Category: Old Towns

Kleinbasel, located on the Rhine's right bank, was historically home to Basel's working class. Rosental, Clara, Matthäus, Klybeck, Wettstein, Hirzbrunnen, and Kleinhüningen are now all part of the municipality.

Interlaken is a well-known mountain resort town located in the Bernese Oberland region of central Switzerland. Situated on a narrow strip of land on either side of the Aare River, it has houses dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries as well as a lakefront park to the north…

Grindelwald is a village and municipality in the administrative district of Interlaken-Oberhasli, in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. In addition to the village of Grindelwald, the settlements of Alpiglen, Burglauenen, Grund, Itramen, Mühlebach, Schwendi, Tschingelberg and Wargistal also form part of the municipality. Grindelwald village is situated in the Bernese…

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…

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…