Tourist attractions in Switzerland

The is a mountain of the European Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is above sea level, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe. Sometimes referred to as the "Mountain of Mountains" (German: Berg der Berge), it has become an indelible emblem of the Alps and is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the world. The Matterhorn has four faces, each roughly oriented toward one of the four cardinal points. Three of the

glacier in Switzerland

high mountain pass in Switzerland

Gruyères (; ; Fribourgeois: Grevire; ) is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

waterfall on the Rhein River in Switzerland

mountain massif in central Switzerland

Flims () is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which one can see from almost anywhere in the area.

portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland

waterfall in Switzerland that is famous for featuring in the fictitious life of Sherlock Holmes

Titlis is a mountain of the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Bern. At above sea level, it is the highest summit of the range north of the Susten Pass, between the Bernese Oberland and Central Switzerland. It is mainly accessed from Engelberg (OW) on the north side and is famous as the site of the world's first rotating cable car. The cable car system connects Engelberg () to the summit of Klein Titlis () through the three stages of Gerschnialp (), Trübsee () and Stand (). In 2016, a direct route was created that bypassed Geraschnialp, going directly to Trübse

meter-gauge train in the Swiss Alps, opened 1930 traveling between two mountain resorts Zermatt and St. Moritz via Andermatt

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The Rigi (or Mount Rigi; also known as Queen of the Mountains) is a mountain massif of the Alps, located in Central Switzerland. The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz. The range is in the Schwyzer Alps, and is split between the cantons of Schwyz and Lucerne, although the main summit, named Rigi Kulm, at 1,797 meters above sea level, lies within the canton of Schwyz. The Rigi Kulm Hotel, established in 1816, is located on the summit.

The Jungfraujoch (, lit. "maiden saddle") is a saddle connecting two major 4000ers of the Bernese Alps: the Jungfrau and the Mönch. It lies at an elevation of above sea level and is directly overlooked by the rocky prominence of the Sphinx. The Jungfraujoch is a glacier saddle, on the upper snows of the Aletsch Glacier, and part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area, situated on the boundary between the cantons of Bern and Valais, halfway between Interlaken and Fiesch.

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railway line in Switzerland and Italy

thumb|200px|View of Alps from Schilthorn The Schilthorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland, Europe. The summit overlooks the valley of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland, and is the highest mountain in the range lying north of the Sefinenfurgge Pass. The Schilthorn lies above the village of Mürren, from where a cable car leads to its summit, holding the record of the steepest cable car in the world.

lake in Switzerland

The Gornergrat (; ) is a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland. It can be reached from Zermatt by the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB), the highest open-air railway in Europe. Between the Gornergrat railway station () and the summit is the Kulm Hotel (). In the late 1960s two astronomical observatories were installed in the two towers of the Kulmhotel Gornergrat. The project “Stellarium Gornergrat” is hosted in the Gornergrat South Observatory.

core Rhaetian railway line linking the towns of Thusis, Filisur, and St. Moritz in the canton of Grisons in eastern Switzerland

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mountain of the Lugano Prealps

mountain in the Swiss Alps

waterfalls in Switzerland

The Diablerets (; lit. "the abode of devils") are a huge ice-covered mountain massif of the Alps, culminating at the Sommet des Diablerets (VS) at above sea level and almost straddling the border between the Swiss cantons of Vaud (VD) and Valais (VS). The northeastern part of the massif stretches also into the canton of Bern (BE).

meter-gauge sightseeing train connecting Chur (or Davos) in Switzerland with Poschiavo and Tirano in Italy

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The Stanserhorn is a mountain in Switzerland, located in the canton of Nidwalden near the border with Obwalden, with the peak at above sea level.

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Lake Toma (, or ) is a lake at the northern face of Piz Badus, above the village of Tschamut in the canton of Grisons (), Switzerland. Its surface area is .

railway line in Switzerland

mountain in Graubünden, Switzerland

The Diavolezza is a col and ski resort above the Val Bernina in Graubünden. The col has an altitude of and is located between Munt Pers (northwest, ) and Piz Trovat (southeast, ).

concrete gravity dam on the Dixence River in Hérémence in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

mountain in the Appenzell Alps

The Bettmerhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Bettmeralp in the Swiss canton of Valais. The summit can be reached with a 30-minute vertical hike after ascending most of the mountain by cable car from the car free village of Bettmeralp. Bettmeralp is accessible by cable car from the Betten train station (Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn).

glacier in Switzerland

The Mittelallalin () is a minor summit below the Allalinhorn situated above Saas Fee. This place is well known for the revolving restaurant which is the highest in the world and a glacier cave.

The Ebenalp is the northernmost summit of the Alpstein in the Appenzell Alps, Switzerland. The mountain is a popular paragliding and hiking destination.

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Caumasee (Romansh: Lag la Cauma or Lai da Cauma) is a lake near Flims, in the Grisons, Switzerland. It is one of the lakes on the Flims Rockslide deposits. The lake is fed from underground sources. Its surface area is 10.3194 ha.

mountain near Wilderswil in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland

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arête in the Glarus Alps

The Weissfluhjoch () is a summit southeast of the Weissfluh () situated in the Plessur Range in Graubünden, Switzerland. Since 1932, a funicular railway (the Parsennbahn) leads to its summit from Davos.

Crestasee (Romansh: Lag la Cresta) is a small lake shared by the municipalities of Flims and Trin in the Grisons, Switzerland. From 1892 a guest house on its northern end served as pension and still is a restaurant today in its original state.

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Touristic oriented named train and boat service

Guraletschsee is a lake above Vals in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. The lake lies entirely on territory of the municipality of Vals.

small lake within the municipality of Sumvitg in the Grisons, Switzerland

train route in the Swiss Alps

pedestrian suspension bridge

series of lakefronts in Switzerland