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History & Heritage in Switzerland

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A large medieval castle with distinctive conical towers and terracotta roofs sits atop a hill overlooking a cluster of traditional buildings and a fortified wall, set against a backdrop of green forested mountains.

Gruyères, Fribourg

Château De Gruyères

13th-century castle with medieval art in Gruyères
The Zytglogge clock tower

Bern, Bernese Oberland

Clock Tower (Zytglogge)

Medieval clock tower with hourly figurine show
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St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland

Gallus Square

Central square beside St. Gallen’s Abbey District
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 large, yellow neoclassical building with a central pediment, statues, and the Latin inscription "AERE CIVIVM CONDITVM ANNO MDCCCXXXIV" above the entrance, situated in a paved public square with people walking and outdoor cafe seating.

Lugano, Ticino

Lugano Old Town

Historic piazzas and Renaissance frescoes
A view of the interior courtyard of a medieval stone fortress featuring a tall square tower, a smaller tower with a wooden balcony, and a white event tent set up on the grass.

Bellinzona, Ticino

Castello Di Montebello

15th-century hilltop fortress with archaeological exhibits
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
A low-angle shot of a distinctive white cylindrical tower with a projecting upper story featuring timber framing and flower boxes, situated between other buildings in an urban setting.

Bern, Bernese Oberland

Hollanderturm (Bern)

Medieval tower with historic Bernese architecture
A close-up photograph of a painted stone statue depicting a grotesque figure with a pointed hat eating a small child, while holding other children, mounted on an ornate fountain column with a classical building facade in the background.

Bern, Bernese Oberland

Kindlifresserbrunnen (Child-Eater Fountain)

16th-century Bern fountain depicting a child-eater
A night photograph of a large, illuminated Baroque church featuring two prominent towers with green copper domes and a curved facade with statues in niches.

St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland

St. Gallen Cathedral (Abbey Cathedral) (St. Gallen)

Baroque cathedral with twin rotundas and frescoes
The old wooden houses around the village square of Ernen

Ernen, Valais

Val d'Ernen

Walser village in the Goms region of Valais

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A high-angle daytime view of the Castelgrande fortress and its two towers perched on a rocky promontory, overlooking the town of Bellinzona with a large green mountain in the background.

Bellinzona, Ticino

Experience The Middle Ages Tour (Bellinzona Historic Quarter)

Guided medieval tour through Bellinzona’s UNESCO fortress

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