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Zermatt - Matterhorn

  Overall, the resort has over 300 km of slopes. Extremely popular is the curling center, with 8 slides and other 2 natural ice rinks .The resort is world famous for its luxurious accommodation and fashion boutiques. More than 150 years has been the tradition of climbing hills. Here is one of the best systems of alpine lifts, gondolas, cog railways. It is popular for its après-ski activities, which include dance halls, teahouses, nightclubs, discos, restaurants, bars. Most visitors are interested in the Alpine Museum. You will find out about the dramatic ascent of the Whymper to the Matterhorn. Exhibitions include climbing equipment, various relief models of the majestic mountain and artifacts from prehistoric and Roman times. It is open from June to October.

  The Matterhorn run (in August) is another great international competition. It gathers elite runners from all over the world. The race goes from Zermatt to Fourie and Schwarzsee. The displacement is 1001 meters. From Zermatt you can take the most scenic train ride in Europe. Glacier Expres offers the most panoramic trip .Enjoy it.

  Grindelwald

About 40 lifts pass on the territory of Grindelwald and connect the resort with Wengen.This is the only one of the larger resorts in the Jungfrau region that can be reached by car . Naturally, it makes it attractive. The village maintains a protected observation gallery, near the base of the glacier Untere Gletscher. There are great views of the gorge of the glacier. The gallery stretches along deeply furrowed rocks, with strange formations of colored marble. The mountain trails in the region are well marked and maintained. In the Tourist Office you can find a map with all the trails around. Outdoor adventures in Grindelwald and its surroundings range from leisurely walks on a gentle slope to some dangerous rope and wedge hikes along the northern part of Mount Eiger. For details, see: https://www.grindelwald.swiss/en/

FESTIVALS and other events

  Swiss open-air museum – Ballenberg (April – October).The museum offers an authentic sense of Switzerland.The collection presents provincial life in the 19th century.The project includes 90 farmhouses from each canton and region. The authentic site is a collection of household scenes, saddlery and other products, local pottery crafts, local oil pressing equipment. The Bernese Oberland with its high-altitude lakes, hills and valleys is an ideal place for this open-air museum! Visit it!

  Hollgrotten near Baar are located in the magnificent gorges of Lorze near the town of Baar, Hollgrotten are some of the most beautiful droplet caves.Discovered in the late 19th these colorful caves are filled with impressive stalactites and stalagmites and cave lakes. As you might expect, only a permitted visit to the beautiful natural formations is as part of a 45-minute tour of the caves. It is advisable to wear warm clothes and comfortable shoes, as it is quite cold inside and the paths can slip.

  Montreux – It attracts tourists with its Mediterranean climate and vegetation, with its beautiful parks filled with cypresses, magnolias, bay trees, almonds, even palm trees. The resort has grown and covered neighboring villages. It was visited by famous people such as Tolstoy, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Ruskin. Chateau of Chillon is the most amazing castle in the country. Most of its parts are from the 13th century. It was used by the Inquisition as a prison. Byron wrote about the most famous prisoner, Bonivard, who supported the independence of Geneva. It is open with few exceptions all year round. A Rochers -de-Naye is a very famous peak above the lake, at 2042 m altitude. You can reach it by cog railway. The last stop of the train is just Rochers -de-Naye in the Vandois Alps. There you will see the highest flower garden in Europe, as well as the magnificent view of the Savoy Alps, Mont Blanc and the Jurassic Alps. In Montreux in the first week of July one of the major music festivals of Europe takes place.You can see stars like Bob Dylan and BB King. Tickets are sold at the Tourist Office. If you fail to get a ticket, you can listen to bands playing for free in "JazzOff".

Holiday in Grindelwald  

Saint Moritz –The Glacier Express

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Family Offers , Urban Tourism -2024

  Zurich - Discover your finds in the largest indoor market in Europe. Explore the Swiss National Museum, the International Riteberg Collection, the World Museum of Football, the Museum of Dinosaurs and Toys. Kunsthaus is the largest art museum in the country. Its collection includes paintings by Salvador Dali, Picasso, Claude Monet, Rubens. It are easy to keep the tradition - souvenirs for loved ones from Zurich! It is good to know in advance about Schweizer Heimatwerk - the equivalent of "Made in Switzerland". Traditional watches, music boxes, army blankets, alpine raclette, and other handicraft goods will offer you here. At Cofee House Sprungli, chocolate lovers will enjoy Luxemburgerli macaroni. At Discover Lindt, find out the details of the famous Lindt chocolate. And finally, climb high above the city with the Felsenegg Cable Car cable car to blend in with the astonishing, alpine landscapes.This is another pleasure for the senses.

Bern - It offers something for everyone. The six-kilometer shopping promenade is full of boutiques, jewelry stores, antiques, galleries and cafes. You can not do without the emblematic things about the Swiss capital. The city clock tower with its symbols – jester, rooster, bear, Chronos, lion. Here are the flags of all cantons. The Parliament building. Einstein's house, where he works on the theory of relativity. There is an exhibition and a film about his life. The city has a unique world-class architecture and culture.

Zermatt at the foot of the Matterhorn

The unique Silvplana