Skip to content
Switzerland-Baden-oldcityview

History & Heritage

Historic Towns

Historic Towns in Switzerland

  • 34 places
  • across 23 destinations
Photo by Monk via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Towns in Switzerland

Showing 13–24 of 34

A stone clock tower with a square base, two visible clock faces with Roman numerals, and a louvered belfry topped by a pediment, situated next to a modern apartment building.

Vevey, Lake Geneva

Vevey's Holiday Charm Walking Tour

Lakeside walking tour in Vevey, Switzerland
A street of painted-gable houses in Aarau's old town

Aargau, Aargau

Aarau Old Town

Car-free Old Town with 16th-century painted eaves
A view of a large, light-colored stone fortification wall with residential buildings constructed on top, featuring a prominent wisteria vine and terraced gardens in the foreground.

Murten, Fribourg

Fortified Walls (Murken)

Historic fortified walls in Murken, Switzerland
The old wooden houses around the village square of Ernen

Ernen, Valais

Val d'Ernen

Walser village in the Goms region of Valais

Free

A scenic view of a Swiss village featuring a church with a clock tower, stone houses, and an arched stone bridge crossing a river at the foot of a steep, forested mountain.

Val Bavona, Ticino

Bignasco (village)

Village in the Swiss Alps
A close-up photograph of a wooden double door set within a stone frame, featuring the number 27 above the lintel, a metal ring knocker, and a climbing vine in a pot to the left.

Aargau, Aargau

Altstadt (Old Town) Aarau

Medieval old town with historic architecture
A historic white building with a round tower and a large wooden gate, featuring the text "STADT MUSEUM" on the facade.

Brugg, Aargau

Stadtmuseum Brugg

Free city history museum in Brugg

Free

A close-up view of traditional wooden chalet-style buildings in a narrow village street, featuring flower boxes with pink and red geraniums, a yellow information sign, and a notice board mounted on the wall.

Binn, Valais

Binn (General Destination)

Alpine village in the Binntal, Switzerland
A tall, medieval stone clock tower with a green copper cupola and open belfry, situated in a European town square with surrounding buildings, a white van, and overhead tram lines.

Vevey, Lake Geneva

Exploring Swiss Heritage Walking Tour

Guided tour of Ve's historic old town and local culture
A view of a traditional wooden hotel building in the foreground with the iconic, snow-capped Matterhorn mountain rising prominently in the background.

Zermatt, Valais

Zermatt Village

Car-free alpine village in the Swiss Alps

From CHF 5

Painted houses around the Landsgemeindeplatz in Appenzell

Appenzell, Eastern Switzerland

Landsgemeindeplatz

Central square in Appenzell, Switzerland

Free

A tall, medieval stone clock tower with a green copper cupola and bell chamber, situated on a street corner next to a cream-colored building with green shutters, under a clear blue sky.

Vevey, Lake Geneva

Fascinating Charms Of Vevey Walking Tour

Walking tour of Ve Swiss lakeside town

Historic Towns Overview

Interest Historic Towns
Attractions 34 places
About

Historic Towns in Switzerland

Top Regions
Aargau (6) Lake Geneva (6) Valais (5)

Book your stay