Schwyz: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the Schwyz district, Oberiberg is home to the Sternensauser Flying Fox, featuring a 2.3-kilometre steel cable and a maximum height of 80 metres. Oberiberg also has a 2.5-kilometre toboggan run between Druesberghütte and Weglosen. This makes the choice between a flying experience and a toboggan ride quite concrete.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Schwyz.

Orientation

The Schwyz district is an administrative district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

For further orientation within the district, you can use the local pages for Alpthal, Arth and Brunnen. Goldau, Illgau and Lauerz also complement this overview of localities.

The local pages for Morschach, Muotathal and Oberiberg provide further context for the district. Further local pages are available for Rickenbach Bei Schwyz, Riemenstalden and Rothenthurm.

The complete overview of localities also includes Sattel, Schwyz, Seewen, Steinen, Stoos and Unteriberg.

Experiences

There is an 18-hole golf course in Studen in Unteriberg. Studen in Unteriberg also has cross-country skiing trails.

Landscape

Measured approximately as the crow flies from the mapped centre of the Schwyz district, Charenstöckli is about 6.1 kilometres to the south, Rigi Hochflue about 6.1 kilometres to the west, Schwanau Island about 3.0 kilometres to the west and Firenstöckli about 7.4 kilometres to the south. Muotathal Abbey is about 11.3 kilometres to the southeast, the Männedorf otter enclosure about 25.7 kilometres to the north and Rapperswil Abbey about 25.8 kilometres to the northeast. These are specific points in the wider area around Schwyz.

The Mythen tourism region combines mountain landscapes, green valleys and blue lakes. It offers a network of hiking trails as well as mountain biking and cycling routes; in winter, there are routes for winter hiking and snowshoeing.

The Schwyz region is described as a pre-Alpine landscape of mountains and lakes; its named mountain destinations include Mythen, Stoos with Fronalpstock, Hoch-Ybrig and Rigi.

Culture

The Swiss National Museum – Forum of Swiss History is located in Schwyz.

Traditional customs associated with Schwyz include Chlefelen and carnival dances performed by historical Maschgraden figures.

Getting there

The municipality of Schwyz can be reached by train from Zurich Main Station in about one hour.

To the higher-level travel overview: Schwyz.