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Musée Valaisan de la Vigne et du Vin
This enchanting wine museum with old presses and other wine-related curios sits inside the 17th-century turreted manor of Château de Villa . Taste afterwards in the Oenothèque , a bulging cellar with 630 Valais wines to try and buy. The museum is a 15-minute walk from the train sta
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Musée HR Giger
Biomechanical art fills this space, dedicated to the man behind the alien in the Alien films – Chur-born, Zürich-based Giger (b 1940). The museum bar opposite, Bar HR Giger , is kitted out in the same surrealist style. Neither are suitable for young children. A combined museum and
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Bahnhofstrasse
Elegant Bahnhofstrasse is simply perfect for window-shopping and affluent Züricher-watching. The bank vaults beneath the street are said to be crammed with gold and silver. Above ground, youll find luxury shops selling the best Switzerland can offer - from watches and clocks to cho
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Oeschinensee
Jagged mountains frame the impossibly turquoise Oeschinensee, where you can fish, stroll, swim or hire a row boat. A cable car takes you to within 20 minutes walk of the lake. Once there, it takes an hour to hike back down to Kandersteg. Kids will have a blast on the summer bob run
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Musée Gutenberg
Embark on a voyage of the printed word in this printing and communication museum, housed in a 16th-century granary with a multimedia show to bring the historical exhibition up to 21st-century speed. To create a completely different perspective on print and visuals, the museum hosts
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Maison Supersaxo
Squirreled away in a cobbled courtyard in the Old Town, this grand residence was built by Georges Supersaxo in 1505 to provoke his friend-turned-enemy, the bishop of Sion. Exhibits tracing the city’s history are eclipsed by the beautiful faded frescos, cross-ribbed vaulting and int
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Bosco Gurin
A road of seemingly endless hairpin bends snakes up to this minor ski centre (with 30km of pistes) and high-pasture village of slate-roofed, white-washed houses. It is the only village in Ticino where the main language is German, a result of Valais immigrants. This heritage is spel
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Einstein
Housed in the humble apartment that Einstein shared with his young family while working at the Bern patent office, this small museum includes a 20-minute biographical film telling Einsteins life story. Displays trace the development of Einstein’s general equation E=mc² and the some
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Seerenbachfälle
This series of three colossal waterfalls, thundering 585m from top to bottom, is fuelled by underground rivers running through the mountain rock from as far away as the peak of Säntis. The middle waterfall, a 305m drop, is considered Switzerland’s highest. The closest you can reach
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Natur
At this hands-on museum full of stuffed critters and creepy crawlies, highlights include a woodland trail with real trees, plus the fabled Luzerner Drachenstein (Lucerne Dragon Stone), which legendarily fell from a dragon’s mouth as it was flying over Mt Pilatus. (Modern science su
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Klosterkirche
Follow the crowds flowing towards this baroque edifice, the 18th-century handiwork of Caspar Moosbrugger. The interior dances with colourful frescoes, stucco and gold swirls. Yet most pilgrims are oblivious to the marbled opulence, directing their prayers to the holiest of holies,
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Château de Coppet
This rose-coloured stately home once belonged to the wily Jacques Necker, Louis XVI’s banker and finance minister. The pile, sumptuously furnished in Louis XVI style, became home to Necker’s daughter, Madame de Staël, after she was exiled from Paris by Napoleon. Here in her literar
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Bundesbriefmuseum
This museum is worth a visit just to eyeball the original 1291 charter of federation signed by Nidwalden, Schwyz and Uri cantons. It’s accompanied by some academic bickering in German and French about its authenticity, as many historians question the accuracy of Switzerland’s found
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Château de la Bâtiaz
Clinging to a crag above town, Bâtiaz Castle is worth the 15-minute uphill pant for its far-reaching views over the surrounding vineyards and Rhône Valley. Less appealing is the gruesome collection of medieval torture instruments inside. Listed opening hours can be irregular; save
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Museggmauer
For a bird’s-eye view over Lucerne’s rooftops to the glittering lake and mountains beyond, wander the medieval ramparts. A walkway is open between the Schirmerturm (tower), where you enter, and the Wachturm , from where you have to retrace your steps. You can also ascend and descen
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Wachturm
For a bird’s-eye view over Lucerne’s rooftops to the glittering lake and mountains beyond, wander the medieval ramparts. A walkway is open between the Schirmerturm (tower), where you enter, and the Wachturm, from where you have to retrace your steps. You can also ascend and descend
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Männliturm
For a bird’s-eye view over Lucerne’s rooftops to the glittering lake and mountains beyond, wander the medieval ramparts. A walkway is open between the Schirmerturm (tower), where you enter, and the Wachturm, from where you have to retrace your steps. You can also ascend and descend
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Fort de Pre
What looks like a stereotypical Swiss chalet is the front for a Swiss Army bunker where troops were mobilised underground during WWII. Guided tours and a museum give an idea of what life was like for Swiss troops during the war that surrounded them but that left Switzerland (relati
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Zytturm
For a bird’s-eye view over Lucerne’s rooftops to the glittering lake and mountains beyond, wander the medieval ramparts. A walkway is open between the Schirmerturm (tower), where you enter, and the Wachturm, from where you have to retrace your steps. You can also ascend and descend
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Schirmerturm
For a bird’s-eye view over Lucerne’s rooftops to the glittering lake and mountains beyond, wander the medieval ramparts. A walkway is open between the Schirmerturm (tower), where you enter, and the Wachturm, from where you have to retrace your steps. You can also ascend and descend
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