Stein am Rhein

Worth seeing in and around Stein am Rhein

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Hohenklingen Castle

   Hohenklingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Stein am Rhein of the Canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   600 m · castle above Stein am Rhein in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Werd

   Werd Island is the main island of the small island group Werd Islands in the westernmost part of the Lower Lake of Lake Constance just before the High Rhine leaves the part of the lake known as the Rhine Lake. It is located on Swiss territory between Stein am Rhein and Eschenz.

   1.8 km · island in Lake Constance, Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Former Gasthaus Roter Ochsen

   The Gasthaus zum Rothen Ochsen is the oldest tavern in the historic center of Stein am Rhein in the eastern part of the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, founded in 1446. It is considered one of the most beautiful wine cellars in Switzerland and the facade is decorated with mural paintings.

   1.1 km · building with wall painting and bay window in Stein am Rhein in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Hohenklingen Castle
2. 02
   Lindwurm Museum

   This museum displays the lifestyle of a middle class family in about 1850.

3. 03
   Rathausplatz

   A square surrounded by beautiful old buildings.

From Wikivoyage: Stein am Rhein, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

There are many restaurants and cafés with outdoor seating along the river.

1. 01
   Restaurant Ilge

   Rathausplatz 14, reservation@ilgesteinamrhein.ch.

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Getting to Stein am Rhein

Airports

Zürich (ZRH), 32 km · Bodensee Friedrichshafen (FDH), 50 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 100 km

Stations

Stein am Rhein railway station, 1.2 km · Etzwilen railway station, 2.4 km · Eschenz railway station, 3.1 km · Hemishofen railway station, 1.8 km

• Geneva → Stein am Rhein

  262 km · quickest by road, 4h 53m · CHF34–45
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• Friedrichshafen → Stein am Rhein

  46 km · quickest by road, 1h 45m · €8–11
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Stein am Rhein

  114 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · €18–25
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