Rapperswil

Rapperswil is a city that borders Northeastern Switzerland & Central Switzerland and lays direct at the end of Lake Zurich and Obersee. Rapperswil merged lately with the city of Jona and is a picturesque town and popular destination for hikers, bikers and families at the weekend in the vincinity of Zurich. Get in Rapperswil is served by the Zürich S-Bahn, with the S5, S7 and S15 lines offering 2 trains/hour each, taking 35-40 minutes (S7 is somewhat slowe but runs alogn the lake and is much more scenic. All connections are listed on the ZVV website [1]. There are trains to Rapperswil from Lucerne and Romanshorn. A very scenic way of travelling to Rapperswil is with the steamship boats of the Lake Zurich navigation company [2]. The ships don't travel in the winter. Get around Rapperswil is a very compact city and can easily assessed by foot or bicycle. The tourist center rents out electric bikes. There is a public bus system if you want to go a bit further. See St. John's Church. built around 1253. rebuilt after a fire in 1882.  edit Rose Gardens. 15,000 plants of 600 different kinds may be viewed between June and October.  edit Rapperswil Castle. built around 1220. home to the Polish National Museum.  edit Reconstructed Wooden Bridge. across the lake to Hurden with bridge chapel Heilig Hüsli.  edit Medieval Old Town. with many restaurants, cafés and boutiques  edit Harbour Front. take a boat trip on the lake (to Zurich or round trip). Rent a boat.  edit Do Watch a game of the ice hockey team Walk across the Seedamm to the other side of lake to Pfäffikon Take the train Voralpen-Express[3] from Rapperswil to Arth-Goldau if you like very scenic train rides Alpamare, [4]. across the Seedamm the Alpamare is located - a large water entertainment park for the whole family.  edit Jona Bowling, Feldlistrasse 9, 8645 Jona, [5]. a nearby bowling center  edit Boat trip, [6]. take a boat trip on the lake of Zurich  edit Zoo, [7]. Knie's Kinderzoo (Circus Knie's Children's Zoo) is not only for children and very the center of town (walking distance with kids from the center). Open from March to October.  edit Bier Factory, Schönbodenstrasse 3 (10 mins walk from the train), ☎ (0)41 055 210 96 22, [8]. Rapperswil's only microbrewery! Take a tour of the brewery. Stop in for drinks. Groups can schedule a day of brewing. More info on the website. Open Wed/Fri 5:30p-8p, Sat 2-8p.  edit Buy There are many boutiques in the old-town and many clothing shops in Rapperswil. Eat There are many nice restaurants by the lake-side and in the old-town. You will find Swiss food, Spanish, Indian, Italian, Thai and Chinese restaurants, kebap shops and McDonald's. Manolos, Rathausstrasse 2, ☎ 055 214 22 22, [9]. until midnight. Spanish restaurant & bar with moderate prices.  edit Dieci, Fischmarktplatz 1, [10]. By the lake this pizzeria serves delicious food. Often full and the waiters are sometimes a bit arrogant. Has a high chair and coloring sheets for the kids.  edit Thai Orchid, Engelplatz 4, [11]. Good and expensive.  edit Jakob's, Hauptplatz 11, [12]. Famous for it's delicious beefsteak-tartar  edit Johanna, Johannisbergstrasse 2 (Jona), [13]. familiar atmosphere, fondue a discretion, good swiss food, moderate prices  edit Drink mojo bar & lounge, Untere Bahnhofstrasse 5, [14]. Small, modern, trendy cocktail-bar and lounge near the train station.  edit bottéga club & lounge, Neue Jonastrasse 72, [15]. Nicely designed club/lounge to relax.  edit La Corona, Kluggasse 1, [16]. until 7pm. Small bar in the center of the old-town of Rapperswil.  edit Starbucks, Schmiedgasse 30, ☎ 055 210 36 45. on the main road very near the center of town  edit Nelson Pub, Bahnhofplatz 1. across the road from the train station.  edit Sonderbar, Seedammstrasse 45 (Hurden SZ), [17]. the only bar on the damm to pfäffikon, delicious cocktails, friendly staff  edit Sleep Bed & Breakfast Rapperswil, Untere Bahnhofstrasse 18 (Near old-town and lake, 2 minutes walk from the train station), ☎ +41 78 824 51 92 (info@bed-breakfast-rapperswil.ch), [18]. Nice room with view to mountains. Free WiFi. Very near old-town, train station and lake. Help-yourself breakfast (but many cafés in near walking distance). 6 direct trains per hour to Zurich (36 mins travel time). Double room 59 chf per person. (47.22574706497569,8.819124698638916) edit Bed & Breakfast sea view, Lenggisrain 5, 8645 Jona (30 minutes walk from the town), ☎ +41 55 210 60 66 (v.schaltegger@swissonline.ch). View to the lake. A bit in the outskirts of town - you can reach town by public bus or 30 minutes walk. Double room 57 chf per person.  edit Bed & Breakfast oasee, Staffeln 14, 8715 Bollingen (On the main road Rapperswil-Jona to Schmerikon), ☎ +41 55 212 65 45, [19]. Comfortable rooms, nice view of Lake Zurich. Lakeside path for walking and biking. Double room 55-60 chf per person.  edit Contact Get out Zurich is about 20-25 minutes away direct trains to Zurich main station every 10-15 minutes. Trains take around 38 minutes. This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!