File19-ne-swiss-loc-swi7.dwg Book Initial Mapping Date Road Switzerland 7 Peter 21/11/11 Scale All key roads labelled?Hierarchy Hydro ChapterNortheastern SwitzerlandEditor Cxns Date Title Spot colours removed?Hierarchy Symbols Author MC Cxns Date Nthpt Masking in Illustrator done? Kerry Christiani Book Off map Inset/enlargement correct?dest'ns BorderCountry LocatorKey A1None Author Cxns Date Notes Basefile08-geneva-loc-swi6.dwgFinal Ed Cxns Date KEY FORMAT SETTINGS New References09-geneva-loc-swi7.dwg Number of Rows (Lines) Editor Check Date MC Check Date Column Widths and Margins MC/CC Signoff Date ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Northeastern SwitzerlandPOP 927,988 / AREA 4418 SQ KM / LANGUAGE GERMAN Includes ¨ Why Go? Schaffhausen . 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 Stein am Rhein . 254 spools of thread, weaving through Appenzell’s patchwork Lake Constance . 255 meadows, past the fjord-like waters of Walensee and south to remote hamlets engulfed by the glacier-licked peaks of Kreuzlingen . 256 the Glarus 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 Klettgau’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 story book 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) 249 Engen Ravensburg G E R M A N Y SCHAFFHAUSEN Überlingersee Klettgau Singen Insel Beringen Reichenau Mainau Schaffhausen Hemishofen Meersburg Hallau Neuhausen Berlingen Untersee Konstanz B31 Neunkirch Gottlieben (Constance) Friedrichshafen Osterfingen Steckborn Kreuzlingen Rheinfall Munich Stein am NORTHEASTER A4 Rhein A7 N13 (160km) Lake Constance Lindau Romanshorn (Bodensee) N14 Arbon THURGAU Bregenz Winterthur Rorschach Wittenbach A1 St Gallen Heiden St MargretheN n APPENZELLS WITZERLA Herisau Zürich A53 ZÜRICH Zwinglipass Appenzell A13 Gonten Hoher Kasten N16 (2003m) Toggenbur Wasserauen N R D D e us Schwägalp Seealpsee FeldkirchS s Rapperswil Säntis Ebenalp Zürichsee g (2503m) (1640m) A U S T R I AW (Lake Zürich) Wildhaus ITZE ST GALLEN Churfirsten A3 Werdenberg Amden Schaan Zug ZUG Seerenbachfälle Buchs rla Weesen Quinten Vaduz Lake Zug A14 Niederurnen Betlis Walensee Walenstadt (Zugersee) HI ND Murg Flums LIECHTENSTEIN A3 Glarus Sargans ghl Lucerne Murgsee A4 Mürschenstock Mels Lake Lucerne Klöntaler (2441) Schwyz Sardona Bad Ragaz I (Vierwaldstättersee) See GH SCHWYZ Alp GLARUS Valens Lake Uri T A2 Vasön (Urnersee) Braunwald Gigerwaldsee S St Piz Martin Klausenpass N17 Sardona Altdorf (3056m) Chur Re u ss URI Rhine UNTERWALDEN Mt Titlis (3239m) Jochpass Susten GRAUBÜNDEN Pass Disentis/Mustér Oberalp Göschenen Pass 020 km BERN Gotthard 010 miles Tunnel Andermatt Northeastern Switzerland Highlights 1 Slip back to the Middle St Gallen’s Stiftsbibliothek 6 Meet Daisy and co Ages when exploring the (p258), a rococo masterpiece . at Bolderhof (p255) in half-timbered heart of Stein 4 Hike through the Hemishofen, where you can am Rhein (p254) . magnificent karst mountains cow trek to the Rhine . 2 Feel the spray of the above Appenzell on the 7 Admire the ornate Rheinfall (p253), Europe’s Zwinglipass (p263) . oriel bay windows in largest plain waterfall . 5 Pedal, walk or canoe over Schaffhausen (p250) . 3 Enjoy a fascinating romp to Germany and Austria on 8 Lose the crowds and find through literary history at Lake Constance (p255) . remote Alpine wilderness around Piz Sardona (p265) ..