Culture

Stein am Rhein, a small country town in the county of Schaffhausen, is a medieval gem - charming and calm.The town Hall, the most dominant building in the town square, was built between 1539 and 1542. The square is bordered by houses with painted facades and oriels.

The "Pré-Giroud" fortress was built between 1937 and 1941 and is a typical pre-World War II example of fortification work. The fortress was built in order to protect the Col de Jougne.

Castle Interior, outbuildings and gardens from the 17th to the 19th Century.
From the cellar to the living chambers, both the original furniture and decoration of the castle have almost completely been preserved.

St. Martin Church in Zillis is a cultural asset of international status. The almost perfectly preserved late-12th-century painted ceiling with its 153 paintings is the oldest late Romanesque piece of this genre in Western Europe.

The Old Town of Zug, from Postplatz to the Casino and from the
Löberen to the Landsgemeindeplatz is the city's historic center.

A guided tour of Zürich's Old Town is a worthwhile experience: during a stroll through crooked, cobbled lanes that take you past hidden inner courtyards, elaborate oriels and selected buildings, stories and anecdotes make the people who moulded the city of Zürich over the past 2000 years come alive.

Can there be any more authentic way of experiencing history than to walk among 2,000-year-old ruins, or to touch an object once held in Roman hands?