Balgach: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Glopper Castle is located in the surrounding area of Balgach, and Alpkopf is also located in the surrounding area of Balgach. Glopper Castle is a specific point of interest for travellers interested in culture.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Balgach.

Surroundings

Hochälpele, Pfänder and Gamskopf are located in the wider regional surroundings of Balgach. Maria Stern Monastery, Schwarzenberg Parish Church and Nägelehötta are also located in the wider regional surroundings of Balgach.

Culinary Delights

Eichhof Balgach operates a farm shop and a café. The focus of its range is farm-produced meat and its own wine; this is complemented by other homemade products such as baked goods, preserves and products preserved in jars.

Experiences

The farm offers a visit experience centred around agriculture, with cattle, goats, rabbits, chickens, ducks and peacocks. There are also pedal tractors and a large sandbox for children. This makes the farm a specific point of interest for travellers looking to combine animals with activities for children.

Balgach is home to the RhyLa corn maze, described as a large digitally designed corn maze with paths through the field and a four-metre-high observation tower.

Classification

Balgach is a political municipality and locality in the Rheintal electoral district of the canton of St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland.

History

The Altes Rathaus Local History Museum in Balgach houses an original hand-embroidery machine, described as one of the few machines of its kind in the Rhine Valley that are still operational.

Landscape

Balgach lies between vineyards and the Rhine Valley; the vineyards in its surroundings are presented as part of the local cultural and culinary environment.

More local pages: Marbach, Rheineck, Altstätten, Diepoldsau, Oberriet, St. Margrethen, Au, Widnau.

To the overarching travel overview: Rhine Valley.