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A stone fountain with a statue of a knight holding a bear and a flag, situated in a cobblestone street with Swiss flags and a clock tower in the background.

Bern, Bernese Oberland

Zähringen Fountain

16th-century fountain with armored bear statue
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Chur, Graubünden

Cathedral Of The Assumption (Chur Cathedral)

Medieval cathedral with Gothic and Romanesque art
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 stone castle courtyard with a tiled roof, a small tower, green trees, and a grassy lawn under a blue sky.

Gruyères, Fribourg

Gruyères Castle Art Collection

Medieval castle with 8th-century art in Gruyères
The dying lion of the Lion Monument carved into the rock face in Lucerne

Lucerne, Central Switzerland

Lion Monument (Löwendenkmal)

Thorvaldsen's dying lion, carved into the rock in memory of the Swiss Guards

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The hamlet of Bollingen on the shore of the Obersee, Lake Zurich

Rapperswil-Jona, Zurich

Visit Bollingen

Carl Gustav Jung’s historic Bollingen Tower site
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

Close-up of a historic clock tower with Roman numerals in Bern, Switzerland.

Bern, Bernese Oberland

Zytglogge (Clock Tower)

Medieval clock tower with hourly mechanical show
The Walser village of Monstein in its valley above Davos

Davos, Graubünden

Monstein (historic Village)

Historic Walser village at 1,650m in Davos
A courtyard with white buildings, a large tree, and various sculptures on display.

Bellinzona, Ticino

UNESCO-listed Castles Of Bellinzona

Medieval Alpine fortress with three UNESCO castles
The image shows the exterior of a modern, multi-story building with a large banner advertising an exhibition titled "Schöne Berge" and prominent black lettering on the facade reading "ALPINES MUSEUM".

Bern, Bernese Oberland

Alpine Museum (Alpenmuseum)

Swiss Alpine culture and mountain environment museum
A museum display case with an orange background containing various ancient silver artifacts, including pendants, rings, and coins, with descriptive text panels on the left and right walls.

Augusta Raurica, Basel

Collection Of 270 Antique Silver Pieces At Augusta Raurica Museum

270 antique Roman silver pieces at Augusta Raurica

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