Lake Zurich - South Shore Driving Tour

The road running along the south side of Lake Zurich, known beyond the causeway as the Oberer Zürichsee or Obersee (upper lake), passes the Etzelwerk power station and comes to Altendorf (430 m/1,411ft). 1.5km/1mi beyond this off the road to the left is Lachen. On a hill to the right (505 m/1,657ft; road half-way up) stands the 15th C. St John's Chapel, which was built on the ruins of the old castle of Alt-Rapperswil (destroyed 1350). 3km/2mi further on is Lachen (420 m/1,378ft; bypass), attractively situated on the Obersee; it has a fine twin-towered Roccoco church (1700-1710), designed by the Thumb brothers of Vorarlberg. Northeast of Lachen at the east end of the lake is Uznach.