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Lago Bianco is fed by glacier waters and sand, giving it a milky-white colour. Lago Bianco is both a reservoir and a watershed. To the east, the waters flow into the Black Sea and to the south, into the Adriatic.

Lej Nair, to give it its romansch name, is fed by the Lago Bianco, so the water has already been partially purified and, because the sun doesn’t shine directly on the lake, the waters appear rather black. Lej Nair is brimming with trout, but no fishing is allowed.

- 1000 m.a.s.l.
- 20 to 24 degrees,
Adults CHF 9, children (6-12 years) CHF 4.50
Silver meadows line the shores of the Caumasee, and beyond them towers a majestic pine wood. The waters are turquoise and pleasantly warm because the lake is fed by underground springs.
There are pedalo boats for hire. Just a 20-minute walk from Flims.

The oldest game preserve still in existence. It owes its name to its milky blue colour: a karst (limestone) lake with genuine glacier waters.

The Blausee nature park is a jewel of the Bernese Alps: with its deep blue, crystal-clear waters it is surrounded by a 20-hectare, traffic-free nature park. Stocks of Alpine trout are kept in the lake.

1542 m.a.s.l.
- up to 21 degrees
- free access
- The Arnensee lies between Arnen, Seeberg, and Walig. There is a comfortable guesthouse with a terrace directly on the shores of the lake. Accessible by car in 25 minutes from Gstaad via Feutersoey; and by public transport (regular bus service) in 30 minutes from Gstaad railway station.

(fare payable). By public transport (regular bus service) in 30 minutes from Gstaad railway station.

- 1100 m.a.s.l.
- up to 23 degrees
- free access
The Talsee is a haven of tranquillity amidst a wildly romantic mountain landscape. The small mountain restaurant, the Talalp, is situated directly at the lakeside. Accessible by chairlift from Filzbach to the mountain station of Habergschwänd and then a 30-minute walk.

22-30 metres deep with a deeply fissured bottom. The lake derives its name from its dark waters.

- 2207 metres above sea-level
- up to 20 degrees
- free access
The view from the Blausee to the nearby Valais four-thousand-metre peaks (Weisshorn, Matterhorn and Dom) is breathtaking! Barbecue facilities. Access from Riederalp by the Riederalp-Moosfluh cableway, then on foot to the Blausee. (15 min.).

Access: by train or car to Mörel and then by cableway to Riederalp.

Round Lago Nero offers a wonderful view of the Basodino Glacier and Lake Cavagnoli. The colour of the lake is attributed to the surrounding hornblende stone.

The Rote Seeli is a curiosity in the Samnaun group. Algae colour its waters red. The lake is fed from an underground source and water also flows out of the lake underground.

- 1046 m.a.s.l.
- up to 22 degrees
- free access
The Schwarzsee lies amidst the beautiful foothills of the Alps in the Freiburg region. Depending on the light, the shimmering waters range from turquoise to black. All around the lake there is a 4-km–long footpath, partly lit at night.
The Schwarzsee is accessible by public transport from Freiburg or by car via the A12 motorway, ‘Düdingen’ exit.

- 738 m.a.s.l. 20
- up to 24 degrees

Nestling in a hollow at the foot of the Niederbauen is idyllic Lake Seelisberg.
Opening times (up to the beginning of September): 8:00 till 18.00 hours. Sports facilities, boats for hire, kiosk and campsite (info: 041 820 35 96) available. Directly accessible by post bus from Stans and by car from the A2, ‘Beckenried Süd’ exit.

The Lago di Saoseo shimmers like an optical illusion, its waters a vivid, luminescent cobalt-blue, and the Lago di Viola nestles like a deep violet eye in the gentle hollow at the foot of the Scima da Saoseo, whose furrowed spine is a delightful contrast to the velvety meadows, still lakes and sparse Swiss pine and larch woods of the Val di Campo.

- 1690 metres a.s.l.
- 21 to 24 degrees
- free access
The Lac des Chavonnes is situated amidst beautiful woodland above Villars in the Vaud Alps. It’s just a 30-minute walk from Bretaye station (mountain railway from Bex). Meals and refreshments available at the lakeside restaurant.

High above the Diemtigtal, at the end of a little side valley and on the way over to the Simmental, is the picturesque Seeberg Lake (1831 m). This nature conservation area attracts both walkers and bikers. A typical mountain lake with cold, clear water, a very popular place for a day out. There are mysterious underground streams flowing in and out of the lake. The nearby mountain hut is manned in summer.