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LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS – International Watchmaking Museum – Sibelin Pocket Watch 1700International Watchmaking Museum in La Chaux-de-Fonds is the biggest museum specialised in clock-making in the world. It has 4,000 exhibits to show. This unique museum tells the story of time through 4000 extraordinary timepieces: sundials, at [...]
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MARTIGNY – BarryThe museum in Barryland is dedicated to the Swiss national dog, the St. Bernard. St. Bernard dogs originate on the legendary Great St. Bernard Pass, not far from Martigny; they bear this provenance in their name. Delve into the rich past of th [...]
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NEUHAUSEN AM RHEINFALL – The Rhine FallsThe Rhine Falls (Rheinfall) is a breathtaking stupendous beauty and the largest plain waterfall in Europe. The falls are located on the High Rhine at Neuhausen am Rheinfall Village and just below Schaffhausen in the north of Switzerland. The R [...]
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NEUHAUSEN AM RHEINFALL – The Rhine Falls – City ViewSchaffhausen is a medieval city in the far north of Switzerland, with many Renaissance-era buildings, a fine old Canton fortress, the Munot, and as a key attraction, the Rhine Falls, the largest waterfalls in Europe. On 10 July 1045, the «Vill [...]
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RAPPERSWIL – Knie’s Kinder Zoo – Save the ElephantsElephant Parade provides a structural and ongoing source of income for elephant welfare and conservation, making it possible to give elephants a fighting chance in the battle for space, dignity and survival. The aim of the project is to draw a [...]
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RAPPERSWIL – Knie’s Kinder Zoo – Save the ElephantsElephant Parade provides a structural and ongoing source of income for elephant welfare and conservation, making it possible to give elephants a fighting chance in the battle for space, dignity and survival. The Elephant Parade is a charity pr [...]
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PAYERNE – PanoramaPayerne is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The German name Peterlingen for the town is out of use. The earliest traces of settlements near [...]
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VEYTAUX – Château de ChillonChillon Castle, Château de Chillon, is an island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve, which gives access to t [...]
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INTERLAKEN – Jungfraujoch – Top of EuropeIf you enjoy train journeys you will know that Switzerland is home to some of the most scenic rail journeys in the world including the Jungfraubahn railway to the highest station in Europe – Jungfraujoch Top of Europe. The Jungfrau region stre [...]
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INTERLAKEN – HighlightsInterlaken is a statistic town and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an important and well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Highlands region of the Swiss Alps, and the m [...]
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ARAN-VILETTE – Lavaux – Grapes CarriersAlthough generally mountainous, Switzerland also has many hilly regions, which are ideal for planting vineyards, with the area in the south-west especially, around Lake Geneva, the perfect climate for grapes to strive. Covering roughly 800 hec [...]
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ARAN-VILETTE – Lavaux – Vineyards TerracesLavaux is a region in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, in the district of Lavaux-Oron. Lavaux consist of 830 hectares of terraced vineyards that stretch for about 30 km along the south-facing northern shores of Lake Geneva. Although there is [...]
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GRUYÈRES – La PoyaIn Switzerland, nearly one hundred and thirty thousand cows are escorted up the mountains to their alpine grazing grounds early each summer, a journey known locally as ‘La Poya’. (The tradition extends to another two hundred thousand sheep in [...]
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GRUYÈRES – Castle of GruyèresGruyères is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane/Sarine river, and gives its name to Gruyère cheese. The medieval town i [...]
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RAPPERSWIL – Knie’s Kinder Zoo – Rothschild GiraffeIn the Children's Zoo of Circus Knie, emphasis is placed on the meeting between human and animal. One is allowed to feed the monkeys, pet the rhinoceros, ride the camels, look into the eyes of the giraffes at the giraffe terrace, give elephant [...]
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RAPPERSWIL – Knie’s Kinder Zoo – CheetahThe old elephant facilities that have been their home since 1999 was converted into two new zoo habitats. Knie’s Kinderzoo has built a centrally located botanical area with vegetation that evokes the ecosystem of dry savannah. The entire facil [...]
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LUZERN – Grand CasinoThe magnificent Grand Casino Luzern, built in 1882, lies on Europe's largest lakeside promenade and is one of the city's major tourist attractions. This casino truly matches the image of the grand casino's as one may know from the James Bond m [...]
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GRACHEN – SANKT NIKLAUS – PanoramaGrächen and St.Niklaus are municipalities in the canton of Wallis, Switzerland. The villages are situated at an altitude of about 1600 meters. Picturesque footways along 400 years old water pipelines, black-burned 'Walliserhauser' and colorful [...]
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GRÄCHEN / ST. NIKLAUS – SchneevogelGrächen and St.Niklaus are municipalities in the canton of Wallis, Switzerland. The villages are situated at an altitude of about 1600 meters. Picturesque footways along 400 years old water pipelines, black-burned 'Walliserhauser' and colorful [...]
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BRAUNWALD – HighlightsBraunwald offers every essential ingredient for an eventful outing or an unforgettable holiday. Far away from the stresses and strains of hectic everyday life, the car-free and family-friendly plateau in the sunny southern part of Glarnerland [...]
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