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Harder Kulm
For far-reaching views to the 4000m giants, ride the funicular (adult/child return Sfr30/15) to 1322m Harder Kulm. Many hiking paths begin here, and the vertigo-free can enjoy the panorama from the Zweiseensteg (Two Lake Bridge) jutting out above the valley. The wildlife park near
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Abbatiale
Eight kilometres southwest of Orbe, Romainmôtier is wholly dominated by the Cluny order’s Abbatiale, a remarkable sandstone church whose origins reach back to the 6th century. Upon and around its 11th-century Romanesque core were added new layers in higgledy-piggledy fashion over t
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Musée Historique de Lausanne
Until the 15th century, the city’s bishops resided in this lovely manor across from the cathedral (after which it became a jail, then a court, then a hospital). Since 1918 it has devoted itself to evoking Lausanne’s heritage through paintings, drawings, stamps, musical instruments,
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Fiesch & Eggishorn Cable Car
Most people get their first tantalising glimpse of Aletsch Glacier from Jungfraujoch, but picture-postcard riverside Fiesch on the valley floor is the best place to access it. From the village ride the cable car up to Fiescheralp – a hot spot for paragliding – and continue up to Eg
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St Beatus Caves
Sculpted over millennia, the St Beatus Caves are great for a wander through caverns of dramatically lit stalagmites, stalactites and underground lakes. Lore has it that in the 6th century they sheltered St Beatus, monk, hermit and first apostle of Switzerland, who apparently did ba
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Museo Casa Anatta
The late 19th century saw the arrival of ‘back to nature’ utopians, anarchists and sexual libertarians from northern Europe in Ascona. Their aspirations and eccentricities are the subject of the Museo Casa Anatta on Monte Verità (take the small bus to Buxi from the post office; Sfr
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Musée National Suisse de l’Audiovisuel
Thousands of radios and TVs of all vintages are held in what is also known as the Musée National Suisse de l’Audiovisuel . Throwing more light on the history of radio and TV are audiovisual archives from around the world. The whole is housed in the former Grand Hôtel, a belle époqu
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Bond World 007
At Schilthorn, some visitors are preoccupied with practising their delivery of the line, ‘The name’s Bond, James Bond’, because a few scenes from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service were shot here in 1968–69. The new Bond World 007 interactive exhibition gives you the chance to pose fo
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Centre Pro Natura dAletsch
A summer-must in Riederfurka (2065m), a chairlift ride or 20-minute walk uphill from Riederalp (1925m), is this exhibition on local flora and fauna and Alpine garden. It sits inside Villa Cassel, an exquisite half-timbered villa built as a summer residence on the slopes for a rich
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Musée de Mosaïques Romaines
The museum is a series of pavilions containing mosaics on the site of a 3rd-century Gallo-Roman villa. In the first pavilion is the beautiful polychrome mosaïque aux divinités, which depicts the seven planetary gods (Jupiter, Saturn and co). The second one contains the mosaïque du
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Kunstmuseum
At this art museum inside the Kultur und Kongresszentrum, the permanent collection garners mixed reviews, but keep an eye out for great temporary exhibitions.
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Hinterschellenberg
Hinterschellenberg briefly entered the stream of world history when about 500 Russian soldiers who had fought on the German side in WWII crossed the border in search of asylum in 1945. They remained for about two-and-a-half years, after which most made for Argentina. A memorial abo
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Villa Le Lac
Villa Le Lac, in Corseaux, was built by Le Corbusier between 1923 and 1924. The white lakefront house with a functional rooftop sun deck and ribbon windows is the perfect overture to the world-renowned Swiss architect’s better-known work. His mother lived here from 1924 until 1960,
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Val Lumnezia
Running parallel to the Valsertal from Ilanz, and then gradually branching away to the southwest, is the Val Lumnezia, as broad and sunlit green as the Valsertal is deep and narrow. The road runs high along the west flank of the valley. Where it dips out of sight of the valley, you
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Museo di Castelgrande
This museum has a modest collection of finds from Castelgrandes hill dating to prehistoric times. More engaging are the 15th-century ceiling decorations of a former noble house in central Bellinzona. The pictures range from weird animals to a humorous world upside down’ series that
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Parc des Bastions
Its all statues – not to mention a giant chess board – in this green city park where a laid-back stroll uncovers Red Cross cofounder Henri Dufour (who drew the first map of Switzerland in 1865) and the 4.5m-tall figures of Bèze, Calvin, Farel and Knox (in their nightgowns ready for
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Burg Gutenberg
Balzers’ most visible icon is this state-owned, hilltop 13th-century castle, open only for concerts. Restored in the 20th century, the castle cuts a striking figure on the horizon and boasts nice strolls in the vicinity. The area was settled as early as the Neolithic period and Rom
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Hölloch Caves
These 190km labyrinthine caves, 35 minutes from Schwyz in Muotatal, are Europes longest and the worlds fourth-biggest. You’ll need a guide, sturdy footwear and warm clothing to explore them. Trekking Team arranges everything from short tours to overnight bivouac expeditions that in
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Gemmibahn
This wonderful old red-and-white cable car has transported walkers up the mountain ridge to the Gemmi Pass (2322m) and alpine Lake Dauben since the 1950s. A fantastic area for hiking, it is riddled with well-marked trails; grab a map from the tourist office and, before striding out
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Historisches Museum Basel
This wide-ranging historical collection, attractively housed under the vaulted ceilings of the former Barfüsserkirche, showcases two millennia of applied arts, ceramics, weaponry and much more. Highlights include 15th-century dance of death mural fragments and a fine 16th-century c
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