Location: Switzerland

At around 1,560 m, Davos is the highest town in Europe and a tradition-rich high-altitude health and winter sports resort. The Parsenn and Jakobshorn ski areas, a long-standing reputation for its mountain climate and the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) shape the town. In summer, wide high-altitude hikes beckon.HighlightsHighest town in Europe (around 1,560 m)Parsenn and Jakobshorn ski areasTradition-rich high-altitude resortHost of the WEFGood to knowAltitudearound…

At 3,089 m above Zermatt, the Gornergrat offers one of the grandest mountain panoramas in the Alps, with views of the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and a ring of over 20 four-thousanders. The Gornergrat Railway, the highest open-air cog railway in Europe, has led up since 1898. At the top stand a hotel and an observatory.HighlightsPanorama of the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa massifGornergrat Railway (highest…

At the foot of the Bernina group, the Morteratsch Glacier is one of the most easily accessible glaciers in the Alps. From Morteratsch station on the Bernina line, a flat glacier trail leads to the ice tongue; signs along the way show the dramatic retreat of recent decades. In the background rises the Piz Bernina.HighlightsEasily reached glacier trailMarkers show the glacier retreatView of the Piz…

Leukerbad is the largest thermal-bath 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 faces frames the village.HighlightsLargest alpine thermal-bath offeringAround 51 °C warm…

The Flims-Laax region is one of the largest ski areas in Switzerland and in summer is known for the turquoise-green Caumasee, one of the most beautiful bathing lakes in the Alps. Nearby runs the Rhine Gorge Ruinaulta, an impressive canyon of the Vorderrhein.HighlightsOne of the largest ski areas in SwitzerlandTurquoise-green bathing lake CaumaseeRhine Gorge Ruinaulta (Swiss Grand Canyon)Known for freestyle and snowparksGood to…

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 terrifying Tschäggättä masks of carnival. Today trails and the Lötschberg open up the valley before the backdrop of the Bietschhorn and glaciers.HighlightsUnspoilt valley landscape and customsTschäggättä carnival masksHigh trail with glacier viewsKühmatt pilgrimage siteGood to knowLocationnorthern…