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.
Stein am Rhein (Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
The Museum zum Lindwurm is devoted to
bourgeois life and customs as well as agriculture
in the 19th century.
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 gateway
to the Lower Engadine, with a terraced
landscape and a brewery.
Uri (Central Switzerland)
Who was the real Wilhelm Tell? Follow the trail
of the Swiss national hero and freedom fighter.
Val bavona (Ticino)
Vallorbe (Lake Geneva Region)
Visitors exploring the labyrinthine underground
passages get a feeling for living conditions
during World War II.
Vättis (Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
In the early 14th Century, the free Walsers started to settle in the Calfeisen Valley. The church of St. Martin was first documented in 1432.
Warth (Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein)
Ittingen Charterhouse, a former Carthusian
monastery with more than 850 years of history,
is one of the most important cultural sites
in the region.
