Discover Switzerland

Lucerne

Museggmauer

Six hundred years of stone, and the whole city laid out below.

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Lucerne

Château Gütsch

A castle above the rooftops, reached by funicular through the trees.

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Lucerne

Chapel Bridge at dawn

The oldest wooden bridge in Europe, and it's most beautiful when no one else is there.

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Lucerne

Lake Lucerne boat to Vitznau

A paddle steamer across water so still it mirrors the mountains.

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Lucerne

Mount Pilatus

Take the world's steepest cogwheel railway and disappear into the clouds.

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Lucerne

Meggenhorn Castle

A lakeside castle with gardens where time moves differently.

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Lucerne

Bürgenstock

A cliff walk above the lake that Audrey Hepburn called home.

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Lucerne

Old Town

Painted facades, fountain squares, and bread shops that haven't changed in decades.

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Lugano

Monte San Salvatore

The sugarloaf mountain. Take the funicular up, walk down through chestnut forests.

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Lugano

Gandria

A car-free village clinging to the hillside. Reach it by boat and stay for lunch.

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Lugano

Parco Ciani

Lugano's lakeside park. Magnolias, fountains, and the best free view in Ticino.

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Lugano

Lake boat to Morcote

Voted Switzerland's most beautiful village. The boat ride there is half the magic.

slow Water Year-round

Lugano

Monte Brè

The sunniest mountain in Switzerland. The artists' village at the top has barely changed.

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Lugano

Via Nassa

Lugano's arcaded shopping street. Better for gelato and people-watching than shopping.

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Lugano

Swissminiatur

All of Switzerland in miniature. Delightfully odd and somehow moving.

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Lugano

Olive trail to Gandria

A lakeside walk through olive groves. Mediterranean Switzerland at its quietest.

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Nyon

Château de Prangins

A Parisian banker built it. A king bought it. The Swiss turned it into a museum.

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Weggis

Rigi Kaltbad

A mineral bath on a mountain. Below you, a sea of clouds. Above you, nothing.

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Weggis

Weggis village

A lakeside village where the roses bloom and the ferry arrives on time, always.

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Zermatt

The North Wall Bar & Restaurant

A neighbourhood bar with gluten-free pizza worth seeking out. Hard to find, easy to stay.

slow Food & drinks Year-round Ayla's favourite

Zermatt

Gornergrat summit

At 3,089 metres, the Matterhorn finally meets its equals.

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Zermatt

Gornergrat railway

Thirty minutes upward through a landscape that gets more impossible with every meter.

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Zermatt

Old village center

Wooden chalets from the 1500s, blackened by centuries of sun. No cars. Just silence.

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Zermatt

Five Lakes Walk

Five mountain lakes in one hike. Each one a different shade of blue.

active Nature Summer

Zermatt

Sunnegga

The locals' mountain. Less crowded, more authentic, same stunning view.

slow Nature Year-round

Zermatt

Glacier Paradise

Europe's highest cable car station. The ice cave feels like another planet.

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Zermatt

Vispa river walk

Follow the river through the village. Let the sound of water replace your thoughts.

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Zermatt

Findeln

A hamlet above Zermatt with restaurants that serve raclette with a Matterhorn view.

active Culture Year-round