LEISURE TIME IN THE CANTON OF ZUG Enjoying further success, On a walk with Living in the middle Doing the crawl, across thanks to Zug cherries Nik Hartmann of Zug’s Old Town the length of Lake Zug HIGHLIGHTS MUSEUMS 1 Hotzenhof Farm 1 Africa Museum 2 “Sinnespfad” (Path of the Senses) 2 Bloodhound 3 Cherries Galore (Zug Tourism) 3 Brick Museum Zürich 4 Hiking in the Ennetsee area (Buonas-Michaelskreuz) L G 4 Burg Zug Museum o r 5 Hiking in the Aegeri Valley (Alosen-Rothenthurm) Reussspitz z Kappel Sihlbrugg / Zürich e Knonau Zürich / Aoltern 5 Cherry Cake Museum am Albis 6 Zugerberg Bützen 6 Dufour Museum Milchsuppenstein 7 Hiking: down into the caves (Schmittli-Baar) 7 Fishery Museum 8 Cycling into Zug’s mountainous areas (Baar–Menzingen) Frauenthal Deibüel P Sihlbrugg 8 Museum of Pre-History s 9 Skating through the Ennetsee area (Risch–Cham) Niederwil Steinhauser Weiher Sihl 9 Zug Art Gallery Reus Rumentikon Neuheim 10 Aegeri Valley – Gottschalkenberg Panoramic Path Blickensdorf 1 Deinikon 11 Oswalds Eleven Steinhausen Baarburg Hagendorn Sihlgalerien 12 Theatre Casino I B Sihlmatt 13 Burgbachkeller 3 4 e 1 Lindencham A Baar Alte Reussbrücke Lorz 14 Zytturm Clocktower A 4a 15 Old Town (Shopping) 7 H Edlibach Sins / Aarau Wart Cham Lorze Neue L Alte Inwil Höllgrotten 8 16 Loreto Pool N A Seeweg D 17 Strandbad Lido, Walchwil Hünenberg O e Schindellegi Hirsgarten i Wildenburg Menzingen Wilersee Brüggli 18 Cycle tour by the shores of Lake Zug 3 16 Strandbad Strandbad Lorz Hünenberg Siehbach 5 C F 19 Hiking: taking in three cantons on one trip Lenzburg E Allenwinden J Finstersee Bostadel Zugersee Zug Gubel 2 15 INFORMATION 9 Seebad Seeliken Neuägeri i Zug Tourism Holzhäusern Einsiedeln X 10 Infopoint Wunderbox Trubikon Strandbad Oberwil e h Buonas ö P h g 2 r Buonas e Oberägeri b in Vordergeissbodene Raten W 4 Alosen OFFERS 1 Zugerberg Stranbad 5 A Rotkreuz V A Bewegung nach Mass 6 U 18 Unterägeri Strandbad Lido B Brauerei Baar Luzern / Stans Risch Ländli A C Confi serie Speck 4 Ägerisee M 4 D Economic Promotion Canton of Zug Pfaenboden E Einsiedeln Tourism 19 F event & more OLD TOWN Morgarten-Denkmal G Holiday Inn Express Küssnacht Walchwilerberg Hauptsee H Höllgrotten Caves Arth-Goldau Walchwil I Lifestylemanagers Schwyz K J Lassalle Haus Strandbad 17 Alpli Immensee W K Lohri Joaillerie Walchwil Wildspitz 6 L Matthias Döll GmbH Sattel / Rothenthurm M Mt. Stanserhorn-Railway 14 Gnipen 7 R N Nussbaumer Bakery i Arth-Goldau / Stoos S 13 O Quittenbaum GmbH Sattel-Hochstuckli P Raten Restaurant T 11 4 Q Tourist Information Rigi 1 9 R Rösselet Schmuck & Uhren Arth S Sattel-Hochstuckli Q 12 T Stoos Mountain Railway Rigi U Waldheim Risch Hotel & Restaurant V Wildpeak 8 W Wildspitz mountain guest house X Zugerberg 2 WELCOME The farmer’s wife who loves customers Zug is also a farming can- Dear Readers, ton. The Hotzenhof farm, run by Bernadette Hotz of We can well imagine you picked Deinikon near Baar, might up this brochure because of the be a bit remote, but what it photograph on the cover, didn’t has to offer is so attractive you ? that customers are prepa- red to travel from afar to TV personality Nik Hartmann get there. was born and bred in the canton of Zug and he has gone on a wonderful walk here on our be- 10 half. You will be able to find out Nik among the people more of his experiences over There is so much you can the following pages. In addition, do right on Zug‘s doorstep. three other local personalities We went on a hike with will be presented to you. TV and radio personality Nik Hartmann into the Do you know how long Lake Zug Aegeri Valley and he revea- actually is ? Well, from Zug to led some of his best tips. Arth it is around 12 kilometres. Brian Porter, who was born in Califonia but who now lives in Walchwil, has actually swum this stretch and you can find out what it was like over the next 18 few pages. The stage artist Judith Stadlin of Zug is an All right, we admit to using Nik actress, authoress, come- Hartmann to entice you to pick dienne and choreographer, up this brochure. We wanted who calls the city’s Old to make you curious as to what Town her home, in addition there is to discover in the canton. to the many stages on It may be small, but it has much which she has performed to offer. Above all, because of so often. its small size, nowhere is too far off and you can easily get to any of the places mentioned by public transport and start to enjoy yourselves. 