Top 10 Most Beautiful Towns in Switzerland: Appenzell, a Living Fossil of Agricultural and Pastoral Culture

Appenzell is the capital of the smallest administrative state in Switzerland - Appenzell Innerrhoden, and it is also the political, economic and cultural center of the state. The entire town is located on a beautiful and undulating hillside. From a distance, it looks like an ink painting. In addition to the beautiful natural pastoral scenery, the unique rural culture here is also a special landscape, constituting a perfect picture of "Swiss countryside". The entire town of Appenzell is far away from the hustle and bustle of industrial civilization. What it has is only these houses decorated with distinctive features and brightly painted colors, and the long-standing religious culture is integrated, full of a romantic and quiet atmosphere. The small shops are full of colorful lace ornaments, textiles, cowbells and other handmade products, which are irresistible. Due to the relatively closed environment surrounded by mountains on all sides, it has created a unique culture and customs. Therefore, many rural customs of the agricultural and pastoral civilization era with Swiss characteristics are preserved here, such as these cows and sheep with bells, and the "modern Swiss herdsmen" wearing traditional Appenzell costumes, who go to the streets to show the original Swiss mountain herdsmen. lifestyle. In fact, in Appenzell, the annual autumn cattle inheritance ceremony and Swiss rural song and dance culture is a very important festival in local culture. It is precisely because of this simplicity that the position of Appenzell in their hearts cannot be replaced by anything.