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The Best Attractions In Villigen

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Psi Forum Visitor Centre

Munot

Stein am Rhein Old City

Aare Gorge

Swiss Science Center Technorama

Reichenbach Falls

Rhine Falls

Villigen is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. In January 2006, Villigen incorporated the former municipality of Stilli. The Paul Scherrer Institute is primarily located in Villigen, although part is across the Aare river in Würenlingen.
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The Best Attractions In Villigen

1. Psi Forum Visitor Centre Villigen
2. Rhine Falls Neuhausen Am Rheinfall
The Rhine Falls is the largest waterfall in Switzerland and Europe.The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich , between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen , next to the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. They are 150 metres wide and 23 metres high. In the winter months, the average water flow is 250 m3/s , while in the summer, the average water flow is 600 m3/s . The highest flow ever measured was 1,250 cubic metres per second in 1965; and the lowest, 95 cubic metres per second in 1921.The falls can not be climbed by fish, except by eels that are able to eel their way up over the rocks.
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3. Munot Schaffhausen
The Munot is a circular 16th century fortification in the center of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. It is surrounded by vineyards and serves as the city's symbol. The ring-shaped fortress was built in the 16th century. Today, it is a tourist attraction and hosts various events.
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4. Stein am Rhein Old City Stein Am Rhein
Stein am Rhein is a historic town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town has a well-preserved medieval centre, retaining the ancient street plan. The site of the city wall, and the city gates are preserved, though the former city wall now consists of houses. The medieval part of the town has been pedestrianised and many of the medieval buildings are painted with beautiful frescoes. The official language of Stein is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
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5. Swiss Science Center Technorama Winterthur
The Swiss Science Center Technorama is a science museum in the municipality of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
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6. Aare Gorge Meiringen
The Aare Gorge is a section of the river Aare that carves through a limestone ridge near the town of Meiringen, in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The gorge is an indirect product of glaciation; 10,000 years ago, just as the Ice Age was coming to an end, torrential runoff water from melting glaciers eroded a deep, narrow chasm through the limestone barrier. Although barely one mile long, this passage is bordered by sheer cliffs up to 165 feet high on either side. The gorge varies in width from some 30 metres at its widest to just 1 metre at its narrowest.The gorge is a popular tourist attraction, many visitors attracted by the nearby Reichenbach Falls, which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle selected as the setting for Sherlock Holmes' murder by Professor Moriarty. Permission to build wal...
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7. Reichenbach Falls Meiringen
The Reichenbach Falls are a waterfall cascade of seven steps on the creek called Rychenbach in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. They drop over a total change of altitude of about 250 metres . At 110 metres , of which the Grand Reichenbach Fall , the upper one, is by far the largest one and one of the higher waterfalls in the Alps and among the forty highest in Switzerland. The Rychenbach loses 290 metres of height from the top of the falls to the valley floor of the Haslital. Today, a hydro-electric power company harnesses the flow of the Reichenbach Falls during certain times of year, reducing its flow.In popular literature, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gave the Grand Reichenbach Fall as the location of the final physical altercation between his hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest ...
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Switzerland, the Complete Tour

In Switzerland you will find historic towns, raging rivers, snowcapped mountains, scenic lakes, and you can easily get you all around this lovely country with efficient travels on the excellent Swiss train network.
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Sunday in Villigen-Schwenningen

This was on my first trip to Germany We stopped in a small town called Villigen-Schwenningen! I loved it.

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