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Hüttwilersee and...

Two lakes one idyll...The Hüttwilersee is close to the Nussbaumersee and the Hasensee. Originally, the area around the three lakes was a moor landscape with little forest. The three Hutwiler...

Kaltbrunnental

Steep walls full of karst caves and creek swamps...The Kaltbrunnen valley along the Ibach is richer in springs and caves than almost any other valley in Switzerland. The karst landscape...

Scheidegger waterfalls

Wild and romantic river landscape...The Rickenbach plunges down two mighty steps to an unbelievable depth. The beauty of the water, which constantly overcomes and lets itself fall again and again,...

Esterli tower

From reinforced concrete to the vastness... The Esterli Tower, built in 1974, is located south of Lenzburg. Built from 19 concrete pipe elements, it now towers 48 meters high and opens...

Sormattfall and Wildenstein

Where dog and farmer said good night...The Sormatt Falls are located just below Wildenstein Castle in the middle of a nature reserve in the Jura. The Fluebach falls over two...

Rumensee

The monster that robs you of speech...The Rumensee is located in the municipality of Küsnacht near Zurich and is considered a small but fine local recreation area with great importance...

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castles and ruins

history and culture

Brother Lienert Cave

Brother Lienert Cave

A shelter since Celtic times…At Teufen-Freienstein in the direction of Berg am Irchel and Hochwacht, the Brother Lienert Cave is hidden on a path and is the subject of sagas...

history and culture

Ballenberg open-air museum

Ballenberg open-air museum

The history of all of Switzerland in one place...The largest open-air museum in Switzerland is in Hofstetten near Brienz. Historical buildings from all parts of Switzerland have been reconstructed here...

history and culture

Verena Gorge

Verena Gorge

Idyllic gorge full of mysticism...To this day, a hermit lives just outside the city of Solothurn. But it's not that lonely: numerous visitors on the way through the Verena Gorge...

history and culture

Forch monument

Forch monument

The strongest place in Switzerland…The Forch Memorial - officially a military man memorial - is a memorial outside the village of Forch on the Wassberg. In addition, one of the...

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Lost places

Endingen Jewish Cemetery

Pripyat

Shipkapass railway

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Shipkapass railway

There has been silence on the Bülach-Baden Railway since 1937...The Schwenkelbergbahn, also known as the Schipkapass railway, was a standard-gauge line opened in 1877 that ran between Niederglatt and Wettingen....

Pripyat

One of the most impressive lost places in the world is Pripyat, which nature has reclaimed since the Chernobyl disaster...The test-tube city built by Ukraine for workers at the Chernobyl...

Endingen Jewish Cemetery

The perpetual silence of the dead makes Jewish cemeteries a showcase into history...The oldest existing Jewish cemetery in Switzerland is in the municipality of Endingen. The dead have been resting...

Celtic tombs in Unterlunkhofen

More than a thousand years ago, the Celts built a necropolis in Unterlunkhofen...Between 770 and 700 BC, Celtic settlers established the largest Celtic Iron Age cemetery in what is now...

Megalithic place of worship...

The largest megalithic cult cities in Switzerland can be found in Graubünden...With more than thirty geometrically arranged menhirs, numerous cup stones and a good 400 meters in length, the prehistoric...

Ossuary to Naters

31000 skulls adorned with a Memento Mori...Built in 1514 and furnished with around 31,000 skulls, the ossuary in the Valais village of Naters is not particularly spectacular, but its peaceful...

Roman estate near Seeb

Very little is left of the Romans in Seeb...There is not much left to see, but with a little imagination and fantasy it is possible to relive old times and...

town of Regensberg

The town of Regensberg, founded in 1244, has retained its medieval appearance and the soothing tranquility away from the noise to this day...The town of Regensberg, founded in 1244, has...

Paxmal

A symbol of peace lies high above Lake Walen in front of the impressive Churfirsten...High above Lake Walen in front of the impressive Churfirsten lies a symbol of peace at...

Ruin Stein Baden

A wonderful view of an old town from the ruins of Stein...From the Stein ruins you have a very nice view over the entire old town of Baden. The castle...

Castle ruins of Alt-Regensberg

The Altburg is one of the ruins that fascinates me the most, also because of the remains of the walls of the castle, some of which are still rather high,...

Ruin Steinmaur Sünikon

Impressively, the place becomes a revived story with imagination...Very small and yet a piece of history - nobody could really help me when I was looking for these few remains...

Häggenschwil castle ruins

The site of the Häggenschwil castle ruins was carefully selected...The location of the Häggenschwil castle ruins was carefully selected: it is protected to the north and west by the ravine...

Castle ruins of Freienstein

Already at the beginning of the village the remains of a 15m high tower can be seen from afar...Already at the beginning of the village the remains of a 15m...

Schenkenberg castle ruins

The castle ruins of Schenkenberg above Thalheim were the seat of various noble families from the 13th century.The castle ruins of Schenkenberg above Thalheim were the seat of various noble...

Erdmannliste in Bremgarten

If you are looking for a quiet place, away from the streets and the village, the Erdmannlistein is the right place for you...If you are looking for a quiet place...

Hellgrotten Baar

Those stalactite caves are called Höllgrotten Baar...Höllgrotten Baar are the names given to those stalactite caves that were discovered at the end of the 19th century (1863) when tuff was...

blue lake

The Blausee is located in the beautiful Kandertal and is definitely worth a detour when driving through to or from the Lötschberg...The Blausee is located in the beautiful Kandertal and...

Aletsch Glacier

The Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest ice flow in the Alps...The Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest ice flow in the Alps. The sight of archaic beauty on more...

Creux du Van

On the canton border between Neuchâtel and Vaud there is a chasm about 1200 meters wide...On the canton border between Neuchâtel and Vaud there is a chasm about 1200 meters...

glacier garden

The Glacier Garden is an extremely varied museum...background The glacier garden is an extremely varied museum that covers a diverse spectrum from geology and biology to history. The main attraction...