Category: Attractions & Sights

Seefeld lies on a sunny high plateau above the Inn valley and is one of the best-known cross-country centres in the Alps, a repeated host of Nordic Ski World Championships and Olympic events. The mild plateau climate also makes the village a popular hiking and golf destination in summer. Highlights…

Bonneval-sur-Arc in the high Maurienne is among the most beautiful villages in France. The natural-stone houses with shingle roofs seem to have fallen out of time; antennas and visible cables are banned. The village lies at the foot of the Col de l'Iseran, the highest paved Alpine pass, and borders…

Kufstein Fortress towers over the town on the Inn at the Bavarian-Tyrolean border and is one of the largest preserved fortifications in Tyrol. Inside it sounds the Heldenorgel, one of the largest open-air organs in the world, whose tones carry far into the valley each day. A castle lift and…

Val Müstair in the far south-east corner of Switzerland is home to the Benedictine convent of St. John in Müstair, whose Carolingian frescoes from the 8th century have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. The quiet valley borders the Swiss National Park and keeps Romansh culture alive. Highlights…

The Tofane are the striking massif above Cortina d'Ampezzo; the Tofana di Mezzo reaches 3,244 m. The Freccia nel Cielo cable car leads in several sections almost to the summit. The famous World Cup downhills and the hosting of Olympic ski races (1956 and 2026) make the area Cortina's alpine…

The Flims-Laax region is one of the largest ski areas in Switzerland and in summer is known for the turquoise Caumasee, one of the most beautiful bathing lakes in the Alps. Nearby runs the Rhine Gorge Ruinaulta, an impressive canyon of the Vorderrhein. Highlights One of the largest ski areas…