SYHA hostel

Northeastern Switzerland


On the banks of the Rhine, this neat and tidy hostel has attractive gardens, a barbecue area and a playground. It’s a 15-minute stroll northwest of the central Rathausplatz.


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Nearby Northeastern Switzerland attractions

1. Museum Lindwurm

0.63 MILES

A four-storey house has been converted into this museum, whose living rooms, servants’ quarters and kitchen replicate the conditions enjoyed in the mid…

2. Rathausplatz

0.7 MILES

Often hailed as Switzerland’s most beautiful town square (no mean feat!), the elongated Rathausplatz often elicits little gasps of wonder because it's so…

3. Klostermuseum St Georgen

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This monastery museum sits between the Rathaus and the Rhine. A Benedictine monastery was built here in 1007, but what you see today, including the…

4. Munot

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Steps lead up through terraced vineyards to this fine specimen of a 16th-century fortress. The unusual circular battlements were built with forced labour…

5. Allerheiligen Münster

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6. Schloss Arenenberg

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7. Museum zu Allerheiligen

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8. Haus zum Ritter

10.12 MILES

The eye-catching Haus zum Ritter, built in 1492, boasts a detailed Renaissance-style fresco depicting a knight.