Oeschinensee (Oeschinin Lake) is one of the premier alpine lake destinations in Switzerland. It is located in the middle of Switzerland. The lake is accessible by a gondola and short hike. The lake is impressive with its icy blue color and mountain peaks shooting up all around it. There is Read More
The Stein Glacier is a 4 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Urner Alps in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. It is known because the glacier retreat has created a quite large lake (Steisee or Steinsee) and the glacier can be seen very well from the Susten Pass Read More
The Brienz Rothorn Railway is a tourist rack railway in Switzerland, which climbs from Brienz, at the eastern end of Lake Brienz, to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn. It chugs, steams, screeches and smokes: Switzerland’s only daily steam rack railway has thrilled passengers since 1892. Come aboard, the Brienz Read More
Located in the heart of Pennine Alps, in Valais, Switzerland, the Zinal Glacier is an incredible thing to behold. With a sensational mountain looming above the glacier, you will feel small when you arrive. Yet that won’t matter much, as you will be surrounded by beautiful glacial blue ice. The Read More
A mirror mirage in the middle of the Swiss mountains! It is quite an unusual and unique piece of art! The structure will remain in its mountain location for only two years reflecting and interacting with the mountain landscape over the changing seasons. It won’t be long before it moves Read More
Not many cities have managed to retain their historic features quite as successfully as Bern, the capital of Switzerland. The old town of Bern is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and thanks to its 6 kilometres of arcades – the locals refer to them as ‘Lauben’ – boasts on of Read More
Mountains are always fascinating! And the effect of the fast moving clouds on little mountain villages are even more magical! Wengen is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of central Switzerland. Located in the canton of Bern at an elevation of 4,180 feet above sea level, it is part Read More
The Jungfrau, at 4,158 meters is one of the main summits of the Bernese Alps, located between the northern canton of Bern and the southern canton of Valais, halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch. It is one of the most distinctive sights of the Swiss Alps. The first ascent was made in 1811 on the eastern or Valais side Read More
Meiringen is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Meiringen is famous for the nearby Reichenbach Falls, a spectacular waterfall that was the setting for the final showdown between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Professor Moriarty. The Read More
Lungern is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It is the highest village of the Sarneraa Valley, sitting at roughly 750 meters about sea level. It is completely surrounded by steep inclines covered in woods and rocks except for the north side. Lake Lungern (also called as Read More