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Afbeelding - Alt. St. Johann
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Switzerland

Alt St. Johann (Switzerland)

Alt St. Johann in short

  • Height: 900 metres
  • Very child friendly
  • Beautiful natural surroundings
  • Home to the first solar cable car

Alt St. Johann is a family and child-friendly village in eastern Switzerland with only 800 inhabitants. It belongs to the municipality Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann which is the highest municipality in the Toggenburg region, between the mighty Säntis mountain range and the seven Churfirsten. The village does everything possible to make families feel welcome - which explains why it was awarded the "Families Wilkommen" label!

The fairytale landscape contributes to a pleasant winter experience in Alt St. Johann. Toggenburg is the ski area of Alt St. Johann and is shared with Wildhaus and Unterwasser. The total number of kilometers of pistes is 60 kilometers and is suitable for all ages and for beginners and advanced. For winter sports enthusiasts who prefer to keep off the downhill slopes there are various winter activities such as hiking or cross-country skiing.

Review of Alt St. Johann

Snowplaza.co.uk review
  • Winter hiking
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Aprés-ski
  • Family/children
  • Price level

Photo gallery of Alt St. Johann

Afbeelding - Alt. St. Johann
© Toggenburg Tourismus

Weather in Alt St. Johann

Today

Overcast and heavy snowfall

Overcast and heavy snowfall
-5 / 0

Frost line

813 metres

Snow

24 cm

Tomorrow

Heavy snow showers, also some sunshine

Heavy snow showers, also some sunshine
-6 / -3

Frost line

760 metres

Snow

12 cm
Après-ski & nightlife in Alt St. Johann
Restaurants 3
Bars & cafés 2
Discos
Cinema
Theater
Casino
Concert Hall
Ski schools & ski lessons in Alt St. Johann
Number of Ski Schools 1
Number of Ski Instructors 70
Instruction slope
Ski lessons in Nederlands
Private ski lessons 80
Ski lessons 5 days, 20 hours, € 220,00
Snowboard lessons 5 days, 20 hours, € 220,00
Cross-country skiing 1 days, 2 hours, € 35,00
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Facilities in Alt St. Johann
Number of hotels 5
Number of hotel beds 183
Number of tourist beds 183
Supermarkets 1
Bank
Tourist information for Alt St. Johann
Name Toggenburg Tourismus, Tourist-Info
Telephone 9999911
Distance to Alt St. Johann
Distance from Brussels approx. km
Airport Zürich approx. 100 km with bus service
Train station Nesslau-Neu St. Johann approx. 12 km with bus service
From the highway approx. 20 km 25-minutes drive
Alt St. Johann for the children
Childcare
Childcare from 48 months
Number of hours of childcare 7 hours a day
Price without lunch
Price with lunch
Children's Carousel
Magic Carpet
Child Lift 1
Adventure Park
Playground
Mascot
Mascot Name Snowli
After skiing in Alt St. Johann
Public sauna
Fitness Centre
Public solarium
Massage
Spa & Wellness
Indoor pool
Balloon flight
Paragliding
Indoor tennis
Squash court
Hiking trails
Torchlight Tours
Indoor skating rink
Ice skating rink
Curling
Snow rafting
Dog sledge
Snowmobiles
Toboggan run