'''Aarau''' is the German speaking capital city (and district) of the the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. It lies south of the German border, east of Berne and Basel, north of Lucerne, and west of Zurich.

==Get in== seetalstrasse 22 570 Boniswil AG

Get around

See

Do

Buy

chocolate formed like swiss army knifes (Mercur)

Eat

small rolls from Mayer bakery<p> delicious chocolate, can be found everywhere. There is even a factory (Frey) to be visited near Aarau (Buchs) Try the Chinese restaurant near the tourist office (they come from Hong Kong) Mercur chocolate also sells small cups of good expensive ice cream (green tea ice cream, too)

Drink

Try hot white chocolate from Caolina (for example at a cafe near the theatre) or the famous swiss "Ovomaltine" (hot or cold, similar to cocoa). Migros supermarkets do never sell alcohol, but you can get Beck_Ls beer at coop markets (Igelwaid) Cardinal beer tastes light, there is also an Irish pub for Guiness lovers

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

  • Aarau-West*** Swiss Quality Hotel. uhenstrasse 58, CH-5036. 58. 8. otel@aarau-west.ch. 41 (0) 62 737 01 00. New three star business hotel located 3 kilometers away from the train station Aarau. Very quiet area with onsite golf course and tennis courts. Double room for single use from 160CHF Double room from 210CHF (low season 2009).<br />www.aarau-west.ch www.SwissQualityHotels.com

  • '''Sorrellino Argovia''', Kasernenstrasse 24, Aarau. Tel: +41 62 823 21 21, fax: +41 62 822 32 63, [mailto:info@hotelargovia.ch info@hotelargovia.ch] [http://www.hotelargovia.ch/]. Rates: CHF 120-190.
  • Aarauerhof*** Swiss Quality Hotel. ahnhofstrasse 68, CH-5001. 58. 8. nfo@aarauerhof.ch. 41 (0) 62 837 84 00. Located at the Aarau train station directly in the city center. Three star hotel with modern business and meeting facilities. Single room from 140CHF Double room from 210CHF (rates from January 2009).<br />www.aarauerhof.ch www.SwissQualityHotels.com

    Splurge

    Nightlife