Favourite Hike

Gorgeous hike on Pizol mountain that takes you around 5 mountain lakes.

Sandra Handley

Favourite Waterfall

Seerenbach Falls is an amazing place to hike with family. The walk is along Walensee with tunnels leading to the beautiful falls.

Aashini Rambosson

Favourite Historic Building

This is an historical building which you cannot enter but can read about its sad story, enjoy its façade that looks like a scene from a Wes Anderson movie and discover its beautiful surroundings on foot.

Aysun

Favourite Cultural Experience

During spring, farmers transfer their many cows and goats to mountain pastures to feed on alpine grass and to enjoy the summer. That usually happens without a celebration. However, when the animals are led down at the beginning of autumn, there is usually some kind of parade.

Claudia Pröger

Favourite Winter Destination

A wonderful, family run hotel at the end of the road, giving access to the most amazing hiking and snowshoe trails.

Suzanne Potter

Favourite Hike

An awesome walk in autumn, ideally after some heavy rain (for the waterfall), but on a sunny and dry day.

Rolf

Favourite Town

Lenzerheide is a rather large mountain tourist town with something for everyone who enjoys nature. The landscape, especially the Lake Heidsee, is magnificent in every season. Ordinary people like me can find paths to hike, bike and ski that we can manage, but are still a challenge. It is simply beautiful in Lenzerheide.

Michèle Ott

Favourite Winter Destination

Scuol, in the lower Engadin, is a great winter destination. Set in the midst of many other winter destinations in Switzerland, Scuol is a vibrant, yet cosy mid-sized resort where you can enjoy several kinds of winter activities such as skiing, snowboarding, snowshoe hiking and cross-country skiing.

Minako Zochert

Favourite Winter Destination

I love the view of the rigged peaks of the Toggenburg mountains. They look like the back of a sleeping dragon. I highly recommend this snowshoe hike, because you see this amazing scenery repeatedly during the hike.

Michèle Ott

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Switzerland is the original winter vacation destination. Here are some tips in stunning snowscapes for both skiers and non-skiers.

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Family-friendly activities and fun things to do.

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Spectacular mountain vistas, flower-lined nature paths, and picturesque historic centres... Here are our favourite towns.

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Favourite Town

Located in the heart of Switzerland, the region of La Gruyère offers a wide range of attractions. Set in a beautiful rural landscape, you will find the charming medieval village of Gruyères (Greyerz).

Ana

Favourite Hike

This is really a little paradise where the world is still a wonderful place.

Annelies Kinget

Favourite Cultural Experience

This awesome open air museum displays over 100 traditional Swiss buildings, gardens and architecture plus has traditional artisan demonstrations, runs farmyard animals and you can buy the resultant products as well.

Sandra Handley

Favourite Cultural Experience

The Truelete or wine festival in Twann is usually held at the end of October. During the weekend you have the opportunity to sample wine from the region and a local speciality called the Treberwurst which is a smoked pork sausage. It is often served grilled and flambeed with the spirit, Marc.

Christina Gomez

Favourite Lake

The Lake of Hallwyl is approx. 8.5 km long and 1.5 km wide and is shared between the cantons of Aargau and Lucerne. It is a very popular destination for a day trip.

Christina Hakansson

Favourite Winterthur Activity

The Winterthur Rundweg is a series of 10 hikes which take you all around the outskirts of Winterthur. The hikes are mostly under 10 km and with a hiking/walking time of approximately 2 hours.

Judith

Favourite Lake

Lake Geneva is not only the biggest lake in Switzerland, but it also has the clearest water and a Mediterranean flair. Take a boat ride from Lausanne to Montreux to enjoy views of terraced vineyards and palm trees. The view from Montreux with mountains in the background, is outstanding, and I love it especially during the jazz festival.

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Favourite City

Switzerland has some of the most amazing landscapes, from lakes and mountains to sunny skies and snowy slopes. This summer we ventured to Lugano in the Italian part of Switzerland. It was like another world. That is the beauty of Switzerland, each region is so special, so different from the other.

Hollie Martin

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Did you know that Winterthur Old Town is Switzerland's largest continuous pedestrianized zone? Check out our tips to find out what to do in this beautiful and cultural city.

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Switzerland is a country with an enormous wealth of cultural activity and living tradition.

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Fairytale castles, mighty fortresses, romantic châteaux – Switzerland has them all in abundance.

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Favourite Hike

A hike from the Bernina Diavolezza station up to the Diavolezza peak. There is no better panoramic mountain view of the Swiss Alps than from there.

Patrick Zochert

Favourite Lake

This stunning lake is set in the Bernese Oberland. It boasts many hiking trails, picnic areas, a playground as well as a café and two restaurants one which is located in the hotel.

Sharron Martin

Favourite Town

One of the most romantic towns in Switzerland.

Manuel

Favourite Hike

Since over 20 years, this hike has become an annual New Year's Day tradition for us. It is one of the shortest hikes in the area, though still steep enough for a good cardio workout. The views from the top are breathtaking and the restaurant offers good food and service.

Lisa Sennhauser-Kelly

Favourite Cultural Experience

October is Jungkunst time!

Ann

Favourite Town

Murten (German) or Morat (French) is a small medieval town in the canton of Fribourg. Its most dominant feature is the castle wall that encircles it. It has picturesque alleyways and a lovely lakeside promenade.

Christina Gomez

Favourite Cultural Experience

I love the Swiss National Day because it is a total Swiss cultural experience - from the aesthetics, to the entertainment, the food, and the friendliness of the community. When the 1st of August comes around, Swiss flags of all sizes decorate the streets, windows of houses, and flower boxes.

Karl Basil Dicen

Favourite Family Outing

In this rope adventure park, all age groups can experience a safe challenge by climbing and overcoming obstacles. All this happens in a beautiful open-air setting, i.e., in a forest. You will be proud of what you achieved after the feat. Do not go if you are afraid of heights!

Christoph Ott

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Switzerland is a hiking paradise. Did you know that hiking is the most popular national sport in this country?

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Switzerland may be best known for the spectacular Swiss Alps but it is also home to more than 1500 stunning lakes.

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Life is like a mountain, hard to climb, but worth the amazing view from the top.

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