Guidebook for Horgen

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Guidebook for Horgen

Food Scene

The best restaurant in town
9 locals recommend
L'O
29 Bahnhofstrasse
9 locals recommend
The best restaurant in town
Nice pizzeria - especially the outside area is nice
Zugerstrasse 12
12 Zugerstrasse
Nice pizzeria - especially the outside area is nice
Drink a coffe on the top of Zurich or get a meal there with the perfect view
52 locals recommend
Prime Tower
201 Hardstrasse
52 locals recommend
Drink a coffe on the top of Zurich or get a meal there with the perfect view
If you are vegetarian, this is the place to be: According to the World Guiness Book of Records this is the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world and super delicious till today: www.hiltl.ch/
115 locals recommend
Haus Hiltl
28 Sihlstrasse
115 locals recommend
If you are vegetarian, this is the place to be: According to the World Guiness Book of Records this is the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the world and super delicious till today: www.hiltl.ch/
If you like croissants and Birchermüesli then go to this sweet place for breakfast: http://www.annabelle.ch/kochen/restaurant-tipp/cafe-bar-piccolino-horgen-zh-24264
Zugerstrasse 7
7 Zugerstrasse
If you like croissants and Birchermüesli then go to this sweet place for breakfast: http://www.annabelle.ch/kochen/restaurant-tipp/cafe-bar-piccolino-horgen-zh-24264
Breakfast with a view on lake of Zurich Mo-Sa 6.30-10am, Sunday 6.30-2pm: http://www.hotelmeierhof.ch/english/gastronomy/index.html
Hotel Meierhof
4 Bahnhofstrasse
Breakfast with a view on lake of Zurich Mo-Sa 6.30-10am, Sunday 6.30-2pm: http://www.hotelmeierhof.ch/english/gastronomy/index.html

Everything Else

Nice restaurant in town
Romantik Hotel Schwan
9 Zugerstrasse
Nice restaurant in town
Good place to clean your cloth and iron your shirts
Terlinden Textilpflege AG
6 Bahnhofstrasse
Good place to clean your cloth and iron your shirts
Everything for your daily needs
Coop Supermarkt Horgen Leue-Huus
35 Zugerstrasse
Everything for your daily needs
Nice ski resort - reachable by direct train from Horgen station on weekends: http://www.flumserberg.ch/
Bergbahnen Flumserberg AG
Nice ski resort - reachable by direct train from Horgen station on weekends: http://www.flumserberg.ch/
Fitness club - in case you want to work out: http://www.activfitness.ch/Studio_Horgen.page
ACTIV FITNESS Horgen
129 Seestrasse
Fitness club - in case you want to work out: http://www.activfitness.ch/Studio_Horgen.page
Rent a bicycle for free by leaving passport or driving licence from Monday to Friday 6.30am till 10pm or Saturday 8am till 8pm: http://www.waedirollt.ch/
Seestrasse 157A
157A Seestrasse
Rent a bicycle for free by leaving passport or driving licence from Monday to Friday 6.30am till 10pm or Saturday 8am till 8pm: http://www.waedirollt.ch/
Rent a bicycle for free by leaving passport or driving licence from Monday to Friday 10am till 9.30pm or Saturday 9am till 9.30pm (check season please): http://www.schweizrollt.ch/
10 locals recommend
Zürich, Enge
10 Tessinerpl.
10 locals recommend
Rent a bicycle for free by leaving passport or driving licence from Monday to Friday 10am till 9.30pm or Saturday 9am till 9.30pm (check season please): http://www.schweizrollt.ch/
Rent a boat or a "pedalo" next village to Horgen in Wädenswil from the company S'Pedalo. Phone 044 780 16 66
Seeplatz
Seeplatz
Rent a boat or a "pedalo" next village to Horgen in Wädenswil from the company S'Pedalo. Phone 044 780 16 66

Shopping

Everything for your daily needs
16 locals recommend
Migros Supermarkt
24 Alte Landstrasse
16 locals recommend
Everything for your daily needs
Everything for your daily needs, open daily from 6am till 11pm
55 locals recommend
Coop Pronto Shop
120 Badenerstrasse
55 locals recommend
Everything for your daily needs, open daily from 6am till 11pm
The closest pharmacy - in case you need something: http://www.apotheke-erzberg.ch/
TopPharm Apotheke zum Erzberg, Horgen
27 Zugerstrasse
The closest pharmacy - in case you need something: http://www.apotheke-erzberg.ch/
The nicest flea market in Zurich - open Saturdays, see dates: http://www.flohmarktbuerkliplatz.ch
65 locals recommend
Bürkliplatz Zürich
65 locals recommend
The nicest flea market in Zurich - open Saturdays, see dates: http://www.flohmarktbuerkliplatz.ch

