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Appenzell · Stein · St. Gallen

Appenzell and Eastern Switzerland

Traditions, painted façades and a thousand years of history

Eastern Switzerland shows a different side of the country. Small on the map and stubbornly faithful to its own traditions, Appenzell has hand-painted façades, ceremonial cowbells and the open-air assembly where people still vote by raising a hand. Appenzeller cheese is cured with a herb recipe only two people know. Behind it all, the Alpstein massif and the Säntis.

Appenzell and Eastern Switzerland is for you if…

You want a more traditional Switzerland, away from the big circuits
You like villages, food and local culture
You want a calmer day, unlike the high-mountain ones

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Appenzell and Appenzeller cheese

Traditions Still Alive

The Stein dairy, during production hours
Painted façades and the square where people still vote by show of hands
Half a day, leaving from your hotel in Zurich

CHF 650 per group · private, up to 4 people

St. Gallen and Lake Constance: three countries

The Abbey Library, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The island of Lindau, in Germany
The Pfänder cable car, in Austria, above the lake

CHF 990 per group · private, up to 4 people

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