Those who suffer from vertigo should keep a safe distance from this place, but for all those who love breathtaking places and unforgettable views immersed in nature, then an inn built on an overhanging rock it is the right place to reach.
To get there, you have to walk about seven kilometers, which takes three hours, but you will be rewarded with the beauty of the surrounding environment and the magic of a place that seems to have fallen out of a dream. The structure is unexpected, stuck between the mountain and the skyand surrounded by so much beauty.
We are in Swiss and more precisely in the canton of Appenzell: the most famous mountain inn is located here.
An inn built on an overhanging rock
It is a very popular place that too national geography included among those of see throughout your life: we are talking about the Aescher inn, which is located in Switzerland in the canton of Appenzell. It is currently closed for the winter and its reopening is dated May 2024, overnight stays are also possible. From there you can enjoy a wonderful view in the mountains when you are in a place that will take your breath away.
The inn in its original form appears to date back to 1860, according to the official website, and is open from May to October seven days a week from 7.30am. The kitchen is open from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. In November, however, it is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and you can eat from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Yes he can reach by cable car or on foot and is located at an altitude of 1454 meters above sea level.
AND the pictures of this place speak for themselves showing the beauty of a place that seems suspended between heaven and earth and that seems to test every law of engineering and architecture.
How to get to the rock inn
They exist two ways to get to this inn clinging to the rock. One of them is the cable car: from the Wasserauen station you can reach the top in about 15 minutes and continue with a short walk from there.
The second way is a mountain road which allows you to discover truly evocative places and views. You need it to travel over three hours and on the way back you can still opt for the cable car.
We always start from Wasserauen station to reach in about an hour’s walk with several steep climbs Seealpsee a beautiful mountain lake that fits in a extraordinary panorama, with a body of water surrounded by peaks. You then continue along a rather steep path, which eventually leads to the Ascher inn, from which you can enjoy unforgettable views and where you can taste typical dishes. They are also near the inn cave of Wildkirchli and hermitage chapel.
A place of dreams, like all those that seem to defy all laws: exciting hermitages found in Italy, but also in other parts of the world.
Like the Aescher Inn, which national geography inserted between sites that you can see at least once in your life, one of those places where, giddiness permitting, we must go to be amazed by the magic of nature and human ingenuity.