SWITZERLAND, NORTH-EAST
A Land Apart - SWALS1

Switch off from everyday life; enjoy culinary delights, authentic experiences and charming picture-book scenery.  Travel with us to Switzerland’s forgotten corner, the ornate and fabulous Appenzellerland.  This region is often sidelined by tourists anxious to get to the big glitz-and-glamour resorts further south, yet it’s amazing in its own right and as undiscovered as Switzerland can get - which means you can enjoy the lovely mountains and picturesque villages in relative peace. 

Appenzellerland is known for its gentle, velvety-green hills and rugged limestone mountains; its highly scenic walking trails and tinkling cow bells; its rich culture and fiercely traditional people – and its pungent cheese.  Appenzell has what food enthusiasts declare to be the best cheese in the country, and for the second year in a row it has received the award for the best raclette cheese in Switzerland. Rural customs are still extremely important in the Appenzellerland and it is not unusual to see local herdsmen tending their cattle or goat herd shoeless, dressed in traditional clothing, smoking a pipe and with a large earring dangling from one ear.