UNESCO Rhaetian Railway, Albula/Bernina, Chur
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland Overview130 kilometres in one train. The Albula/Bernina railway line forms the heart of the Unesco World Cultural Heritage listing and is regarded as one...
Emmental AOP Show Dairy
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland OverviewOver the fire or in modern copper vats – this exhibition dairy covering 17,500 m2 gives you an up-close look at how the famous...
UNESCO Benedictine Monastery St. Johann, Müstair
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland OverviewThe internationally-renowned Convent of St. John in Müstair enjoys UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing and owes its existence and uniqueness to Charlemagne. It is...
Abbey Basilica – St-Maurice Monastery Treasure
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland OverviewThe Abbey of Saint Maurice in Valais was built 1500 years ago as a place to honor martyrs. The pilgrimage destination was once the...
Guarda – The Schellenursli-Village
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland OverviewGuarda in the Lower Engadine is so beautiful a village that it was awarded the Wakker Prize. It also received the distinction "Of national...
San Gottardo – Nostalgia on the Tremola
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland OverviewEven the Romans avoided the immense mass of the Gotthard. The Pass only gained significance around the year 1200, when the Schöllenen Ravine between...
St-Ursanne / Clos du Doubs
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland OverviewAccording to legend, the little town of St-Ursanne was founded by the Irish monk Ursicinus, who lived as a hermit on this isolated spot....
Lavaux vineyards
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland OverviewDiscover the Vineyard Terraces Lavaux, the unique wine region that stretches along the lake between Montreux and Lausanne.You will be taken on a drive...
UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland OverviewSwitzerland's first biosphere reserve offers natural beauty at its finest. Seemingly endless moors, craggy karst formations and wild unbridled mountain streams provide unique experiences...
Stein am Rhein – Jewel on the Untersee
What to do in SwitzerlandBest places to visitCar-free destinationSwiss AlpsTransportation in SwitzerlandSwiss Rail PassesScenic TrainsSwitzerland sample ItinerariesVacation PlannerGrand Tour of Switzerland OverviewAt the point where Lake Constance again becomes the Rhine River, you will find the little town of Stein am Rhein. It is famous...
