Waterfalls

Romainmotier - La Sarraz

A natural spectacle in a class of its own are the Engstligen Waterfalls rushing down 600 meters.

On board comfortable vedette boats, you will see the splendid setting of Lake Brenets and the superb 27 metre-high Saut-du-Doubs waterfall.

The Giessbach Falls are among Switzerland"s loveliest waterfalls. The huge masses of water plunging down over 14 levels of rock into the lake of Brienz is a magnificent natural spectacle.

People were fascinated by the 300 m high Staubbach Falls as early as the Middle Ages. The milky-white waters thundering down over dark green rocks have inspired painters, poets and travel writers over the centuries.

In the Lauterbrunnen Valley there is a waterfall that crashes to the ground below in 5 cascades that are 750 meters high.

The ten cascades of the Trümmelbach Falls lie behind a wall of stone. Once inside, one can admire the melting snow waters of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.

Magnificent natural spectacles are offer by Lenks's Water Synphony, including foaming rapids of the Simme River, roaring waterfalls and the multi-tonals plashing of the Simmen source.

The Bavona Valley, defined by houses and hamlets built from the same grey granite as can be seen on the rock, is only inhabited for six months of the year.

The beauty of the mighty waterfall - height of drop 100 m - and the scenic charms of the surroundings have been described since tourism began.

Near Schaffhausen the Rhine River offers visitors the glorious spectacle of the largest waterfall in Europe. At a width of 150 m and a height of 23 m, an average of 700 m3 of water rushes over the cliffs each second.

The Trient river, which rose from the glacier of the same name, gouged the 200 metre-deep gorge in the rocks. A bridge built in 1934 connects the 187 metre-high walls on either side of the river, and a path has been constructed along the river itself, turning the area into a real paradise for climbers and botanists.

The Serenbach Falls at the northern shore of Lake Walen are some of Switzerland's highest and most impressive waterfalls. From an altitude of 600 meters they plummet into the lake.