14 – 16 June 2024
When: 14 – 16 June 2024
Where: Rapperswil-Jona, Zurich, Switzerland
Map: Rapperswil-Jona on Google Maps
Website: https://www.bluesnjazz.ch/
Hotels: Hotels in Rapperswil-Jona
An annual open-air festival that takes place in the medieval Old Town of Rapperswil.
The Venues
Three stages, 20 concerts, and 25,000 guests make for a fabulous three days of sultry sounds.
Then there is Gastronomy.
In addition to being surrounded by restaurants and bars, there are catering facilities onsite at the festival grounds offering an array of delectable bites.
Choose from a Bed & Breakfast, a youth hostel, or a hotel in the historic town centre.
You’ll find Hotel Jakob in the car-free Old Town, just two minutes walk from the station and only 200 m from the ship pier on Lake Zurich.
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Rapperswil-Jona is situated on the north shore of lovely Lake Zurich, approximately 40 km south of Zurich.
If flying to Switzerland, Zurich Airport is the closest.
The train journey from Zurich will take around 40 minutes, and you can expect to travel for about 45 minutes by car.
To reach the festival venue, the organisers recommend taking public transport.
Rapperswil-Jona is known as the town of roses, and you’ll find over 15,000 roses from 600 varieties in bloom from June to October.
The medieval Old Town is a protected historic monument, and a castle towers above the town, offering panoramic views over the lake and the Alps.
The town also has the longest wooden bridge in Switzerland, which pedestrians can cross to the other side of the lake.
In short, it’s a picturesque town well worth visiting.
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