Animal Farms in Appenzell

In the heart of the unspoiled hilly landscape of the pre-Alps, the famous Appenzeller® cheese is made in the Appenzeller show-dairy. A visit to this show-dairy promises to be a very special experience: it brings together all the senses, tradition and comfort.

Even the Neanderthals came here. Today, the cable car sweeps over the rugged rocks and once inhabited caves to the Ebenalp, the starting point for a wide range of discoveries.

Driving from the village of Appenzell, via station square and Stossplatz southward, one encounters the noteworthy new building of the Kunsthalle Ziegelhütte.

With simple tools, we will help you to build a wind- and weather-proof shelter.

Visitors obtain a lot of interesting information about the art of brewing on an exciting tour of Brauquöll Appenzell (Brewery Source Appenzell). The tour enables visitors to learn how Appenzell beer and Säntis Malt are created from fresh spring water.

Sparse forests, snow-covered fields and moors, rolling hills and purest cross-country enjoyment is the best way to describe the surroundings of Appenzell’s Gais cross-country center.

Experience the Appenzellerland region up close as a team. The ideal mix of fun, excitement and teambuilding is sure to appeal to you.

Changing exhibitions present aspects of the works of the painters Carl August Liner (1871-1946)and Carl Walter Liner (1914-1997) as well as 20th century and contemporary art.

At the Pestalozzi Children’s Village you will experience an excursion of a special kind. You and your group start with a guided tour in the visitor centre, followed by a tour of the children’s village. You can round off the event as a full-day excursion with the game “Riskopoly”. In addition to ecological issues, we raise awareness of social sustainability.

An Appenzeller singer in traditional dress will introduce you to a piece of audible Appenzeller tradition.

When 20-year-old Emil Ebneter started his Appenzell liquor shop in 1902, he laid the foundation for today’s Appenzeller Alpenbitter AG. Take the tour to gain clues to the secret of Appenzeller Alpenbitter.

This landscape is the perfect setting for a health trail. Here you will experience for yourself the close relationship between nature and medicine. In our hectic and technological world it is so easy to forget our sense of connection with our wonderful bodies. Come on this herbal walk and experience how the finest medicines for our bodies have their source in nature.

An adventure-filled Mountainboard excursion lets beginner and advanced boarders of all ages enjoy the fascinating mountain world. These excursions are offered in Western and Eastern Switzerland as well as in Ticino.

In the traditional sausage class "Appenzeller Siedwurst wursten" you will learn (almost) everything about the Siedwurst. What makes it so special, what is it about the wooden skewer, how do you enjoy the Siedwurst? The master butcher will reveal the secrets and you will make your own sausage. Enjoy the speciality in the lovely restaurant "Metzgerstube" in Appenzell.

Kabier cattle receive the finest feed and invigorating massages. The result: contented cows and the best beef.

Nestled in the small garden of Hotel Heiden, two bee hotels have been offering a warm welcome to our tiniest guests since last year. The idea blossomed during a staff training day, when a young trainee proposed it as part of a sustainability workshop.

The village guide will take you on a relaxed stroll around the village of Appenzell and tell you all about the region and its people.

This is where Switzerland’s tangiest cheese is made! In the Appenzeller show-dairy in Stein in the canton of Aargau, time-honoured alpine practices are combined with state-of-the-art cheese production to create a successful blend of the traditional and contemporary. A few steps separate you from a unique journey of discovery. This leads from the art of cheese-making to the grandeur and beauty of the Appenzellerland – you are on the trail of the tangy secret.

With about 7,000 inhabitants, Appenzell is the political, economic and cultural center of Appenzell Innerrhoden, the smallest Swiss canton.