It is the rural zone and one of the less known of Switzerland, being often margined by the tourists who prefer the famous holiday zones in the southern part.

This does not mean that you can not enjoyed the mountain and the lakes. In this zone peace and history is breathed, with medieval centers in its cities, far from the glamour of resources of great name.

Most of the visitors has not still heard speaking about its principal city, S. Gallen, and its magnificent Baroque cathedral and the preserved good medieval downtown.

Immediately in the southern part is the Appenzell's mountainous system, occupied largely by the isolated community of farmers and craftsmen of Alpstein's hills. The highest mountain of the region is the Säntis (2500m), rather poor in Swiss terms, but sufficiently to enjoy much snow.