Schwyz: Hotels and Accommodation

When travelling to Schwyz, you may wish to make booking a hotel your priority.

Winter and Other Activities

The Sternensauser is located in Oberiberg in the Schwyz District. It is a flying fox with a 2.3-kilometre-long steel cable and a maximum height of 80 metres. Also in Oberiberg, a 2.5-kilometre-long toboggan run runs between Druesberghütte and Weglosen. Studen in Unteriberg is also home to an 18-hole golf course.

The Mythen tourism region has a network of hiking trails, bike and cycling routes, as well as winter routes for winter hiking and snowshoeing.

Geographical Location

The Schwyz District is an administrative district in the Canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality of Schwyz can be reached by train from Zurich Main Station in approximately one hour.

Landscape

Charenstöckli, Rigi Hochflue and Firenstöckli are located in the area surrounding the Schwyz District. Schwanau Island is situated nearby.

In the wider regional surroundings of the Schwyz District, the Mythen tourism region combines mountain landscapes, green valleys and blue lakes. The Schwyz region is considered a pre-Alpine landscape with mountains and lakes.

The wider regional surroundings of the Schwyz region include the named mountain destinations of Mythen, Stoos with Fronalpstock, Hoch-Ybrig and Rigi.

Culture

Muotathal Abbey is located in the area surrounding the Schwyz District. The wider regional surroundings of the Schwyz District include the Männedorf otter enclosure and Rapperswil Abbey.

Schwyz is home to the Swiss National Museum's Forum of Swiss History. Traditional customs associated with Schwyz include Chlefelen and carnival dances performed by historical Maschgraden figures.

Other places: Morschach, Unteriberg, Stoos, Goldau, Oberiberg, Arth, Alpthal, Brunnen, Sattel, Riemenstalden, Steinen, Muotathal, Schwyz, Illgau, Rothenthurm.

For the higher-level travel overview: Canton of Schwyz.