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Weisses Rossli
Goldau, Switzerland · Independent · Near Luxury
When Goldau was rebuilt after the landslide, this tavern was the second house to rise, in 1812, right after the priest's house, because a church was thought to need an inn. It fed pilgrims bound for the Rigi and, after 1852, sent a horse omnibus down to the steamer from Zug. The restaurant is still on Gotthardstrasse, a short walk from Arth-Goldau station, and Daniela Torelli and Erich Leutwiler have run it since August 2015.
- Opened 1812
About Weisses Rossli
- Foreign guests knew the sign as Au Cheval Blanc. After the landslide the inn lived off sightseers, and locals led horses and sedan chairs up the Rigi.
- The rooms still let above the restaurant are few and simple. A separate 1848 house on Rigiweg, once tied to the same white-horse name, has been apartments since 2024.
History
The municipal culture trail dates Gasthaus Rössli to 1812, the second building of Goldau's rebuild after the landslide, following the priest's house, because a church was expected to have a tavern. The French sign read Au Cheval Blanc. It lodged Rigi tourists and pilgrims to Maria zum Schnee at Rigi-Klösterli, and from 1852 ran a horse omnibus to the Zug-Arth steamer. Ruth and Joe Torelli handed the hotel-restaurant to Daniela Torelli and Erich Leutwiler on 8 August 2015. The door today is Gotthardstrasse 29.
The setting
Gotthardstrasse 29, 6410 Goldau, in the municipality of Arth, about a five-minute walk from Arth-Goldau station. Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz are a short ride; the Rigi is the old reason for the inn.
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