (p275) » Segreto (p280) Best Places to Stay » Park Villa (p271) » Lofthotel Murg (p285) » Märchenhotel Bellevue (p286) » Schloss Wartegg (p278) Why Go? Northeastern Switzerland is the place to tiptoe off the map and back to nature for a few days. Here country lanes unravel like spools of thread, weaving through Appenzell’s patchwork meadows, past the fjord-like waters of Walensee and south to remote hamlets engulfed by the glacier-licked peaks of the Glarus Alps. This region calls for slow touring: whether you’re cycling through cornfi elds and apple orchards on a cloudless summer’s day, or walking through Klettgau’s gold-tinged vineyards in the diff used light of autumn. From the thunderous Rheinfall to the still waters of Lake Constance, nature is on a grand scale here. Completing the storybook tableau are castle-topped towns like Stein am Rhein and Schaff hausen, their facades festooned with frescos and oriel windows; while in graceful St Gallen, the abbey library literally catches your breath with its rococo splendour. When to Go Summer brings folksy festivals galore to the rural hinterland and open-air concerts to St Gallen and Schaff hausen. Fireworks light up the Rheinfall and Kreuzlingen on Lake Constance in August. Make the most of warm-weather cycling around Lake Constance and hiking in the Alps. Autumn is toasted with new wine in Klettgau’s vineyards, while winter’s arrival brings twinkling Christmas markets to the region’s towns and skiers to its slopes.
Northeastern Switzerland Highlights 1 Slip back to the Middle Ages exploring the halftimbered heart of Stein am Rhein (p274) 2 Feel the spray of the Rheinfall (p273), Europe’s largest waterfall 3 Enjoy a fascinating romp through literary history at St Gallen’s Stiftsbibliothek (p278), a rococo masterpiece 4 Hike through the magnifi cent karst mountains above Appenzell on the Zwinglipass (p283) 5 Pedal, walk or canoe over to Germany and Austria on Lake Constance (p276) 6 Meet Daisy and co at Bolderhof (p275) in Hemishofen, where you can cow trek to the Rhine 7 Admire the ornate oriel windows (p270) in Schaff hausen 8 Lose the crowds and fi nd remote Alpine wilderness around Piz Sardona (p285) 269 NORTHEASTERN SWITZERLAND
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