Sightseeing

A coal mine to visit - last in service during 2nd world war
Bergwerk Käpfnach
27 Bergwerkstrasse
A coal mine to visit - last in service during 2nd world war
The local museum telling about the silk history of Horgen and the location on the first freeway of Europe (Germany to Italy)
Ortsmuseum
58 Nidelbadstrasse
The local museum telling about the silk history of Horgen and the location on the first freeway of Europe (Germany to Italy)
A lovely villa with a nice park - built by the silkproducer Jacques Huber-Kudlich 1902–1908
Musikschule Horgen / Villa Seerose
12 Seegartenstrasse
A lovely villa with a nice park - built by the silkproducer Jacques Huber-Kudlich 1902–1908
Nice village - reachable by public boat from Horgen
51 locals recommend
Rapperswil-Jona
51 locals recommend
Nice village - reachable by public boat from Horgen
A nice island on lake of Zurich - reachable by public boat from Horgen station
Restaurant Insel Ufenau
Ufenau
A nice island on lake of Zurich - reachable by public boat from Horgen station
The nicest barock church of Switzerland - part of the monastry of Einsiedeln
45 locals recommend
Einsiedeln Abbey
45 locals recommend
The nicest barock church of Switzerland - part of the monastry of Einsiedeln
Wonderful overview on Zurich, lake of Zurich and view on alps and to Germany - reachable from Zurich HB (Main station): http://www.utokulm.ch/
379 locals recommend
Uetliberg
379 locals recommend
Wonderful overview on Zurich, lake of Zurich and view on alps and to Germany - reachable from Zurich HB (Main station): http://www.utokulm.ch/
The top sight of Zurich - climb up the stairs on one tower to get a real nice overview on Zurich: http://www.grossmuenster.ch/
156 locals recommend
Grossmunster
7 Grossmünsterplatz
156 locals recommend
The top sight of Zurich - climb up the stairs on one tower to get a real nice overview on Zurich: http://www.grossmuenster.ch/
The Rhine falls: The biggest water fall in Europe and the castle of Laufen - a nice daytrip from Horgen (accessible by public transport): http://www.rheinfall.ch/home
234 locals recommend
Rhine Falls
Rheinfallquai
234 locals recommend
The Rhine falls: The biggest water fall in Europe and the castle of Laufen - a nice daytrip from Horgen (accessible by public transport): http://www.rheinfall.ch/home
The nicest castle on lake of constance, where the later emperor Napoléon III from France grew up and lived most time of his life: http://www.napoleonmuseum.tg.ch
7 locals recommend
Schloss Arenenberg
7 locals recommend
The nicest castle on lake of constance, where the later emperor Napoléon III from France grew up and lived most time of his life: http://www.napoleonmuseum.tg.ch
Take a ride up to the Felsenegg, from where you might walk to the Uetliberg Uto Kulm: http://www.laf.ch/
9 locals recommend
Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg LAF
80 Zelgstrasse
9 locals recommend
Take a ride up to the Felsenegg, from where you might walk to the Uetliberg Uto Kulm: http://www.laf.ch/
Take a small airplane and see the wonderful Swiss Alps: http://www.flugplatzwangen.ch
Flugplatz Wangen-Lachen
Take a small airplane and see the wonderful Swiss Alps: http://www.flugplatzwangen.ch
My favorite valley in south of Switzerland (Ticino - italien speaking part) with the amazing stone bridge of Lavertezzo - a wonderful daytrip from Horgen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nra0c2_LFeg
28 locals recommend
Lavertezzo
28 locals recommend
My favorite valley in south of Switzerland (Ticino - italien speaking part) with the amazing stone bridge of Lavertezzo - a wonderful daytrip from Horgen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nra0c2_LFeg
Glacier Express: Panorama train from Chur to St. Moritz or more - a lovely daytrip before or after your stay in my place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7txTHiyPin4
Rhätische Bahn AG
25 Bahnhofstrasse
Glacier Express: Panorama train from Chur to St. Moritz or more - a lovely daytrip before or after your stay in my place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7txTHiyPin4
Waterfalls of Giessbach: A wonderful place on lake of Brienz - over Luzern and the street of Brünig one daytrip away from Horgen: http://www.giessbach.ch/de/giessbachfaelle-naturpark.html
22 locals recommend
Giessbach Waterfall
22 locals recommend
Waterfalls of Giessbach: A wonderful place on lake of Brienz - over Luzern and the street of Brünig one daytrip away from Horgen: http://www.giessbach.ch/de/giessbachfaelle-naturpark.html
Rapperswil is a lovely city with a pitoresk old city and reachable by boat from Horgen. The best is to stop on Insel Ufenau and later in Rapperswil and to walk up to the castle: http://www.vvrj.ch/
23 locals recommend
Schloss Rapperswil
Lindenhügel
23 locals recommend
Rapperswil is a lovely city with a pitoresk old city and reachable by boat from Horgen. The best is to stop on Insel Ufenau and later in Rapperswil and to walk up to the castle: http://www.vvrj.ch/

Drinks & Nightlife

Shisha Club for Shisha lovers
Paris Shisha Lounge
149 Seestrasse
Shisha Club for Shisha lovers