 | | Basel Zoo Trained elephants and sea lions give amazing performances. But the Zoo in Basel became famous on account of its gorillas and rhinoceroses... read more | |
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 | | The Goldau Nature Park and Zoo The Goldau Nature Park and Zoo was founded in 1925 and is situated in the midst of the romantic wilderness of a forest that was the... read more | |
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 | | Blausee (Blue Lake) Kandersteg The Blausee Nature Park is the bijoux of the Bernese Alps. This deep blue lake with its crystal clear water is located in a dreamy,... read more | |
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 | | Les Marécottes Alpine Zoo Most of the local wildlife is represented in a park with a surface area of 35,000 square metres.
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 | | Bex Salt Mines The history of the Bex Saltworks and the Salt Mines is directly connected to the important discovery of the salt sources in the Vaud... read more | |
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 | | The Strada Alta in the Leventina From Airolo to Bodio or Biasca, always at an altitude of 1000 m, the Strada Alta takes the wanderer along an unforgettable route... read more | |
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 | | Alpamare in Pfäffikon SZ The largest covered aquatic parc in Europe is great fun, from activities to wellness in and near the water - a pleasure for the whole... read more | |
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 | | Rollerpark Sattel 7000 m2 of outdoor skating fun in Europe's largest open air skating park! - with an inline school and a rental shop. For years now,... read more | |
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 | | Senda Sursilvana Disentis On its about 100 km length from Oberalp Pass to Chur, the Alpine trail offers many historico-cultural highlights, and it can be divided... read more | |
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 | | Cultural walk way Switzerland A cultural walkway linking nearly 600 kms of existing trails from Lake Léman to Mustair Grisons in the most eastern part of Switzerland.... read more | |
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 | | Verzasca Valley - a hiking trail for the art A hiking trail for art lovers along works of art.
The "sentierone" begins in Mergoscia and leads through the entire Verzasca valley... read more | |
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 | | Augusta Raurica in Augst Can there be any more authentic way of experiencing history than to walk among 2,000-year-old ruins, or to touch an object once held... read more | |
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 | | Aventicum in Avenches During the Roman period, Aventicum was the capital city of the Helvetians, and Avenches remains one of the most important archaeological... read more | |
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 | | Castelgrande Bellinzona The site of the Castelgrande has been fortified since at least the late 1st Century BC and until the 13th Century it was the only fortification... read more | |
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 | | Le château de Grandson Magical medieval atmosphere!
This medieval castle (11th to 14th century) occupying a commanding position over Lake Neuchâtel is... read more | |
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 | | Gruyère Castle Dominating the small city surrounded by walls where counts once lived, Gruyere Castle presents an interesting opportunity to find... read more | |
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 | | Château de Chillon in Montreux The Château de Chillon is the thrilling culmination of centuries of human ingenuity and labour. Initially the Counts of Savoy wanted... read more | |
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 | | Abbey Library/Cathedral St.Gallen The spirit of the Benedictine Monks is still perceptible in the Abbey Library, which is said to be the most beautiful secular Rococo... read more | |
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 | | St. Ursanne and the Clos du Doubs The Clos de Doubs natural reserve lies between the mountains and the river in the heart of the Jura region, 50 minutes away from Bale-ville... read more | |
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 | | Fraumünster and Grossmünster in Zürich Experience the rich past of Zürich step by step. A guided tour of the Zürich Old Town is well worth while: during a stroll through... read more | |
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 | | Zürich Zoo The Zurich Zoo considers itself a centre for nature protection with particular care for ecosystems and animal species protection. It... read more | |
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 | | Davos botanical garden Visitors marvel at the diversity of Alpine flora as they are guided on well-marked paths and steps through the vast garden.
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 | | High moors at Lake Gruyère Saignelégier has a hiking trail which combines all the characteristic elements of the Franches-Montagnes all year round. This unmissable... read more | |
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 | | Conny-Land in Lipperswil One of the most modern Dolphinariums with sea lions and dolphins in Europe.
Among the many attractions there are bumper cars, air... read more | |
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 | | Appenzell Demonstration Cheese Dairy Stein AR The typical Appenzell village of Stein is the home of the Appenzell Showcase Cheese Dairy.
