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The Ostabfahrt in Toggenburg takes you across a very diverse landscape with varied terrain. The piste starts on the Chäserrugg, the panoramic highest point in this ski area, and ends in Unterwasser.

The Hotel Rigi Kulm has been welcoming guests for almost 200 years.

Peaky Place – The Hedgehog Bike Hotel in Laax: Designed by mechanical engineer Josua Glünkin, Peaky Place is a miniature version of Peaks Place in Laax – tailored for hedgehogs who enjoy the forest trails before settling in for rest. Built from spruce wood, its jagged shape echoes the original hotel and blends seamlessly into the woodland. A cozy sleeping area in the back offers shelter, while two green rooftop sections provide food for insect and bird visitors. The playful highlight: a tiny pump track on the roof – just in case a little guest arrives on wheels.

In the distance you can see the Rütli meadow, the historic place where the forming of Switzerland is said to have occurred in 1291. With its 2,928 m (9,606 ft), the pyramidal peak of Urirotstock can be made out even farther in the back. The village of Seelisberg lies on a sunny terrace at 850 m.a.s.l. (2.788 ft), beneath the two mountains Niederbauen and Oberbauen. Lake Lucerne, in German literally ‘Four Forested Settlements Lake’, got its name because it is embedded in the four forest cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden and Nidwalden, and Lucerne.

Brunni’s two sunny and 2.5 kilometer-long toboggan runs to Ristis are guaranteed fun for people of any age.

Pure oriental relaxation.

The insect house right next to the entrance offers its residents close access to our herb and strawberry beds.

Thank god it’s Friday – what better way to start the weekend than with a mountain bike tour? Especially among friends!

Sustainability has been a passionate calling at Giessbach ever since its rescue between 1982 and 1984. In 2019, efforts began to restore the historic vegetable garden from 1897. Today, herbs are harvested from our own garden, vegetables—wherever possible—come from our own fields or from the estate’s historic garden houses, and even the honey is produced by Giessbach’s own bees and is available for purchase. Naturally, all products are organic. Our beekeeper currently cares for 10 bee colonies, yielding around 400 kg of honey from the Giessbach estate each year. The peaceful, native Swiss bee species, the Carnica bee, has found a true home at Giessbach. Birds also find a safe breeding place in the park, with around 15 birdhouses offering shelter. When old trees in the nature park die, it can take decades for their trunks to decompose. During this time, they serve as deadwood habitats—an essential lifeline for thousands of species. Dead trees are among the richest and most vital ecosystems in the forest. Roughly a quarter of all forest-dwelling species depend on them. In Switzerland alone, these include dozens of bird species, hundreds of types of lichens, thousands of fungi and beetle species, and millions of microorganisms. The Giessbach Falls and their surrounding landscape have been designated a cantonal natural monument since 1950 and are protected accordingly. Thanks to the Giessbach Foundation, the Grandhotel Giessbach and its forest are now recognized as a cultural asset of national importance.

There's fun for everyone to be had on the great tin toboggan on the Hochstuckli.

Its summit offers up magnificent views and those inclined to scratch about on it will be left with the impression that marine fauna and other large animals once lived here.

The Fontana Park on Grabenstrasse was fully renovated in 2006. There is a memorial to Captain Benedikt Fontana at the centre of this popular green space.

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.

Ice skating in the centre of the village of Gstaad. Ice rink with skate hire directly on the promenade.

Sometimes all it takes is a small house to make a big difference: at TCS Camping Solothurn stands an impressive insect hotel. Originally intended for wild bees, it has long since become a lively meeting place for a wide variety of insects. Exactly who has moved in remains their little secret. What is certain is that the hotel is well used and shows our guests how valuable even a simple refuge can be for nature.

Jeremias Gotthelf was the pen name of a pastor and novelist in the Emmental whose depictions of 19th-century country life made him one of Switzerland’s best-loved writers. In his carefully restored former home in Lützelflüh, the Gotthelf Centre, which opened in August 2012, beautifully evokes the period.

Repower's Via Energia leads through the world of energy over a good 9 kilometres. It is accessible in summer and leads from Ospizio Bernina to Cavaglia in Valposchiavo. 11 information boards turn the ancient path into an interactive experience.