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Amenities Appenzell

last updated: December 6, 2006

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 798 m
Inhabitants - total: 15171
Country side yes
Mountains yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by private car yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 2 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 51
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 914
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 122
Group lodging - total beds: 212
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Holidays on a farm yes
Sleeping in the hay yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
Finnish runway / ash trail yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Permanent exhibition yes
Concerts, regularly organized yes
City-tour, organized, on foot yes
 
Other information all year round
Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: 548
Mountain railways - info phone: +41 (0)71 788 96 41
 
Highlight / Special offers Summer:
Top News / Special offers summer Erweiterung Golfplatz Gonten (neu: 18-Loch-Anlage) Eröffnung Sportzentrum Herisau (Ende April)
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 798 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2502 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 4
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 2502 m
Cable-cars in summer - total: 4
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 500 km marked
Nordic Walking/Running 350 km
Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) 50 km
Mountainbike slopes 110 km marked
Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way yes
Grasski slopes yes
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's adventure park yes
 
Other information for summer
Natural sights: Alpstein, typische Landschaft
Cultural sights: Zahlreiche Museen im Appenzellerland
Technical sights: Säntis Wetterstation und Swisscom-Anlagen
Nature / adventure trails on the theme: Geologischer Wanderweg Meteo-Wanderweg Gesundheitswanderweg Landwirtschaftsweg
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL http://www.appenzell.ch/d/angebote/freizeitsuche.php
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 http://webcam.hauptgasse.ch/view/view.shtml
Live Cam 2 http://www.saentisbahn.ch/pages/d/livecam.php
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Appenzellerland
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 798 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 1663 m
Season starts on: 15.12.2007
Season ends on: 30.03.2008
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 1663 m
Cable-cars - total: 4
Skilifts - total: 10
 
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking
Cross-country skiing - info phone: +41 (0)71 788 96 41
Cross-country skiing slopes, classic 7 km local
Winter hiking trails 30 km marked and prepared
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing - Info phone: 41 (0)71 788 96 41
Public transportation to tobogganing installation yes
 
Other information for winter
Camping ground in winter yes
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL http://www.appenzell.ch/d/angebote/freizeitsuche.php
 
Data as announced by the local station responsible for all the updates and are without warranty of any kind.
 

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