Founded about 1240 by
the Counts of Kyburg, picturesque Aarau, Switzerland, with a population of
around 16,000, lies on the River Aare at the foot of the
southern slopes of the Jura mountains. The town’s central
location, within easy travelling distance of Basel, Bern,
Lucerne and Zurich makes it an ideal meeting point and it has a
variety of thriving industries. It is also known as the town of
beautiful gables thanks to its colourful baroque-style buildings
with painted gable roofs. Aarau is also a town of culture with
the Naturama natural history museum, the historic Schlössli
museum and Kunsthaus art museum. And Aarau is also well-known
for its lively traditional festivals such as the Maienzug (May
Day Procession) and Rueblimärt (Carrot Festival).