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SWEEZY FIELD GUIDE · SWITZERLAND
Beautiful places in Switzerland
A practical travel guide to mountains, lakes, cities and natural landmarks across Switzerland — with routes, seasons, transport and local tips.
SWEEZY FIELD GUIDE · SWITZERLAND
Beautiful places in Switzerland
A practical travel guide to mountains, lakes, cities and natural landmarks across Switzerland — with routes, seasons, transport and local tips.
37 places
Great Aletsch Glacier
A sweeping river of ice and one of the most powerful panoramas in the Swiss Alps.
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Lavaux Vineyard Terraces
UNESCO vineyard terraces descending toward Lake Geneva under Alpine light.
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Lake Murten
A compact lake journey linking Murten's medieval old town, warm water and the vineyards of Mont Vully.
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Creux du Van
A vast limestone amphitheatre rising above forests and the Jura plateau.
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Jungfraujoch
High-Alpine railway journey to glaciers and the Jungfrau massif.
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Lake Oeschinen
Turquoise mountain lake beneath cliffs and glaciers above Kandersteg.
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Ruinaulta Rhine Gorge
White cliffs, turquoise Rhine and red trains in Switzerland's Grand Canyon.
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Matterhorn and Zermatt
Switzerland's iconic pyramid above a car-free Alpine village.
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Rhine Falls
Powerful Rhine water, cliffside platforms and castles near Schaffhausen.
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Mount Rigi
A panoramic ridge between Lake Lucerne and Lake Zug, reached by cog railway.
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Monte Generoso
Southern light, lake views and a mountain railway above Mendrisio.
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Bern Old Town
UNESCO arcades, sandstone streets and the Aare loop around Switzerland's capital.
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St. Gallen Abbey District
Baroque abbey, historic library and a compact textile city near Alpstein.
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Staubbach Falls
A near-300-metre free fall turning into mist above Lauterbrunnen village.
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Trümmelbach Falls
Ten glacier waterfalls thunder through galleries inside the mountain.
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Giessbach Falls
Fourteen cascades descend through forest beside a historic lakeside hotel.
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Seerenbach Falls
Three high cascades fall from limestone cliffs above the northern shore of Lake Walen.
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Saut du Doubs
A 27-metre waterfall on the wooded river border between Switzerland and France.
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Rosenlaui Glacier Gorge
Glacier water twists through polished rock, tunnels and more than 200 steps.
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Aare Gorge
A narrow limestone corridor crossed by an accessible walkway above the Aare.
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Viamala Gorge
Dark rock walls and the Hinterrhein frame a historic Alpine transit route.
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Tamina Gorge
A thermal spring emerges inside a deep gorge above the historic Old Bath Pfäfers.
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Blausee
Crystal-clear blue water lies inside a mossy, car-free forest park.
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Lake Bachalp
A high mirror lake reflecting Schreckhorn beyond alpine meadows.
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Lake Cauma
Turquoise water and dense forest create a sheltered summer swimming lake.
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Lake Bannalp
A quiet reservoir plateau beneath limestone summits above Oberrickenbach.
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St-Léonard Underground Lake
A guided boat crosses Europe's largest naturally navigable underground lake.
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St. Beatus Caves
Waterfalls, stalactites and a cave museum rise above the shore of Lake Thun.
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Vallorbe Caves
The underground Orbe passes stalactite halls before a mineral collection finale.
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Höllgrotten Caves
Colour-lit dripstone caves hide in the wooded Lorze ravine near Baar.
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Col-des-Roches Cave Mills
Historic water-powered mills occupy a natural cave beneath the Jura border.
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Brissago Islands
A botanical island garden grows subtropical plants in Lake Maggiore's mild climate.
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St. Peter's Island
Vineyards, woodland and monastery history line a quiet peninsula in Lake Biel.
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Weisstannen Valley
Clear streams, waterfalls and quiet trails enter the UNESCO Sardona landscape.
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Val Calnègia
A foot-only side valley above Foroglio reveals stone shelters and disappearing streams.
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Val Frisal
A protected high plateau opens beneath the Tödi massif after a steady climb.
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Geneva Botanical Garden
Glasshouses, alpine plants and lakeside paths form a calm green museum in the city.
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