Visit the History and Einstein Museums in Bern
The Historisches Museum Bern has an eclectic collection of local history and cultural objects from all over the world but is most famous for the Einstein Museum. → Read more
Switzerland
Switzerland
Hike Through the Aare Gorge near Meiringen in Switzerland
The amazingly narrow Aareschlucht in the Haslital of the Berner Oberland is an easy walk for visitors of all ages mostly on wooden boards and solid paving. Switzerland’s longest river, the Aare, flows from the Alps via lakes Brienz, Thun, and Biel as well as through Bern and Solothurn on its way to the Rhine. … Read more
Visit the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum of Swiss Rural Architecture
The Ballenberg open-air museum in Switzerland has more than 100 rural houses in a huge park with farm animals and traditional industry demonstrations. The Ballenberg Freilichtmuseum is a fantastic day-trip destination near Brienz in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. In a 66-hectare park, over a hundred rural Swiss dwellings have been relocated. Many traditional … Read more
Visit the Alprose Chocolate Factory Museum near Lugano, Switzerland
The Alprose chocolate factory with museum is widely advertised in the Ticino tourism industry but many may find visiting it rather disappointing. The Alprose chocolate factory with museum is located near Lake Lugano in the Swiss canton Ticino. Visitors can see the working chocolate factory on weekdays with a small museum explaining more of the … Read more
Visit the Free Bear Park in Bern
The brown bears in the Bärenpark (Bear Park), which replaced the old Bärengraben (pits), are a top sight to see when visiting the historic town of Bern, Switzerland. The Bärengraben (Bear Pit) has long been a top sight in the Swiss capital Bern. However, from October 2009, a new Bärenpark (Bear Park) replaced the old-fashioned … Read more
Visit the Swiss National Museum of History and Culture in Zurich
The Swiss National Museum (Landesmuseum Zürich) is the largest culture and history museum in Switzerland and a top sightseeing attraction in Zurich. The Swiss National Museum in Zurich (Schweizerisches Landesmuseum Zürich) is the largest and most important depository of cultural and historical items in Switzerland. The museum’s permanent displays include sections on Swiss history, furniture, … Read more
Visit the UNESCO Listed St Gallen Monastery Library, Switzerland
The Rococo library hall and cathedral are amongst the best Baroque architecture in Switzerland and the top sights to see in the St Gallen monastery complex. The top sight to see in the lovely Swiss city Sankt Gallen (Saint-Gall in French) is the Baroque monastery complex with its magnificent Rococo library and impressive cathedral. The … Read more
Save with the Zürich Card on Transportation and Top Sightseeing
The ZürichCARD is a cheap transportation travel card and sightseeing savings pass that allows visitors to save money when visiting Zurich in Switzerland. Visitors to the lovely but very expensive Swiss city Zurich can enjoy big savings on transportation tickets and admission fees to top sights by using the Zürich Card. The Zürich Card is … Read more
St John’s Convent with Carolingian Wall Paintings in Müstair, Switzerland
The convent of St John’s in Müstair in Graubünden is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed site mostly visited for its magnificent Carolingian and Romanesque frescoes, the most important cycle of figurative murals in Switzerland. Also worth seeing are the Carolingian architecture of the church and Holy Cross Chapel, the oldest multistory fortress in the … Read more
See Carolingian Frescoes in St John’s in Müstair
The Carolingian and Romanesque wall paintings in the abbey church of St Johan in Müstair are the greatest series of medieval figurative murals in Switzerland. The church architecture of this UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed site in Graubünden is still predominantly Carolingian despite later Gothic additions. However, the cycle of Carolingian wall paintings featuring the lives … Read more