Goldau Travel Guide

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Things to Do  

Visit Rigi mountain

Visit Rigi mountain, Goldau

 yumyum Says:  You can easily reach Goldau by train or by motorway as it is located on the north-south axis through Switzerland.Because of its central location in Switzerland, the Rigi mountain is very popular all year round for a visit. One way up is from Goldau by the blue train. The... 

Herz-Jesu Kirche

Herz-Jesu Kirche, Goldau

 yumyum Says:  On this visit to the Rigi mountain, I noticed the catholic Herz-Jesu church for the first time properly. The reason is that currently the station of the mountain railway to the Rigi mountain is not in its usual place due to renovations of the main station.The construction of... 

Tierpark

Tierpark, Goldau

 ealgisi Says:  This is really a beautiful place where a human can enjoy life in direct contact with animals.The park is really big, and it can take you the whole day to visit it, many animals from different species and some animals are free to walk close to you, in the middle of all the... 

Transportation  

By train

By train, Goldau

 yumyum Says:  The railway station of Arth-Goldau is a railway junction. From here national trains (SBB) and private railways go to Basel via Lucerne, Olten, to Zurich via Zug, to St. Gallen via Rapperswil, to the Ticino via the Gotthard.Then there is also the mountain railway that starts... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Highways toll

Highways toll, Goldau

 ealgisi Says:  To use highways you must purchase and display a tax disc (vignette) on your vehicle. The cost is EUR 40The penalty for not displaying a disc is €80. They are sold at border crossings, fuel stations and post offices. 

What to Pack  

Autumn / Winter

Autumn / Winter, Goldau

 ealgisi Says:   Comfortable walking shoes / Snow shoesCoat / rain coat / snow coat, umbrella, woll gloves, scarf 

Favorites  

Useful phone numbers

Useful phone numbers, Goldau

 ealgisi Says:  The most common European emergency number 112 (following Directive 2002/22/EC: Universal Service Directive) and also standard on GSM mobile phones. 112 is used in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,... 

Official Switzerland website

Official Switzerland website, Goldau

 ealgisi Says:  Check out the official website of Switzerland.http://www.myswitzerland.com/en.cfm/home 

Forecast website

Forecast website, Goldau

 ealgisi Says:  http://www.meteosuisse.admin.ch/web/en/weather.html 

Mountain passes and tunnels information

Mountain passes and tunnels information, Goldau

 ealgisi Says:  It is always better to be informed about road conditions.So for this reason here's a website that wil tell you every Swiss tunnel and mountain pass status, open or closed.http://www.tcs.ch/main/it/home/verkehrsinfo/paesse_tunnels.html 

Few words in Swiss German

Few words in Swiss German, Goldau

 ealgisi Says:  Below few words in Swiss German that you can use while visiting Switzerland.Hello - GrüeziHello (to more than one person) - Grüezi mitenandGood evening - Gueten AbigHi (more informal than "grüezi") - Hoi/Salü/SaliHi (to more than one person) - Hoi zämeGood bye - (Uf)... 

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Welcome to Goldau

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 Goldau is better know under its railway station name "Arth-Goldau". The commune consists of Arth, Oberarth and Goldau. When you travel by train from the north to the Gotthard and the south of... 

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