Travel Guide
Appenzell
Switzerland
Best time to go: May–October
Sights
- Main street – Brightly painted houses in the village centre.
- Ebenalp and Wildkirchli – Caves and the Aescher mountain inn beneath the cliff.
- Seealpsee – A mountain lake at the foot of the Alpstein, an easy walk.
- Säntis – The highest peak in eastern Switzerland, with a cable car.
- Hoher Kasten – A revolving restaurant and views over the Rhine valley.
- Landsgemeinde – An open-air vote on the last Sunday in April.
Food & nightlife
- Appenzeller cheese – Spicy, with a secret herbal brine – show dairy in Stein.
- Appenzell biber – Gingerbread with an almond filling.
- Chäshörnli – Pasta with cheese and crispy onions, served with apple sauce.
- Mountain inn – Rösti with a view after a hike.
Day trips
- St. Gallen – The Abbey Library – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Lake Constance – Boat trips and cycle paths around the lake.
- Kronberg – A family mountain with a toboggan run and rope park.
Good to know
- When to go
- May–October
- Getting around
- By Appenzell railway from St. Gallen or Gossau; cable cars up Ebenalp, Kronberg and Hoher Kasten.
- Tipping
- Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.
- Power
- Plug type J/C, 230 V.
- Currency
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
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More in Switzerland
- Zurich
- Bern
- Lucerne
- Basel
- Geneva
- Lausanne
- Montreux
- Lugano
- Locarno
- Zermatt
- Saas-Fee
- Arosa
- Davos
- St. Moritz
- Laax
- Interlaken
- Grindelwald
- Engelberg
- Verbier
- St. Gallen
- Schaffhausen
- Neuchâtel
- Fribourg
- Bellinzona
- Leukerbad
- Solothurn
- Thun
- Chur
- Sion
- Aletsch Arena
- Gstaad
- Adelboden
- Morat
- Gruyères
- Andermatt
- Scuol
- Lenzerheide
- Winterthur
- Crans-Montana
General tips without guarantee – please check opening times and prices locally.