When we drive to Italy this is some kind of tradition to stop here first. It's right after the Gotthard Tunnel and it's good for a quick break. Be it because you're tired of the traffic jam leading south or be it to celebrate the fact that you didn't get any traffic (we did belong to the latter group). Besides the gas station and the self-service restaurant there's a shop/kiosk and of course the bathrooms (which most visitors will use). The restaurant is good for a coffee or so, the food is your standard Autobahn fare. The bathroom do cost. 1 buck a person. But you can use the ticket as a discount for the shop upstairs (and you can combine more than 1 ticket, which is nice). For us it's just the first stop on the way to our vacation destination, a welcome quick break to stretch you legs and have our dog for a quick walk after the long, dark Tunnel. But in the end it's just another Service area by the highway, but with a nice architecture. read more

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