Experience tips for Easter

The lowest and highest points in Switzerland at a glance: Lake Maggiore to the south and the Valais Alps with the Dufourspitze to the west. All just five minutes from the city of Locarno. This is the Cardada mountain.

The journey in the big Säntis cable car from Schwägalp across the rocky ridges to the mountain station is an impressive experience in itself. And once you reach the “weather mountain”, the view of six different countries will take your breath away.

Lausanne is home to the annual Roller Contest and the doors of the Skate Park are always open to visitors.

Good architecture is not only self-evident, instead as important to the city as the bend in the Rhine. Here you have buildings by international stars like Frank Gehry or Zaha Hadid – and the world-famous Basel-based duo Herzog & de Meuron. Anyone keen on architecture is in their element here, and able to follow one of three architectural paths.

Since as far back as 1895, Confiserie Speck has been enchanting connoisseurs with taste sensations. Their specialties include Zuger Kirschtorte cherry cake and Kirschstängeli chocolate truffles. Discover how these Zug specialties are made.

Great things sometimes come in small packages – the Zernez Family Baths have attractive, family-friendly facilities and an outdoor bubble pool.

Housed in a medieval paper mill, the museum offers a fascinating atmosphere being a combination of museum and production workshops. It is one of the few museums in Europe to maintain and preserve the historic techniques at an authentic venue.

After a 250-step climb up either the St George’s or St Martin’s tower of Basel’s cathedral, visitors can enjoy a spectacular view of the city and surrounding area.

The medieval castle above the town of Thun is a striking focal point at the entrance to the Bernese Oberland region. This almost completely preserved symbol of power contains the Knights' Hall, one of the few surviving halls of its type from the Middle Ages.

Switzerland’s most visited museum showcases the past, present and future of mobility with interactive and varied exhibits. In addition to the museum, unique attractions found nowhere else in Switzerland, such as the film theatre, planetarium, Swiss Chocolate Adventure and Media World, are just waiting to be discovered.

A creative workshop combined with a tour of the current exhibition in the Zentrum Paul Klee promotes imagination and communication within the team.

Originally a private landscape garden, the City Park is today the largest contiguous green space in the St. Gallen inner city area. With its lawned areas under beautiful old trees, it is the epitome of a peaceful oasis in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the city. It is surrounded by Theater St. Gallen, the Museum of Art, and the Historical and Folklore Museum.

A bike tour of the vineyards above Geneva.

Why not round up a perfect day with a real culinary highlight in the evening?

Enter the brewery in the Alte Tramdepot Bern. Take a look behind the scenes and learn more about the art of brewing beer.

A passenger ride on the St. Moritz-Celerina bob run is a 75-second rush of pure adrenaline.

Discover the highlights in and around Baar on two wheels.

The cathedral is a fitting symbol of the episcopal city of Chur. Somewhat plain from the outside, it impresses with its magnificent interior.

The Uetliberg with its summit at the Uto Kulmo 871 metres above sea level towers above the roofs of Zurich. From the top you can enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the city of Zurich, Lake Zurich and the Limmat Valley up as far as the Alps.