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Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen is a city in north-eastern Switzerland on the river Rhine, next to the German border.

Understand

Schaffhausen is an old city that become a member of the Swiss Confederation in 1501.
In 1944 Schaffhausen was accidentally bombed by United States airforce that mistook the neutral Swiss town for Germany.
Current population of Schaffhausen is about 33700.

Get in

By train
From Zurich within 50 minutes, once an hour.

By car
From Zurich: Take the A4/E41 direction north. It will lead you right into the city. Note that you need a vignette for all swiss highways.

Get around

Local buses, by foot in the old city. Busses to all directions every 20 minutes, in busy times every 10 minutes. For CHF 5.- you can get a "Tageskarte" which allows you to use all busses for a whole day.

See

walk through the old city and admire the renaissance buildings

visit the Munot fortress and enjoy the view over the old city and the beautiful landscape.

Rhine Falls, the largest waterfalls in Europe. Walk or take the bus there. Visitors can see the waterfalls up close from several viewing platforms, and can also take a boat up to an outcropping in the middle of the falls.

Do

Local playhouse with a beautiful interior decoration
Museum telling much of the region's history.
Museum exhibiting modern art

Buy

"Chatzezüngli", (en: kitten tounges) are a speciality of Schaffhausen. You can get a box of this chocolate in the confectionery at the Vordergasse.

Eat

Doner/Kebab stands are spread all over the city, restaurants are easy to find in the old city too. Here are the recommendable ones:

Excellent pizza in a familial environment for a good prize.

known all over the country for the delicious food but

Drink

Club/Bar where the local youth meets
Bar featuring a calm atmosphere, modern architecture placed inside a medieval wall.
Club

Sleep

CLOSED 19.11.2006-31.12.2006, 01.01.2007-02.03.2007, 18.11.2007-31.12.2007

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Hotels in Schaffhausen

	Hotel Hessengüetli	Score 8.175 from 11 reviews
	Oberfeldstrasse 10
	A generous breakfast is served in the cheerful winter garden or, if the weather is fine, on the garden terrace. The adjoining restaurant is open afternoons and evenings. ... more

	Gasthof Hirschen	Score 8.875 from 4 reviews
	Untergass 28
	Be it in our elegant gourmet restaurant, in the lively Bistro or on our beautiful terrace - we delight you with honest, seasonal and regionally inspired cuisine. ... more

	Hotel Chlosterhof Stein am Rhein	Score 8.275 from 18 reviews
	Oehningerstrasse 2
	The hotel offers wellness massages and beauty treatments. These should be ordered at least one week in advance, since there is only one treatment room available. Several seminar and meeting rooms with modern equipment are also available. ... more

	Hotel Sternen	Score 7.65 from 28 reviews
	St. Gallerstr. 72
	The hotel features an Italian restaurant with pizzeria. ... more

	Hotel Krone	Score 8.425 from 41 reviews
	Hauptstraße 3
	Our guest house looks back on a 200-year tradition of hospitality, and since 1 July 2007 is counted as one of “Deutschlands Top 500”. ... more
















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2 hours

Lausanne, city of young sportive and cultural spirit, built on three hills, offers a multitude of museums, monuments and buildings which you can discover during the two hour excursion.

From the port of Ouchy with its many parks and lakeshore promenades, passing by the city center full of shops, department stores, restaurants and small bistros up to the cathedral, surrounded by the "Cite" which testifies to the rich past of this beautiful city.

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La Dole

La Dole is where the Radar is situated for Air traffic Control, it's also a location from which to see the whole of the Arc Lemanique. It's a beautiful view on a clear day but it takes around an hour to walk up. Get some swiss chocolate and admire the view from there.

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Eiger - Jungfrau Glacier Panorama View (from Zurich)

11 hours

This excursion takes you to a most enchanting alpine world of the Bernese Oberland. Enjoy a guided tour in comfortable deluxe coach on scenic route via Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen. With the Wengernalp rack railway you will enjoy a 45-minute trip up through idyllic alpine meadows and forests up to Kleine Scheidegg (6762 ft). Here you will find yourself in front of the most magnificent mountain backdrop of Mts Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau.

The imposing Eiger North Face is within touching distance. In winter you might want to enjoy a tobogganing ride on the 'Eiger run' (sled rental on the spot). The train trip down the other side follows the north-west slopes of the Eiger to the famous resort of Grindelwald where your coach awaits you for the return trip to Zurich.

You have the possibility to take an earlier train from Kleine Scheidegg to Grindelwald to visit this picuturesque village. A meeting time in Grindelwald village can be arranged with the driver to meet up with the rest of the group later at Grindelwald Grund. Furthemore, you can make a break on the train journey from Lauterbrunnen - Kleine Scheidegg in Wengen to visit this popular automobile free holiday resort, continue 1 hour later on the next train to Kleine Scheidegg.

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Buergenstock Tour

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Travel by coach to Lucerne with your guide. On arrival at the pier you will continue the journey independently. Embark on a very pleasant cruise on Lake Lucerne to Kehrsiten-Buergenstock. From here the tour will continue with a nostalgic journey on the funicular railway up to Buergenstock (3,000 feet). Enjoy an unforgettable panoramic view into the majestic world of the Alps looking over Lake Lucerne. Buergenstock is an idyllic spot for a stroll. Return by funicular and boat to Lucerne where you will have approximately 1 hour before you return to Zurich by coach with your guide. Click here for more information and Booking Details

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