Saut du Doubs – Waterfall at Lac des Brenets Les Brenets The water of the river Doubs, which has been dammed up by landslide debris, forms the four kilometer long, but only 200 meter wide, winding Lac des Brenets. The 27...
Brissago Island, Lago Maggiore Brissago The mild climate at Lago Maggiore is unique in Switzerland, and enables subtropical plants to flourish in the open air on Isola Grande, the large island. The Botanical...
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...
Seven Springs - sources of the Simme River Lenk i.S. Seven springs feed the Simme, a 55 kilometer long river in the Bernese Oberland. The waterfalls cascading over rocks that are several meters high are definitely worth...
Trümmelbach Falls – in the Valley of the 72 Waterfalls Lauterbrunnen Loud thundering and roaring in the interior of the mountain, gurgling, foaming and churning water: these are the Trümmelbach Falls. They are Europe's largest...
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...
The very middle of Switzerland Sachseln-Flüeli-Ranft Where is the middle of Switzerland? The Federal Office for National Topography, swisstopo, used the digitised Swiss national boundaries to calculate the centre of...
Glacier Garden, Lion's Monument, Mirror Labyrinth Luzern It is one of the world's most famous monuments. It was hewn out of the natural rock in memory of the Swiss heroes fallen who died in the Tuileries. The American author...
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...
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...
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...
Giessbach Falls and Hotel Giessbach Brienz The Giessbach brook tumbles in 14 stages, over a length of 500 meters and out of the high valleys of the Faulhorn area down to Lake Brienz. Historic Grand Hotel...
