Sights

Admire the beautiful surroundings and experience a diverse cultural program in the most beautiful location at Freudenfels Castle.

The Napoleon Museum, housed in the most beautiful castle on Lake Constance, reveals much about life in another world. Hortense de Beauharnais and her son Louis Napoleon, later Emperor of the French, resided here.

Archaeology, history, art and natural history under the monastery roof. The museum in the old town of Schaffhausen is largely housed in the former Benedictine monastery of Allerheiligen. Be enchanted by the idyllic herb garden and the freely accessible cloister.

In 1868, the US watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones founded the international Watch Company, – the first and only watch manufacture in the northeastern part of Switzerland. As a location he chose a site near the Rhine, once the orchard of the monastery Allerheiligen, – a former Benedictine monastery with the oldest building in Schaffhausen.

20,4 km • Schaffhausen

The Munot – a historical building from the 16th century. The Munot was built in the 16th century in 25 years. Every evening at 9:00 pm the Munot watchman rings by hand the Munot bell, which bears the date 1589.

23,0 km • Neuhausen

The Rhine Falls in the canton of Schaffhausen is one of the largest waterfalls in Europe. The idyllic nature and the wild water rapids harmonize skillfully. It is always inspiring to experience such a spectacular image live. On site it is also possible to book a boat tour to experience the Rhine Falls up close.