Are these 2 areas worth a detour visit? Rs bypasses it so i wonder if anyone has visited and if there is a
Destination for 2-3 days . Will be in swit 2016.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32745 posts
I like both of them. I'd be hard pressed to get 3 days out of them though. There are boats and trains connecting them and the boat is a lot of fun.
Posted by
The Heartland USA
8440 posts
I've been to Schaffhausen, but only long enough to visit the falls on the Rhine from there. Nice enough as a town, but its not in the mountains you go to Switzerland to see.
Posted by
OP
Bay Area
3551 posts
Many thx for your responses. Shall prob plan a quick visit.
Posted by
Wyckoff, NJ, USA
7297 posts
+1 for stan's reply-The Rheinfall just is not a must-see. His short reply means a lot if you are pressed for time-read it again. Stein am Rhein is touristy but fun, good local food. Farther West, Augusta Raurica is an excellent, substantial Roman site in good weather. Then you have Basel musuems for bad weather and the important but often overlooked Vitra Design Museum (and real architecture) just minutes over the border in Weil Am Rhein Germany. Aarau old-town section is not unique but to my mind, better than the Rheinfall, and fewer American tourists. Much easier with a car. In this area, Lucerne and the lake and mountains are higher priority, if you can afford them.