Alpine Cheese Making in the Romantic Justis Valley Beatenberg How is fine Alpine cheese made in the Justis Valley (Justistal)? At an Alpine cheese dairy in the Justis Valley you can look over the shoulder of the cheese maker and...
Combes de Amburnex Le Sentier The Nature Park is characterized by landscape structures that run parallel to each other in a Southwest-Northeast direction. Forested areas alternate with long...
Dry walls, cows and Alpine pastures Marchairuz Dry walls are typical for the high altitude Jura pastures, which were established mostly in the 19th and 20th centuries. They were originally used to enclose cattle...
Rathaus (Town Hall) and urban gardens Le Locle The former town hall, the "Hôtel de Ville", was built in 1839-1841 and now serves as the courthouse. This beautiful building, inspired by the traditional local...
Maison du tourisme St-Ursanne The "House of Tourism" is located next to the gate to the medieval city, in an excellent location on the edge of the Doubs. A modern and innovative infrastructure...
Buschbergkapelle (Buschberg Chapel) – a centre of natural... Wittnau In 1668 Benedikt Martin had an accident on his way back to Keinberg. His horse drawn carriage ran over both his legs, but a lucky stone between his legs prevented them...
Bassins Distillery Bassins Built in 1975, this distillery specialises in processing essences from aromatic and medicinal plants. In June 2002 the distillery launched its own preservative free...
Bonmont Abbey Chéserex The monastery of Bonmont, founded in 1123, joined the Cistercian order in 1131. It was the first monastery of this order in what is now Switzerland. The Abbey has been...
Forest ants Marchairuz The super-colony at Chalet à Roch in the territory of the Col du Marchairuz is not the largest colony of wood ants in the world, but it is probably the best known one...
Switzerland's first bio-pool - Biobadi Biberstein The first public swimming pond in Switzerland, which is also the country's first bio-pool, was opened in 2000. It is worth jumping into the green water in Biberstein:...
Cultural artefacts Nax The remoteness of the Val d'Herens has perhaps helped to ensure that its cultural artefacts have remained intact until today. Rye bread is still traditionally made by...
Historic bridges Château-d'Oex Between Gstaad and Gruyères a number of historic bridges, built between 1578 and 1880, span the Rivers Saane and Hongrin. These works of art bear witness to the...
Lookout points over the Doubs Les Brenets Between Les Brenets and Biaufond a few rocky promontories provide spectacular lookout points over the Doubs Gorge and across to France. Interesting sounding names such...
Herd protection centre Gampel - Jeizinen In 1998, Valais was one of the first Swiss cantons to confirm the return of wolves. At the same time, losses of farm animals increased and shepherds became angry....
Blacknosed sheep from Valais Leuk - Susten Although the earliest mention of it dates back to 1400, this large-framed, docile mountain sheep was first recognised as a separate breed in 1962. It has adapted...
