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".
Nature Lake Toma - Source of the Rhine Sedrun A calm lake lies near the Oberalp Pass. This lake's water flows clear and fresh into the valley. The Tomasee (Lake Toma) is considered to be the source of the Rhine....
Nature Nature Park Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Château-d'Oex This park is located in the cantons of Fribourg (Freiburg) and Vaud, between the shores of Lake Geneva, La Gruyère (Greyerzerland) and Pays D'Enhaut (Saanenland). The...
Nature Swiss National Park Zernez Everything is nature-oriented in the Swiss National Park in the Engadine. All this can be enjoyed in an area of over 170 square kilometers. Thanks to 80 kilometers of...
Nature 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...
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...
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 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...
Culture 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...
Culture 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...
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 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...
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 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...
