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Winterthur is the second largest city in the canton of Zurich. Located in northern Switzerland a short distance from the border with Germany and close to Lake Constance. The city is located 439 meters above sea level along the Töss river valley. Founded in the Middle Ages, in the 11th century it became the capital […]

Biel/Bienne, the center of Switzerland’s watch industry, some of the most famous Swiss watches are produced here. Biel/Bienne is a beautiful city in the canton of Bern, its historic center is very beautiful, although small, it contains interesting old buildings and offers truly suggestive views. Biel/Bienne is the largest officially bilingual city in Switzerland, the […]

Martigny is a small Valais town of Roman origin which is located at an altitude of 471 meters at the crossing point of important roads coming from France and Italy. In the surroundings of Martigny Julius Caesar had a battle in 57 BC. In Roman times Martigny was an important center known as the Forum […]

An ancient medieval town in the canton of Jura, Saint-Ursanne has preserved its medieval character almost intact, with walls and gates, the ruins of a castle, and civil and religious buildings (Collégiale, Ermitage) dating from the 14th to the 16th century. The Saint-Ursanne Christmas Market  is  probably the most beautiful in the Canton of Jura. […]

Gruyères is a small medieval town located just 5 km southeast of Bulle in the Gruyère region, between Freiburg and Lake Geneva, at an altitude of over 800 meters immersed in a truly suggestive mountain landscape. The town is the place of production of the famous Swiss Gruyere cheese (Gruyère). Gruyères is an important tourist […]

Located in the center of the Gruyère region, between Friborg and Lake Geneva, in an idyllic natural setting at the foot of the Pre-Alps and at an altitude of almost 800 metres, the town of Bulle is part of the canton of Fribourg. The town is a popular holiday resort, to visit the thirteenth century […]

Neuchâtel is a city in French-speaking Switzerland located on the north-western shores of the lake of the same name, the city which is the capital of the canton of Neuchâtel is located at about 430 meters above sea level. Founded in the Middle Ages as a castle, hence the current name, from the 13th to […]

Basel, an important city in northern Switzerland located near the border with France and Germany, is filled with lights, Christmas decorations and Christmas trees for Christmas. In addition to the classic market, the city presents a rich Advent program with concerts, theater performances and numerous attractions for children. In the center of Basel there is […]

Lugano, the main center of the Canton of Ticino, thanks to its splendid position along the lake of the same name, is a very popular tourist and holiday resort. The city is also known for the richness of its artistic and cultural proposal, there are the Museum of Cultures, with works of the cultures of […]

Bellinzona, the capital of Canton Ticino, was built along the valley of the Ticino river, in a highly strategic point for the connection between Switzerland and Italy. Bellinzona is easily reachable from Italy by car, taking the Autostrada dei Laghi from Milan to the Swiss border at Chiasso-Brogeda and then continuing in the direction of […]

Lucerne (Luzern) is an important tourist destination in Switzerland, capital of the canton of the same name, the city is located on the shores of Lake Lucerne at a height of over 400 meters above sea level. The best-known attraction in Lucerne is the famous Kapellbrücke, a 14th-century wooden bridge over 200 meters long, dominated […]

Einsiedeln is a small town in the canton of Schwyz located in the area south of Lake Zurich, and close to the artificial lake of Sihlsee. Einsiedeln is located at an altitude of almost 900 metres. The place where the town stands today was used as a hermitage since the 9th century. Subsequently, in the […]

Sion, located at an altitude of 500 meters along the upper Rhone valley, is the capital of the canton of Valais. The old part of the city (vieille-ville) is made up of a perfectly preserved medieval village full of fine old buildings. The main tourist attractions include the Basilica de Valère – a fortified church dating back […]

Bremgarten is a small village located just 20 km west of Zurich in the canton of Aargau. The town has a very suggestive medieval historic center (Altstadt) located on a hill above the Reuss river and along the river, there are beautiful buildings in Gothic and Baroque style, the river is crossed by an ancient […]

San Gallo (St. Gallen) originated in the Middle Ages (6th century) with the construction of a hermitage centre, which later became a large monastery, which in the 8th century became one of the most important cultural centers in Europe. Subjected for centuries to ecclesiastical power, in the 15th century the city joined the Helvetic Confederation. […]