Pfäfers: Hotels and Accommodation
Accommodation in Pfäfers
The Baroque Pfäfers Abbey Church is associated with the cultural heritage site and former Benedictine monks. After construction began in 1688, the building was structurally completed in 1693.
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Culture
Alte Bad Pfäfers is considered the oldest Baroque bathhouse in Switzerland and a place of culture and history. In the monumental bathhouse with chapel, the Bath Museum presents the history of spas and bathing from its beginnings to the present day.
The Pfäfers Village Museum is located in a former monastery building in the centre of Pfäfers. There, the village, local personalities and regional history are presented through a film, old documents and rare exhibits.
Trails
Alte Bad Pfäfers can only be reached by PostBus, horse-drawn carriage or on foot; cars, bicycles and e-scooters are prohibited along the route. Pfäfers is the starting point for hikes to the Tamina Gorge and Alte Bad Pfäfers.
The Porta Romana offers a hiking experience along a historic trade route through vineyards and past dry-stone walls to old fortifications. Nearby Pfäfers is St. Margrethenberg, which is suitable for family hikes and can be reached by PostBus.
The Tamina Gorge near Bad Ragaz features an adventure trail leading to the 36.5 °C thermal water spring. The Portaser vineyard is considered the vineyard with the highest-altitude vines in Eastern Switzerland.
Getting there
Pfäfers is served by public transport via a bus route from Bad Ragaz.
To the main travel overview: Sarganserland.
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