Olten - Altstadt seen from across the Aare by Mark Sukhija

Olten - Altstadt seen from across the Aare

Olten is pretty much a railway town - a sort of Clapham Junction of Switzerland - but it does have a small Old Town (Altstadt) which is worthy of a few hours pottering around. The Old Town has some charming frescoed old buildings - of which the Ratskeller is an excellent place for some pub-style dining.

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Key facts

Name: Ratskeller
Address:
Klosterplatz 5, 4600 Olten
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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook