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Historic Districts in Switzerland

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  • across 12 destinations
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Historic Districts in Switzerland

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The Manoir de Ban, Chaplin's home and now Chaplin's World, above Vevey

Vevey, Lake Geneva

Chaplin's World (Manoir De Ban)

Charlie Chaplin's former home and film studio in Corsier

From CHF 24

A white building with a stone archway entrance, wooden windows, and a tiled roof, featuring a date stamp of 2009/05/21.

Regensberg, Zurich

Lower Castle (Unterburg) / Lower Town (Unterstadt)

13th-century fortified town outside main castle
A close-up view of laundry hanging on lines strung between the facades of multi-story buildings with shuttered windows and flower boxes.

Zürich, Zurich

Niederdorf (Zürich)

Historic Zurich alleys with cafés and nightlife
A weathered stone building with a wooden door and a paved path leading uphill toward a large villa-style house under a blue sky.

Genève, Lake Geneva

Parc Des Eaux-Vives

16th-century park with lake views
Discover a picturesque stairway in Lugano's charming cityscape, perfect for urban exploration.

Lugano, Ticino

Charming Old Town Of Lugano

Lakeside medieval town with Mediterranean charm
Chapel Bridge and the octagonal Water Tower on the Reuss in Lucerne

Lucerne, Central Switzerland

Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke)

Lucerne's 14th-century covered bridge and Water Tower

Free

A panoramic view of a historic European city center situated on a peninsula formed by a river, featuring a prominent cathedral spire, a stone arch bridge, and a modern truss bridge in the distance, viewed from an elevated park with trees in the foreg

Bern, Bernese Oberland

Old Town (Altstadt)

Medieval sandstone city with UNESCO heritage
A night view of a large white Baroque church with a prominent clock tower, featuring a lit Christmas tree and a sign in the foreground.

St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland

Cathedral Of St. Gall (St. Gallen Cathedral)

Baroque cathedral in St. Gallen, Switzerland
A 360-degree panoramic view from the center of a stone bridge spanning a wide river, featuring the Fraumünster church with its distinctive green spire on the left bank and the Grossmünster cathedral with its twin towers on the right bank.

Zürich, Zurich

Munsterbrucke

Historic bridge spanning the Limmat River

Free

A street-level view of historic buildings in a European town square, featuring a white half-timbered house with a turret and a pink building with a sign reading "RESTAURANT & CAFE AM GALLUSPLATZ".

St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland

Gallusplatz (St. Gallen)

Historic square at St. Gallen’s Abbey District
Paddle steamer Montreux moored at the tree-lined quay of Ouchy

Lausanne, Lake Geneva

Ouchy

Lausanne's lakeside promenade, château and steamer harbour

Free

A street-level view of a large, cream-colored historic building with shuttered windows and a shop named "CAMILLE ARVEN" on the ground floor, with pedestrians gathered on the paved area in front.

Genève, Lake Geneva

Place Du Bourg-de-Four

Historic square in Geneva's Old Town

Free

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