Category: Attractions

Engelberg is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Obwalden and a small mountain tourist town. The municipality also include the communities of Grafenort, Oberberg, and Schwand in addition to Engelberg itself. Engelberg's municipality is an outlier of Obwalden, surrounded by Bern and Nidwalden and Uri cantons. Engelberg, in central…

The Palais des Nations is home to the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG), which acts as the Secretary-General's regional office in Switzerland. UNOG is one of the busiest conference centres in the world, serving more than 8,000 events annually and serving as a hub for multilateral diplomacy. It is…

Lavaux is a Swiss wine area located in the canton of Vaud. Winemakers from all over the world have made their homes in this region between Lake Geneva and the Alps. Since 2007, the wine terraces of Lavaux have been recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Moreover, it…

Gruyères, a picture-perfect mediaeval village, is nestled in the green, rolling hills of French-speaking Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Tourists flock to the area year-round for the cheese, chocolate, and picturesque cobblestone streets. If you only have a day in Gruyères, you may still see the town and enjoy a…

The Mount First is a peak above Grindelwald from which you can see the entire Jungfrau region. On calm days, the reflection of the mountains in the Bachalpsee, a lake located an hour and fifteen minutes from the summit, makes for stunning photography. Everything from adrenaline-pumping ziplines to gentle scooter…

The Bürgenstock is a mountain in Switzerland that rises to an altitude of 1,115 metres (3,658 feet). It sits on the lakeshore of Lucerne, though not quite at its centre. There is a resort on the same mountain called Bürgenstock, and it sits at an altitude of 874 metres above…