26 The long-distance Whether you go hiking, cycling swimmer or Nordic walking, or simply just The canton of Zug is not enjoy spending a lazy time in our short of open water. Brian wonderful scenery, I hope you Porter, a Californian who will have a good time. And who now lives in Walchwil, knows? You might even meet up loves swimming so much with Nik. that he has swum the whole length of Lake Zug Urs Raschle from Zug to Arth – within Managing Director Zug Tourism three hours. 34 zug-tourismus.ch Calendar of Events 1 THE FARMER’S WIFE WHO LOVES CUSTOMERS Zug is also a farming canton. The Hotzenhof farm, run by Bernadette Hotz of Deinikon near Baar, might be a bit remote, but what it has to offer is so attractive that customers are prepared to travel from afar to get there. A farmer’s wife who enjoys her job Bernadette Hotz-Mathis is a qualified farmer, a mother of three adult children and a landlady. Together with her husband, Hermann, and son, Philipp, she runs the Hotzenhof farm shop at 9 Deinikon just outside Baar. With fruit from its own orchard and berries from its own plan tations, juice and other speciality products are made. What is more, it has its own distil- lery and vat cellar, while offering farm safaris and hospitality, among many other things. In her own farm shop: Bernadette Hotz with a home-made cherry flan. As Bernadette Hotz says with pride, “I am a farmer’s have actually converted the farm to a production wife through and through,” yet she is more than that. plant where their products are processed and marke- She is the hostess at the farm, the cook when it co- ted and where visitors are welcome to see how it is mes to events, the manageress in the farm shop, head all run. There is always a lot of activity in the farm of production when it comes to making cherry jam shop in the mornings, while in the afternoons mo- or syrup, as well as housewife and mother. Some thers and children come along to see the rabbits, people may begin to reel at all she does, but Berna- goats, chickens and donkeys. At other times, old dette Hotz enjoys it all. “To be able to survive on a people with their carers come to visit the farm while farm these days you just have to be inventive,” she employees from a local firm might come to enjoy a said. farm safari followed by dinner in the distillery or in the cellar with its barrels. It is no wonder the Hotzen- This sentence is even more true, when you realise hof is a popular choice for a trip out with so much the Hotzenhof farm is not in the village centre. Dei- going on from early morning until late in the eve- nikon lies on a gentle incline, just outside Baar, near ning. When Bernadette Hotz begins to talk patiently where the River Lorze, the railway and motorway all about it all in her likeable way, using words like “po- pass by. With just 12 hectares of land of their own wer”, “synergy”, “target groups” and “customer seg- and a further eight they lease, this farm is one of the ments”, you would think you were more at a marke- smallest in the canton. Despite this, ten full-time and ting seminar than on a farm. But these days it is not five part-time staff are employed, kept busy by all possible to run such a farm with out marketing. “Our what goes on there. aim”, says Bernadette Hotz in her quick tempo, “is to be the personal farm supplying our customers.” A farmer who talks like a marketing professional Indeed, this seems to be the case. The “Hofmärcht” The farm is actually led by Bernadette Hotz, her farm shop has a huge variety of products from home- husband, Hermann, and their son, Philipp, the 13th grown strawberries, red currants, blackberries, generation to do so. The three of them all work to- raspberries, bilberries and other seasonal fruit and gether very well, with no lack of dynamism. They vegetables from the area, not to mention apple Picturesque view in the canton of Zug, cherry trees in blossom on the Hotzenhof just outside Baar. 5 THREE OF BERNADETTE HOTZ’ TIPS THREE ADDITIONAL TIPS FROM juice, cider, nuts, dried damsons, apple rings, pear ZUG TOURISM chips, tomato sauce, honey, jams, syrup, farmhouse bread, sweet plaited loaves, pear-filled pastries, eggs, curried courgettes, vinegar, stewed fruits, her- bal teas and even home-made pasta. When you hear how Bernadette Hotz explains how they are all made, your mouth begins to water; it makes you want to buy even more. New processing cherry area Some specialities in the farm shop include the “ChampBaar”, a sparkling cider, “CherryBaar”, a sparkling cherry wine, to mention just two.