Experiences

Creating electricity from water is wonderful technology: hidden in the mountains, built for generations and absolutely safe. A pleasure for visitors to experience.

Harvesting cherries, apples, pears and damsons requires enormous manual effort and a lot of time. You can officially help local growers in the Aargau Jura to pick these delicious fruits.

Nestled between hills, vineyards and Lake Thun, Spiez opens up a door to another world. In the lovingly designed toy museum, visitors can embark on a journey into the world of childhood from times gone by.

Parc de Mon Repos, a true haven of peace and relaxation in the heart of the city of Lausanne, is an ideal place to play, go on walks, meditate, and simply watch the world go by. The country house built in the centre of the park in the 18th century was regularly visited by Voltaire, who also staged several theatrical performances here.

The Zentrum Paul Klee Museum combines art, music and creativity under one roof. In the undulating architecture of Renzo Piano, you will be immersed in the painter's work. Children create their own art in the Creaviva studio.

Located in the heart of the city, opposite the Museo d'Arte, Lido Riva Caccia features a floating wooden deck that rocks gently to and fro like a boat.

The exhibition is devoted to the thing that has made this valley famous far beyond Switzerland: minerals.

For the first time ever, the great mysteries of the world are available at one location to be experienced and sensed.

The Échappée Jurassienne long-distance hiking trail is a relaxing hike that lets you sample local products along the way.

The Alpbach Gorge in the Haslital Valley is one of nature’s jewels and a great experience for seasoned and sure-footed mountain climbers.

The “Casa del Tè” is set in a little tea plantation on the Monte Verità, above Ascona.

The Weatherman Hiking Trail in the Muotathal Valley shows at 14 stations how, based on the signs of nature, weather rules are made to predict sun, wind, and rain.

Visitors here can look forward to a romantic landscape, the enchanting Hallwyl moated castle with its impressive exhibition and the Lake Hallwil navigation company, more than 100 years old, which entertains its guests aboard five motor launches.

A tropical landscape of grottos, cascades, wave pools and caves can be found at the water park in Le Bouveret, the Valais town on the Rhône delta. The park guaranteed water-based fun for the whole family all year round.

Twenty markers (made of larch tree wood), small slate roofs and stations with sensory equipment have been installed on existing hiking trails.

Visit the Trümmelbach Falls, the largest underground waterfalls in Europe in the Lauterbrunnen Valley. Feel the power of the glacier water of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau up close.

Nature and adventure go hand-in-hand, especially in a treetop ropes course. Perched high above the forest floor, you'll defy the laws of gravity, using grit and teambuilding skills to make your way through each test of courage and agility.

Founded by the writer Pierre Versins in 1976, the Maison d'Ailleurs (house of elsewhere) is Europe's one and only museum of science fiction, utopia and extraordinary journeys.

Distillerie Morand is a family business established in Martigny in 1889. It is renowned for its excellent syrups and spirits, including the famous Williamine. Guided tours of the distillery are available.

The Art Museum St.Gallen offers an attractive programme of exhibitions of international significance and as a treasure trove of exhibits from Eastern Switzerland is home to a rich collection of paintings and sculptures from the late Middle Ages to the present.

In the Chocolate Laboratory® at the Funky Chocolat Club in Interlaken, guests will be supplied with aprons, chef hats and all the ingredients. Professional chocolatiers will share the techniques, tips and tricks of tempering of chocolate, melting, pouring and filling molds.

The Allalinhorn above Saas-Fee is what gave the area its name. With the right equipment and in the company of a mountain guide, the four-thousand-metre peak is a relatively easy climb for a sporty mountaineer.

Josin Neuhäusler is not only a dyed-in-the-wool Engadine native, but also an inspired sgrafitto artist.

Thun Fun Land is the first indoor children’s playground in the canton of Bern. This colourful park is a safe place for the children to play.

The Rose Garden is a mecca for flower lovers and a great place to unwind. It features a restaurant in a prime location and a wonderful view of Bern.

In the Canton of Graubünden, flat moors cover about 3,000 hectares of land. And in these flat moorlands around 10% of Graubünden's flora and fauna can be found. Therefore, these must be protected to the largest extent possible.