The Switzerland Travel Guide

Zurich, Switzerland

• Fraumunster Cathedral, Zurich
• Kunsthaus Museum, Zurich

 

Zermatt, Switzerland

• Monte Rosa Hut
• Gornergratbahn Railroad, Zermatt (30 minute trip past the Matterhorn)
• Matterhorn Glacier Paradise Cable Car, Zermatt (Europe’s highest altitude cable car to 3883m to see 14 glaciers, 38 mountain peaks over 4,000m; Glacier Palace at the top. Snow tubing)

 

Lucerne, Switzerland

 

Engleberg, High Alps, Switzerland (Mountain town, 15 minutes from Lucerne by train)

 

Matterhorn, Switzerland

 

Geneva, Switzerland (Home to the UN, International Red Cross, World Health Organization, plus 200 other international governmental orgs)

• St Pierre Cathedral, Geneva
• CERN, Geneva (Nuclear research lab – The Large Hadron Collier, the world’s biggest machine at 27km circular tube)

 

Lake Geneva, Switzerland

• Lausanne, Lake Geneva, Switzerland
  • Olympic Museum, Lausanne
  • Cathedral of Notre Dame, Lausanne
• Montreux, Lake Geneva, Switzerland (tidy lakeside town)
  • Chateau de Chillon Castle, Montreux (Switzerland’s best castle)
  • Montreux Jazz Festival (first two weeks of July: big name rock acts)
  • Paleo Music Festival (third and fourth weeks if July, cheaper alternative to Montreux – good bands)

 

 

Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland

 

Bern, Switzerland

• Medieval Old Town, Bern (UNESCO)

 

Glacier Express Train, Switzerland (St. Moritz to Zermatt)

 

Bernina Express Train, Switzerland (Chur, St. Moritz to Tirano, Italy)

 

Haute Trekking Route, Switzerland (France to Switzerland in the alps, 100 mile trail is the “high route” passing Mount Blanc, the Matterhorn and many small villages)

 

Alpine Pass Route Trek, Switzerland (Lauterbrunnen to Engelberg; 48 miles)

 

Swiss Alps Scenic Drive, Switzerland: Arosa to Zermatt, 382 miles.

 

Furka Pass, Switzerland: Gletsch to Realp; 19 miles

 

Interlaken, Switzerland

 

Gimmelwald, High Alps, Switzerland (a gondola ride up the mountain from Interlaken lies this perfect Swiss mountain town)

 

Jungfaujoch, High Alps, Switzerland (Once-in-a-lifetime trip. Europe’s highest train station, often closed due to weather. 2.5 hour train ride from Interlaken.

 

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

• Trummelbach Falls, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

 

Engelberg,Switzerland

 

Gruyeres, Switzerland

 

Grindelwald,High Alps, Switzerland

• Kleine Scheidegg Day Hike, Grindelwald (Grindlewald to Wengen. 15km, 6 hrs of hiking. One of Switzerland’s best hikes)

 

Wengen, High Alps,Switzerland (town poised on a mountain ledge, reached by train or foot. Car free)

 

Murren, High Alps, Switzerland (storybook Switzerland. Car free)

• Schilthorn, High Alps, Switzerland (cable car from Murren takes you to this mountain top complete with rotating bar/restaurant)

 

Eiger Mountain, Switzerland

 

Arosa, Switzerland

 

Basel, Switzerland

 

Locarno, Switzerland (Charming town on Lake Maggiore)

 

Lugano, Lake Lugano, Switzerland

 

St Moritz, Switzerland

 

Rheinfall Waterfall (Rhine Falls), Switzerland (Europe’s largest waterfall, 75’ high, but an amazing 493’ wide –  nearly 5 football fields)

 

Jura, Switzerland

 

Bellinzona Castle, Switzerland