Experiences: Education

An adventure for the whole family. Once on the go with GPS device in hand, the family has to solve multifaceted puzzles so as to eventually gain access to this "treasure" of the Alps.

The Aargau Jura Park is the home of Perimuk the Jura dinosaur. He’s called that because his outline looks like the perimeter of the Aargau Jura Park (how it appears on a map). He takes families on four different exciting adventures: the Perimuk trails.

Chillon Castle is located on a rock on the banks of Lake Geneva. The water castle is the most visited historic building in Switzerland. For nearly four centuries Chillon was the residence and profitable toll station of the Counts of Savoy.

On nature’s trail – the Natural History Museum Bern is one of the most renowned in Switzerland. Its historic exhibitions of native and exotic animals are unique in Europe and are the reasons for the museum’s international reputation.

Learn everything about the manufacture and production of Trauffer wooden toys.

On the uplands of the Chasseral in the Chasseral Nature Park, Marcel Bühler creates two Gruyère d’Alpage AOP cheese wheels each day. More than 100 years ago, there were still 30 smallholdings making cheese in this area, but today there are only three left – and Marcel is one of them. With hard work and passion, he is keeping an old tradition alive.

The fortifications of Bellinzona are an extraordinary example of a late-medieval defensive structure located at a key strategic point on the Alpine pass. The castles of Bellinzona are among the most marvelous examples of medieval fortified architecture in the Alps.

Located by Lake Geneva in Swiss Vevey, Alimentarium is the first museum in the world devoted exclusively to nutrition. A wonderful and educational vegetable garden also belongs to the museum.

Discover the world of chocolate: At the Maison Cailler chocolate factory in Broc, you will experience the history of Switzerland's oldest chocolate brand, taste different varieties and create your own creations in workshops.

The exhibition at the Graubünden Museum of History includes archaeological, cultural and folk art objects from all over Graubünden from pre-historic times, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Baroque periods through to the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Autschliweg leads from Scharmoin back to the village of Lenzerheide. On the way, exciting discoveries about the forest habitat await. Autschli, the magical bear, is always there.

A unique route awaits visitors in the heart of the medieval town of Estavayer-le-Lac: the urban art route includes 15 works by artists from a wide variety of disciplines, that are consistently based on modern and contemporary art.

Its tracks are everywhere – often in unexpected places. The WWF Beaver Trail along the Rhine, gives a good insight into the beavers’ situation at this part of the river, their habits and habitat, at 10 different stations.

In the oldest railway depot of Central Switzerland, visitors experience railway history in a small but lively railway museum.

First branch on foreign soil of the "Musée en Herbe", Paris, which, for the last 25 years, has been organising didactic exhibitions on art and ethics for children.

The exploration trail begins above the Schlucher-Treff restaurant in Malbun and involves a variety of tasks for explorers of all ages at several stations over a length of 1.4 kilometres.

The Collegiate Church of St. Leodegar is the oldest sacred building listed under the protection of monuments in the canton of Solothurn. It was first mentioned in 778 AD. as the Werith Monastery.

Children can experience the Swiss Writer's Path on the Christian Schenker family tour. 11 stations in Olten invite you to listen and puzzle.

A must for all railway fans – beauty and boldness combined. With its 65m high pillars, tapering towards the top, the viaduct is one of the most elegant bridge constructions in Graubünden. The most frequently photographed feature of the Rhaetian Railways.

The tropical gardens Papiliorama and Nocturama in Kerzers are home to plants and animals from the tropics. In the Anthropodarium, arthropods are exhibited. The Swiss Butterfly Garden is dedicated to native butterfly species.

The castle ruin of Castello Mesocco sits on a rock outcrop in the Italian-speaking southern Mesolcina Valley (Misox).

With so many themed paths in the charming Appenzell region, hiking is even more eventful. The highlights include the Puzzle Trail in Schwellbrunn which requires both mental and physical fitness.

To this day, climbing the Eiger North Face is considered one of the most difficult mountaineering feats. One gazes at it respectfully and admires the tenacity and courage of the early alpinists who climbed mountain after mountain with little of the modern equipment we have today.

This short nature trail on the ridge of the Chasseral leads from the hotel to the highest point with the Swisscom antennae, visible from afar in all directions.