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Northeastern Switzerland

Northeastern Switzerland

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SwitzerlandPOP 927,988 / AREA 4418 SQ KM / LANGUAGE GERMAN

Includes  Why Go? . . . . . 250 Northeastern Switzerland is the place to tiptoe off the map Rheinfall...... 253 and back to nature for a few days. Country lanes unravel like . . . . 254 spools of thread, weaving through Appenzell’s patchwork . . . . . 255 meadows, past the fjord-like waters of and south to remote hamlets engulfed by the glacier-licked peaks of Kreuzlingen...... 256 the Alps. This region calls for slow touring: whether Romanshorn & you’re cycling through cornfields and apple orchards on Arbon...... 257 a cloudless summer’s day, or walking through ’s St Gallen ...... 257 gold-tinged vineyards in the diffused light of autumn. Appenzell...... 260 From the thunderous Rheinfall to the still waters of Around Appenzell. . . 262 Lake Constance, nature is on a grand scale. Complet- ing the story­book tableau are castle-topped towns such Säntis...... 262 as Stein am Rhein and Schaffhausen, their facades fes- Walensee...... 262 tooned with frescos and oriel windows; while in grace- Klöntal...... 264 ful St Gallen, you will catch your breath at the rococo Glarus Canton...... 264 splendour of the abbey library.

When to Go Best Places to Eat ¨¨Summer brings folksy festivals galore to the rural ¨¨Wii am Rii (p252) hinterland, and open-air concerts to St Gallen and Schaffhausen. ¨¨Bäumli (p260) ¨¨Fireworks light up the Rheinfall and Kreuzlingen on Lake ¨¨Wirtschaft Zur Alten Post (p260) Constance in August. ¨¨Make the most of warm-weather cycling around Lake ¨¨Fischerzunft (p253) Constance and hiking in the Alps. ¨¨Marktplatz (p261) ¨¨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. Best Places to Stay ¨¨B&B Stein am Rhein (p254) ¨¨Schloss Wartegg (p257) ¨¨Annahaus (p258) ¨¨Lofthotel Murg (p264) Northeastern Switzerland Switzerland Highlights 249 0 km Munich (160km) Bregenz Lindau 0 miles Feldkirch A13 N St Margrethen APPENZELL

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Werdenberg St Martin find and the crowds Lose Meet D Meet Admire the ornate the ornate Admire Alp Säntis N13 (2503m) Sardona Meersburg G E R M A N A N R M G E (p255) in at Bolderhof can you where , Rhine the to trek cow 7 in windows oriel bay (p250) . Schaffhausen 8 6 remote Alpine wilderness remote . (p265) Sardona Piz around St Gallen Gonten Piz

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N16 Toggenbur Überlingersee THURGAU n Berlinge Weesen A7 ST GALLEN Gottlieben Glarus GLARUS See Reichenau Steckborn Klöntaler N17 Niederurnen A3 Untersee Braunwald Hike through the through Hike Pedal, walk or canoe over over or canoe walk Pedal, Rhein Stein am Singen Hemishofen Stiftsbibliothek St Gallen’s masterpiece a rococo (p258), to and on Austria and Germany to (p255) . Constance Lake 5 4 magnificent karst mountains mountains karst magnificent on the Appenzell above . (p263) Zwinglipass Klausenpass URI Winterthur Engen

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