Tips on Saving on Cruise Fares on Lakes Thun and Brienz in Switzerland

Cruise Boat in Oberhofen on the Thunersee in Switzerland

Many savings fares and special deals are available when cruising on the Thunersee and Brienzersee lakes near Bern and Interlaken in Switzerland. A wide range of discount tickets and savings options is available for lake boats cruising on the Thuner- and Brienzersee near Interlaken in Switzerland. All regular Swiss railway transportation discount cards are honored … Read more

Pleasure Boat Cruises on Lakes Thun and Brienz in Switzerland

Thunersee Viewed from Schloss Spiez in Switzerland

Day-trip boat excursions on the Thunersee and Brienzersee near Interlaken and Bern cruise by historic towns with castles and spectacular Alpine views. The Thunersee and Brienzersee lakes near Interlaken in Switzerland are beautifully located with many historic towns and castles on the shores. Pleasure cruises are a fun way to explore these lakes in the … Read more

Pleasure Boat Cruises on Lake Thun in Switzerland

Blümlisalp Paddle Steamboat on Lake Thun

Cruise boats on the Thunersee call at stops such as Thun, Oberhofen, Spiez, and Interlaken West while passing Alpine landscapes of central Switzerland near Bern. Lake Thun near Interlaken and Bern is one of the best lakes for enjoying cruise boat excursions in Switzerland. The Thunersee is smaller than other major lakes but still offers … Read more

Getting to Geneva Airport by Bus or Train

Geneva Airport Bus 5

Public Transportation from Switzerland to Genève Cointrin Aéroport (GVA) Buses and trains provide easy access to Geneva Cointrin Airport (GVA) from central Genève and Switzerland. Arriving passengers get free public transportation passes. Geneva Cointrin Airport (GVA) is very conveniently located 5 km (3 miles) from downtown Genève. A mainline train station in the basement of … Read more

Paul Gauguin at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel

Paul Gauguin Parau api, 1892

From 8 February to 28 June 2015, the Fondation Beyeler in Basel will stage the biggest Paul Gauguin special exhibition in Switzerland for half a century. Fifty works from various museums and private owners in 13 countries will feature in this important and colorful Paul Gauguin retrospective – the most elaborate exhibition project ever arranged … Read more

See the Painted Romanesque Ceiling in St Martin’s Church in Zillis

Painted Ceiling in St Martin's Zillis

The Romanesque painted wooden ceilings in the St Martin’s Church in Zillis, canton Graubünden in Switzerland, is one of very few to have been preserved in Europe. The early 12th-century ceiling consists of 153 painted wooden squares with mythical images, Biblical scenes and episodes from the life of St Martin of Tours. Zillis is at … Read more

See Carolingian Frescoes in St John’s in Müstair

Christ with angels - Carolingian wall painting 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

St John’s Convent with Carolingian Wall Paintings in Müstair, Switzerland

onastery of St John 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