Rivers and lakes

Siddhartha, Narziss and Goldmund or Klingsors letzter Sommer - some of the most important works by Hermann Hesse were written in Montagnola, in the Casa Camuzzi. Today you can visit the Museo Hermann Hesse - located in an idyllic spot above Lake Lugano.

Between Maloja and St. Moritz, the Upper Engadine lake plateau presents itself sometimes almost as a kitschy tableau. Besides the four big lakes (St. Moritz, Silvaplana, Champfèrer and Silser) a large number of romantic mountain lakes are hidden in the forests.

A culinary voyage of discovery between mountains and lakes on lake Brienz. This allows you to discover the Bernese Oberland.

The trip to Einsiedeln is worthwhile if only for the beautiful alpine scenery visible from the train.

With a length of 12 kilometers, the toboggan run in Fideris is one of Switzerland’s longest. The route from Fideris Village to Fideriser Heuberge is closed to private vehicular traffic and is only used by minibuses of the Fideriser Heuberge.

Top-class scooter fun - hire an electric scooter for a trip alone, as a couple or as a group and discover Burgdorf and the Emmental.

This challenging mountain hike takes you from the Baden railway station over the Lägern Mountains in the Jura foothills and on to Regensberg. It lasts about about 3.5 hours. Good footwear is recommended.

The Max Bill Garden with is pavilion sculpture is small, but it is a veritable gem.

The highest vineyards in Europe is in Visperterminen.

In the 16th century, the architect Ulrich Ruffiner built the St. Romanus fortified church on the rock spur above Raron. Almost 500 years later, the people of Raron opened the cavernous St. Michael rock church. Together with the grave of the poet Rilke, the pair of churches are a magnet for tourists in the community in Valais.

Steep slopes and crisp curves with gentle passages in between – this is the Warmtobel, a steep little valley on the north flank of the Gamserrugg. This difficult, extremely varied piste is enough to set every seasoned skier’s pulse racing.

The abbey church of Payerne, which was founded in the 11th century by Cluniac monks, is a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture and building technology of the period. The abbey church, the 14th century parish church facing it, and the adjacent buildings together form a noteworthy unity.

The Münster recreational and leisure area is situated between Münster airfield and the Rhône roughly in the middle of the airfield surrounded by beautiful meadowlands. Various children’s play equipment, a natural jogging trail, tennis courts as well as a volleyball court invite to relax and play.

A three-day hike along the historic waterways of the Upper Valais.