Brülisau: Hoher Kasten, Drehrestaurant
Few places in Appenzell Innerrhoden have a history as closely tied to mountain tourism as Hoher Kasten. Rising to 1,794 metres above Brülisau, this Alpstein summit is reached by cable car and has long drawn day-trippers from the Appenzell region and beyond. Its mountaintop complex includes a panoramic restaurant with a slowly revolving dining area, while terraces and marked paths lead into the surrounding limestone mountains. Below, scattered farms reflect the dairy tradition associated with Appenzeller cheese. Hoher Kasten brings together an accessible mountain ascent and the pastoral Alpine setting that defines this corner of northeastern Switzerland.
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Few settlements in Appenzell Innerrhoden have a history as closely tied to Alpine farming as Brülisau. Set beneath the Alpstein massif, this small Swiss community is the lower station for the Hoher Kasten cable car, which rises toward a summit above the Rhine Valley and the Appenzell hills. Pastures and farmsteads remain central to the local character, reflecting the region’s long-established dairy tradition and its celebrated Appenzeller cheese. Brülisau is also a practical starting point for walks into the Alpstein, including routes towards Sämtisersee. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of the Alpstein and Appenzell Innerrhoden.
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Appenzell Innerrhoden stretches from the Säntis massif to the gentler foothills around Appenzell, encompassing high Alpine pastures and close-knit farming country. In northeast Switzerland, this small canton is shaped by the Alpstein range, whose Säntis summit reaches 2,502 metres. The Sitter drains the region northward, passing meadows, woodland and scattered settlements. Appenzell, the cantonal centre, is associated with embroidery, Appenzeller cheese and the Landsgemeinde, an open-air cantonal assembly still held annually. Browse related webcams nearby to form a broader impression of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
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