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Historic Towns in Switzerland

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Historic Towns in Switzerland

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A snowy street scene in a Swiss town featuring a prominent medieval castle with two round towers and a large church with twin towers on a hill behind traditional buildings.

Rapperswil-Jona, Zurich

Rapperswil-Jona Old Town

Lakeside medieval old town with cultural exhibits
A cluster of traditional stone houses with slate roofs situated in a green valley floor, backed by steep, rugged mountains with patches of snow, and a road winding through the foreground.

Val Bavona, Ticino

Sonlerto

16th-century granary in Val Bavona

Free

A high-angle view of a dense alpine village with traditional chalet-style architecture, surrounded by green slopes and a large mountain face in the background.

Saas-Fee, Valais

Saas-Fee Village (Car-free Hamlet)

Car-free alpine village in the Swiss Alps

From €7

A small white chapel with a bell tower and orange-trimmed windows, situated next to a rocky cliff face and surrounded by snow-covered vegetation and a stone wall.

Saint-Ursanne, Jura

Chapel Of The Hermitage (Chapel Of St. Ursicinus)

12th-century Romanesque chapel in Saint-Ursanne
Old wooden larch barns and houses lining a lane in Zermatt's Hinterdorf

Zermatt, Valais

Hinterdorf (Stadel) / Culture Trail (Kulturweg)

16th-century stilted barns in historic Zermatt
A view from a stone wall overlooking the red-tiled roofs and defensive towers of a historic European town, with a large lake visible in the background.

Murten, Fribourg

Lake Murten (Lac De Morat)

Alpine lake in Swiss Fribourg, known for vineyards and hi...
A close-up view of a stone clock tower face with Roman numerals, ornate hands, and a sun/moon indicator against a blue sky.

Vevey, Lake Geneva

Local Expert Tours

Guided walking tours of Ve Swiss Riviera
A snowy, narrow street in a historic European town, featuring traditional buildings with wooden balconies and a stone retaining wall, with a covered bridge visible in the background.

Gruyères, Fribourg

Medieval Ramparts Of Gruyères

Medieval ramparts in Gruyères, Switzerland
A view through a white stone archway looking onto a paved street in a historic village, featuring traditional wooden houses, a church spire in the distance, and mountains in the background.

Werdenberg, Eastern Switzerland

Timber House Settlement

Oldest timber-frame settlement in Switzerland
A crowded outdoor market scene in a European town square with people in traditional dress, market stalls, and buildings featuring Swiss flags and signage reading "SOLOTHURN" and "WAGNER-TEUSCH".

Solothurn, Aargau

Weekly Markets (Hauptgasse/Gurzelngasse)

Weekly market in Solothurn's Baroque old town

Free

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