Category: Attractions & Sights

First, at 2,168 m above Grindelwald, is an adventure mountain before the backdrop of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. The First Cliff Walk, a walkway suspended from the rock face, and attractions such as the First Flyer and Trottibike complement classic high trails. A popular destination is the mountain lake…

Trento, the capital of Trentino, is known for the Council of Trent (16th century) and its well-preserved townscape with the Castello del Buonconsiglio and fresco-adorned palazzi. The modern science museum MUSE by Renzo Piano and the surrounding mountains make the city versatile. Highlights Castello del Buonconsiglio Wissenschaftsmuseum MUSE (Renzo Piano)…

The Lötschental is considered one of the most unspoilt high valleys in the Alps. Long reachable only by mule tracks, it preserved old customs such as the fearsome Tschäggättä masks of carnival. Today trails and the Lötschberg open up the valley before the backdrop of the Bietschhorn and glaciers. Highlights…

The Kalterer See in the South Tyrolean lowlands is regarded as one of the warmest bathing lakes in the Alps and reaches bathing temperatures in summer that Alpine lakes otherwise rarely offer. It lies in the middle of the wine country on the South Tyrolean Wine Road, surrounded by vines…

Leukerbad is the largest thermal-spa village in the Alps; every day millions of litres of around 51-degree spring water bubble out of the mountain into numerous baths. Above the village the historic Gemmi Pass leads on foot or by cable car into the Bernese Oberland. A backdrop of vertical rock…

Gröden is one of the best-known Dolomite valleys and part of the famous Sellaronda ski circuit around the Sella massif. Above the valley rise the Langkofel and the striking plateau of the Seceda. Gröden is also a centre of Ladin culture and a centuries-old woodcarving tradition. Highlights Part of the…