Historic attractions
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Solothurn (Schweizer Mittelland)
Solothurn is known as the most beautiful
Baroque city in Switzerland, renowned for the
architecture favoured by the ambassadors
of the King of France who resided here from
1530 to 1792 – hence its epithet of the “City
of Ambassadors”.
Splügen (Graubünden)
The landscape on either side of the Splügen
pass – between Thusis in Graubünden, and
the small Italian town of Chiavenna – shows
traces of its 2,000-year history as a transit
route over the Alps.
St. Gallen (Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
St. Gallen’s History and Folklore Museum contains
the largest ethnological and historicocultural
collection in north-east Switzerland.
Internationally important museum of art
(covering the late Middle Ages to the present),
and natural history with a regional focus.
The elegant Textile Museum displays the
most sumptuous fabrics as well as the finest
St. Gallen embroidery.
Tarasp (Graubünden)
The castle at Tarasp, built in 1040, is the
symbol of the Lower Engadine, looking out
over the valley.
Tschlin (Graubünden)
Well-preserved traditional village at the
entrance to the Lower Engadine, with a
terraced landscape rich in wildlife.
Uri
Warth (Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
The former Carthusian monastery at Ittingen
is a place with more than 850 years of
history, and is one of the most important cultural
sites in the region.
Werdenberg (Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
The oldest timber-frame settlement in
Switzerland, with a medieval castle and
regional museum. Tours on request.
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