From a spectator's gallery, the modern... read more | |
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 | | Zürich Zoo - Masoala Rainforest
Modern zoos consider themselves to be nature conservation centres and have formulated a common worldwide... read more | |
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 | | The Brienz Rothorn Railway The Brienz Rothorn Railway, Switzerland's oldest steam cog railway, has climbed Rothorn Kulm (2244m) hissing, huffing and puffing since... read more | |
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 | | Glacier Walk Switzerland's Glacier Walk
When most people hear the name Rhone, they think of the mighty and beautiful Rhone River... read more | |
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 | | Knie Here you and your children can enjoy stroking and feeding elephants, rhinoceroses, zebras and many other animals. Sea lions make... read more | |
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 | | Isole di Brissago, Botanical Park The botanical garden has a collection of plants from all over the world. Around 1,500 species, most of them from the southern hemisphere,... read more | |
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 | | Viamala Gorge Thusis To experience the Via Mala fully, you should descend the 321 safe steps to the Rhine, admire the "whirl-pots" and the old bridge dating... read more | |
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 | | Gorge of the Aare Meiringen Over thousands of years the tumbling waters of the young Aare gradually eroded a passage by rushing and gurgling their way ever deeper... read more | |
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 | | Grand Dixence Dam The dam is 285 m high, with a storage capacity of 400 million m3 and an artificial lake that is 5 km long. It is the tallest concrete... read more | |
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 | | Exhibition Cheese Dairy Affoltern i.E. The exhibition cheese dairy provides a fascinating introduction to the art of cheese-making past and present.
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 | | Ice Pavilion Mittelallalin Saas Fee Visit the world's largest ice pavilion at an altitude of 3,500 meters on the Mittelallalin. A 70-meter access gallery connects the... read more | |
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 | | Maggia Valley It has a network of 700 km of hiking trails passing through a richly varied world of fauna and flora past nearly 40 mountain lakes.... read more | |
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 | | Nocturama Tropical Gardens The Papiliorama is a fascinating exotic world, where various diurnal species fly around a tropical forest environment in total freedom.... read more | |
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 | | Réclère Grottos / Prehisto-Parc The Réclère Grottos were discovered in 1886 and immediately made such an impression on the first visitors that the caves were being... read more | |
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 | | Pringy Demonstration Dairy: La Maison du Gruy Welcome to the House of Gruyere...
...a demonstration dairy where visitors can discover all the secrets involved in making Gruyère... read more | |
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 | | Schöllenen-Schlucht Ravine Andermatt/Gotthar Indeed it was between the plunging granite walls of this very ravine that the Urner prople are said to have entered into a pact with... read more | |
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 | | Swiss Chocolate Factory A visit to Switzerland is definitely incomplete without a visit to a Swiss Chocolate Factory. The rich aroma of melting chocolate on... read more | |
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 | | Swiss Holiday Park Morschach The Swiss Holiday Park with its a wide range of leisure and wellness offerings leaves nothing to be desired. On 44 acres this leisure... read more | |
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 | | Swiss panoramic train The first panoramic train in the world circulated between Montreux and Zweisimmen. It is still the only line in Switzerland to offer... read more | |
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 | | Maienfeld, Village and house of Heidi She often walked to Rofels and on the Alp Ochsenberg above Maienfeld (nowadays called Heidialp-Cottage). She could not help but be... read more | |
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 | | Reichenbach Falls Meiringen The beauty of the mighty waterfall - height of drop 100 m - and the scenic charms of the surroundings have been described since tourism... read more | |
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 | | Swiss Steam Park in Le Bouveret - Chablais In a lovely park (17,000 square metres), dozens of steam locomotives invite you to take a dream journey into the fascinating realm... read more | |
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 | | Swissminiatur At the Swissminiatur you can see one faithful representation of the most important buildings of Switzerland.
History
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 | | The Col-des-Roches Underground Mills A factory in a cave! Situated behind an old mine, this mill was in use until the end of the 19th century.
Visitors can plunge into... read more | |
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 | | Therme: spa in natural rocks, Vals Vals is an unspoilt Walser village with stone-roof houses. The thermal pool hewn out of local rock was created in 1996 and offers a... read more | |
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 | | Travers Asphalt Mines The Asphalt mines in Travers call to mind the fantastic adventures in Jules Verne's novel "A Journey to the Centre of the Earth".
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 | | Uetliberg/Felsenegg Zürich The Hotel-Restaurant Uto Kulm on the Uetliberg invites you to stay and relax. It boasts a large panoramic sun terrace.
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 | | United Nations in Geneva The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law,... read more | |
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 | | Staubbach waterfalls Lauterbrunnen People were fascinated by the 300 m high Staubbach Falls as early as the Middle Ages. The milky-white waters thundering down over... read more | |
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 | | Yverdon-les-Bains Thermal Spa Yverdon-les-Bains Thermal Spa offers peace and relaxation.
Yverdon-les-Bains has been making use of its thermal waters since Roman... read more | |
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 | | The Giessbach Falls Brienz The Giessbach Falls are among Switzerland's loveliest waterfalls. The huge masses of water plunging down over 14 levels of rock... read more | |
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 | | The Rhine Falls Neuhausen Near Schaffhausen the Rhine River offers visitors the glorious spectacle of the largest waterfall in Europe. At a width of 150... read more | |
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 | | Trient Gorge/Pissevache-Waterfalls (Vernayaz) The Trient river, which rose from the glacier of the same name, gouged the 200 metre-deep gorge in the rocks. The impressive, 114... read more | |
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