Rapperswil - Excursion tips

How good that there is a delicious selection of refreshments and refreshments on the fish market square. Take a stroll with a gelato or sorbet from the “Gelateria dieci” to the Kapuzinerzipfel or up to the castle. Enjoy the magnificent view of the lake. Seeing and being seen on the lakeside promenade is guaranteed to give you a Mediterranean feeling.

Rappirätsel

The Rappirätsel combines GPS geocaching with a live escape game. On an interactive city tour lasting 2.5 to 5 hours, players solve puzzles and discover secret corners and objects in the old town of Rapperswil. For groups of 3 or more (recommended from 16 years).

Open-air gastronomic paradise

The restaurants and catering companies are allowed to expand their outdoor offerings due to the Corona regulations. The Rapperswil promenade will become a particularly attractive open-air gastronomic paradise this summer.

Knie's elephants - 100 years

The first elephants came to the Knie Brothers' circus in 1920. Today, several of these mighty animals live in the children's zoo. An exhibition at the Stadtmuseum Rapperswil-Jona shows photographs and program booklets from many decades of circus history.

Reflect and philosophize

Has the beautiful landscape of Lake Zurich motivated you to reflect on current issues of our time? The nearby Vögele Culture Center in Pfäffikon SZ offers exciting multidisciplinary exhibitions. The Rapperswil-Jona Town Museum, on the other hand, presents 800 years of the town and cultural history of Rapperswil-Jona.

By boat from Rapperswil to Zurich

Cross almost the whole of Lake Zurich! The journey from Rapperswil to Zurich and the arrival by boat in Zurich-Bürkliplatz is for many the most beautiful way to travel to the Zwingli city. And of course it's also a great experience the other way round.

Ready for the island: enjoyment on the Ufenau

Enjoy island pleasures on Ufenau and let yourself be pampered in the friendly “Haus zu den zwei Raben” inn. The island with its medieval churches is the largest island in Switzerland that is not connected to the mainland by a bridge.

Food Trail Rapperswil

Enjoy six regional specialties to eat and drink and learn exciting facts about the history and the town on a freely divisible tour.

The weapons of art (stuff)

Haus Contemporary art meets architecture: the Kunst(Zeug) Haus in Rapperswil-Jona is a lively center for contemporary Swiss art with a unique atmospheric ambience.

More views from Rapperswil Castle

The castle towers above the old town and can be reached in a few minutes from the boat landing stage or the train station. The unique location offers a magnificent Alpine panorama on a clear day.

Arrival: with the Voralpen-Express to Rapperswil