Bernese Oberland
Sherlock fans won’t want to miss this museum in the basement of the English church in Meiringen. The highlight is a re-created sitting room of 221b Baker…
Must-see attractions in Switzerland
Bernese Oberland
A round trail takes in waterfalls and 80m-high cliffs at this dramatic glacier gorge. The walk back to Meiringen takes at least two hours, but hourly…
Lugano
At Swissminiatur you’ll find 1:25 scale models of more than 120 national attractions. It’s the quick way to see Switzerland in a day. Trains run twice…
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
This bridge, built in 1720, was the main artery into the city of Fribourg. Utterly photogenic, the bridge itself, the scenery around it and the views from…
Northeastern Switzerland
Appenzell's main square is rimmed with elaborately painted hotels and restaurants. It's a striking backdrop for April's Landsgemeinde cantonal assembly.
Locarno
Guarded by a giant bas-relief St Christopher with disproportionately tiny feet, the baroque-gone-mad, 17th-century Chiesa Nuova has cherubs and stucco…
Vevey
This glass elevator atop Mont Pélerin whisks you a further 65m higher to a viewing platform from where the panorama of Lavaux, Lake Geneva, the Jura and…
Lucerne
Lucerne's history museum is cleverly organised into a series of attention-grabbing themed sections, each interpreted in German or English with the help of…
Northeastern Switzerland
The frescos of 16th-century Zum Grossen Käfig present an extraordinarily colourful tale of the parading of Turkish sultan Bajazet in a cage by the…
Chemin de Fer – Musée Blonay-Chamby
Vevey
This fun-for-the-whole-family steam-railway museum 6km east of Vevey has a fabulous permanent collection of locomotives and rolling stock, plus regular…
Interlaken
A nostalgic funicular trundles up to family-friendly Heimwehfluh for long views across Interlaken. Kids love the bob run down the hill – lay off the…
Northeastern Switzerland
Lording it over Glarus and the Alpine range of the same name, this distinctive, file-shaped peak tops out at 3614m and is the sole preserve of proficient…
Ticino
Bellinzona’s restored Renaissance town hall is worth a peek for its beautiful three-storey inner courtyard of loggias and frescoes showing historic scenes…
Central Switzerland
The local art museum holds a superb collection of Viennese modernist works by Klimt, Kokoschka and Schiele. There are also regular high-profile temporary…
Northeastern Switzerland
This pleasantly green islet has 45 hectares of Mediterranean-style gardens, including rhododendron groves, a butterfly house and a waterfall-strewn…
Lucerne
At this art museum inside the Kultur und Kongresszentrum, the permanent collection garners mixed reviews, but keep an eye out for great temporary…
Lugano
Like an abstract work of art, a cherry tree graces the roof of this pink-brick, cubic edifice, the handiwork of much-lauded Ticinese architect Mario Botta.
St Moritz
For a peek at the archetypal dwellings and humble interiors of the Engadine Valley, visit this museum showing traditional stoves and archaeological finds.
Northeastern Switzerland
Out on the lake is the 1920s Badhütte, attached to land by a little covered bridge. It's a pleasant place for a refreshing dip in the water and a drink.
Central Switzerland
For a fine view over the abbey complex to the surrounding hills, wander through the monastery stables and continue uphill for 15 minutes to this statue.
Zürich
Clamber up the southern tower of the Grossmünster for knockout views of the city and lake to the Alps beyond.
Musée Suisse de l’Appareil Photographique
Vevey
Focussing on the instrument rather than the image, this photography museum explores inventors, techniques and equipment and is a must for gear nuts.
Schweizerisches Alpines Museum
Bern
The Swiss Alpine Museum hosts special exhibitions; its permanent collection of relief maps and Alpine mountaineering exhibits are kept under wraps.
Lake Geneva & Vaud
Since 1954, this nautically themed museum on the waterfront has documented the history of all things Lac Léman, or as most know it, Lake Geneva.
Graubünden
While this museum focuses on the works of the Giacomettis and Varlin, it also has good exhibits on the geology, flora and fauna of Val Bregaglia.
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
Built in 1250, this covered wooden bridge is one of the oldest in Switzerland and has been under constant renovation over the centuries.
Northeastern Switzerland
Rorschach's main drag, Hauptstrasse, sports some fine oriel windows, particularly at numbers 33 and 31 and in the town hall, number 29.
Chiesa Collegiata dei SS Pietro e Stefano
Ticino
Light streams through the rose window above the portal in this Renaissance church, lavishly adorned with frescoes and baroque stucco.
Ticino
This cobblestone square is framed by graceful 18th-century patrician houses, many with decorative wrought-iron balconies.
Locarno
Wander among fragrant camellia blooms in spring at these pretty lakefront gardens. The park is home to 850 varieties.
Geneva
A tree-shaded park with benches, sandpit and see-saw for kids, and a fine rooftop and cathedral view.
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
This small museum evokes the Roman glory days of Avenches, ancient capital of Celtic tribe Helvetii.
Fribourg, Drei-Seen-Land and The Jura
Yverdon's beach is a wonderful spot to sunbake and bathe in the warmer months.
Northeastern Switzerland
The Unesco-listed Benedictine monastery of Reichenau was founded in 724.
The Jura Mountains
This well-put-together dinosaur park in Réclère features a 2km-long footpath winding through woods past 45 different life-size prehistoric creatures…
Northwestern Switzerland
This vertical stone fortress, 13km west of Baden, wouldn't be out of place in Arthurian legend or a Monty Python sketch. Schloss Habsburg was built in…
The Jura Mountains
Beneath the Préhisto Parc, 16km southwest of Porrentruy, lie these stalagmite-filled caves, discovered in 1886 and open to visitors by guided tour; dress…
Bern
Home of the Swiss Federal Assembly, the Florentine-style Bundeshaus (1902) contains statues of the nation’s founding fathers, a stained-glass dome adorned…
Montreux
Year round, fresh flowers adorn the feet of this 3m-tall statue of Freddie Mercury in front of Montreux’s old covered market on the waterfront. Created by…
The Jura Mountains
This nature park, covering almost 300 sq km of terrain south of the River Doubs to the Franches Montanges, is characterised by undulating hills, deep…
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