Culture Emmental AOC Show Dairy Affoltern i.E. Over the fire or in modern copper vats – this exhibition dairy covering 17,500 m2 gives you an up-close look at how the famous Emmental AOC is manufactured.
Ferienart Resort & Spa***** Saas-Fee Paradia means "above the day", and at the FerienArt you will be floating on cloud nine as you completely unwind at our 1,200m2 wellness centre with adventure pool,...
Top museums Salt Mines – History of White Gold Bex Salt belongs on the table, whether in its natural form or with added herbs. A visit to these mines, which stretch over 50 km through tunnels, shafts and gigantic...
Abbeys & churches Benedictie Convent of St. John, Müstair Müstair The internationally-renowned Convent of St. John in Müstair enjoys UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing and owes its existence and uniqueness to Charlemagne. It is...
Abbeys & churches Abbey Church Romainmôtier Romainmôtier Churches built over a period of 1000 years, frescoes, tombs, splendid halls and Gothic columns: the Abbey of Romainmôtier and the House of the Prior mirror the changes...
Abbeys & churches Mogno - Mario Botta's Mountain Church Mogno Seen from outside, the building is elliptical in shape, with a slanting roof and black and white stripes. The interior has a dizzying checkerboard design in the same...
Castles & palaces Castles of Bellinzona Bellinzona The fortifications of Bellinzona are among the most important examples of medieval defensive architecture in the Alps. With its castles, walls, towers, battlements and...
Castles & palaces Chillon Castle - Water Castle on Lake Geneva Montreux The most famous fortress in Switzerland, the Château de Chillon is one of the most beautiful historical buildings in the country and is one of the most...
Castles & palaces Gruyères - Castle and Small Town Gruyères A picture-perfect medieval town on a small hill with a castle and three totally different museums: In Gruyères, 800-year-old regional history and culture meet...
Culture St-Ursanne / Clos du Doubs St-Ursanne According to legend, the little town of St-Ursanne was founded by the Irish monk Ursinicus, who lived as a hermit on this isolated spot. Even today, this place...
Culture San Gottardo - Nostalgia on the Tremola Airolo Even the Romans avoided the immense mass of the Gotthard. The Pass only gained significance around the year 1200, when the Schöllenen Ravine between Göschenen and...
Culture Guarda – The Schellenursli-Village Guarda Guarda in the Lower Engadine is so beautiful a village that it was awarded the Wakker Prize. It also received the distinction "Of national importance". One of its...
Top museums La Maison du Gruyère AOC Pringy Le Gruyère AOC cheese is produced in ample quantities. 29'000 tons of the hard cheese are made annually. It bears the registered trademark AOC (indicating its origin)....
Abbeys & churches Stein am Rhein – Jewel on the Untersee Stein am Rhein At the point where Lake Constance again becomes the Rhine River, you will find the little town of Stein am Rhein. It is famous for its well-preserved Old Town...
