Traditions and Culture in Switzerland

Culture

Emmental AOC Show Dairy

Affoltern i.E.

It is well known far beyond the borders of Switzerland - the cheese with the large holes. Abroad Emmental cheese is often simply called "Swiss cheese".

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

Castles & palaces

Aargau

Cultural Routes in Switzerland

ViaSpluga: The mule track over the Splügen Pass

Splügen

The ViaSpluga is a cultural and long distance hiking trail through truly charming landscape. This trail is 65km long and runs from Thusis through the Viamala Gorge,...