Monte Generoso and Valle di Muggio Monte Generoso Bellavista Monte Generoso has so much to offer: a sweeping view of northern Italy and Ticino, the opportunity to discover traces of prehistoric cultures in the Bear Cave, to...
Pfyn Forest - Nature Reserve on the Language Border Sierre Once feared because of the robbers and highwaymen that lived in it, today Pfyn Forest is a part of the nature park and one of Europe's last large pine forests. The...
Malcantone - Land of Chestnuts Arosio This Ticino hill landscape ranges from the Gulf of Agno on Lake Lugano to Monte Lema. Picturesque Ticinese villages, narrow mountain lanes and vast chestnut forests...
Derborence - Mountain Lake formed by Landslides Derborence Derborence Lake was created as a result of a massive landslide near Sion in the 18th century. The eponymous valley is a nature reserve with a pristine beauty that...
Greina Plateau Sumvitg The Greina Plateau (Plaun la Greina) is a unique, Alpine tundra located between the cantons of Graubünden and Ticino, at an elevation of 2200 meters. It can only be...
Suworow Monument and Schöllenen Gorge Andermatt The path across the Gotthard Pass leads through the dangerous Schöllenen Gorge with its steep walls and wild river. Here the French fought against the Russians over...
Alpinum Schatzalp – Alpine Flower Garden Davos High-altitude flowers from the Pyrenees, New Zealand, China, Nepal or Tibet also grow in Switzerland. In the botanical garden Alpinum Schatzalp, 3500 plant species and...
Blausee - Romantic Forest Lake, replete with Trout Kandersteg The eyes of the beautiful maiden who died of a broken heart were deep blue. The Blue Lake is also deep blue, in eternal memory of the love of the maiden, which...
Botanical Garden - Fascinating Flowers Genève Roses and dahlias, medicinal plants, exotic blossoms and undemanding herbs: the Botanical Garden of Geneva houses over 16,000 species of plants. The exotic bird...
Réclère - Grottos and Prehisto-Park Réclère An excursion to the grottoes and the prehistoric park of Réclère is nearly like Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth". The large limestone cave with...
Swiss Ornithological Institute on Lake Sempach Sempach The Ornithological Institute in Sempach is the Swiss center of excellence for all matters pertaining to native bird species. The principal duties of the private...
The Earth Pyramids of Euseigne Hérémence Euseigne lies in Val d'Hérens, a side valley of the Rhône, near the world's highest dam, the Grande Dixence. The earth pyramids of Euseigne are one of Switzerland's...
High moors at Gruère (Jura) Saignelégier The "Étang de la Gruère" is a dammed, but natural moor lake situated in a hollow on the highland plateau of the Freiberge in the Swiss canton of Jura.
St. Peter's Island Biel / Bienne St. Petersinsel (St. Peter's Isle) was a modest estate with leased vineyard allotments when it gained widespread importance in Europe in the 18th century through J-J...
"Col-des-Roches" Cave Mills Le Locle If brooks and rivers run only sluggishly above ground, hydropower is nearly impossible to harness. That is why the inhabitants of the valley of Le Locle began to use...
