Staubbach Falls - free falling waters with a mist of spray Lauterbrunnen With a height of nearly 300 meters, Staubbach Falls is the second highest waterfall in Switzerland. In the summer warm winds swirl the waters around, so that the Falls...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
