From a spectator's gallery, the modern process of cheesemaking can be comfortably watched, and for those who would like to taste the Appenzell cheese, there is a restaurant with cheese specialities in the same building.
Right next to the Appenzell Demonstration Dairy there is the Appenzell Folklore Museum, with live demonstrations at the loom and on the embroidery machine, and cheese-making in the cow-herd's hut.
How to get there:
By car: motorway exit at Gossau, continue to Herisau, Hundwil, Stein, or exit St. Gallen and continue to Appenzell, Teufen, Stein.
By post bus: from St. Gallen direction Herisau to stop "Post" in Stein.
Opening hours:
March - October: Monday to Friday
from 9 am to 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 7 pm
November - February: Monday to Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm
Cheesemaking daily from 9 am to 2 pm
Appenzell Demonstration Cheese Dairy Stein AR
Appenzell / Stein AR
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The typical Appenzell village of Stein is the home of the Appenzell Showcase Cheese Dairy.
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- Appenzeller Schaukäserei
9063 Stein AR
Tel. +41 (0)71 368 50 70
Fax +41 (0)71 368 50 75
info@schaukaeserei-stein. - www.schaukaeserei.ch.
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