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outdoors in Switzerland : the essentials

Rivers in Versam

Rheinschlucht, the Rhine Throat

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The Rhine Gorge is one of the favorite places for rafting the Swiss. It can be found near Versam, you can walk from the station in

Lakes in Le Mont-sur-Lausanne

Lake of Ouchy

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Lake Ouchy is a great place to relax in calm and peace. It is a mysterious place full of magic and nature at the same time. It is

Lakes in Grindelwald

Bachalpsee

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If I could think up my perfect hike it would be the one I did this summer in Switzerland to the Bachalpsee lakes. In an idyllic se

Lakes in Guttannen

Gelmersee

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The Gelmersee is a reservoir situated in the Bernese Oberland. You arrive there by taking the Gelmerbahn. Its clear blue water and

Forests in Schänis

Schanis Fields

Getting to know Schanis was a fantastic experience with my family. We went bike riding to enjoy the fresh air, the scenery, drink

Valleys in Monthey

Les Neyres

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Les Neyres is an area in the middle of Swiss Alps, where you find, here and there, wooden houses, the traditional way of respectin

Viewpoints in Lauterbrunnen

Schilthorn

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As the Jungfrau was closed due to bad weather, we decided to go to Schilthorn. It was a great day because as we got off each cable

Viewpoints in Martigny

Mont Fort

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If you are at the Verbier touring or skiing you must not forget to climb the Mont Fort. You have to take at least three cable cars

Gardens in Dietikon

Skulpturenpark Bruno Weber

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When you get to the park you'll never imagine what you are going to find. It's full of fantastic sculptures, with figures of anima

Nature Reserves in Geneva

Mont Salève

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The Mont Sàleve is a mountain in the French Prealps, but close to Geneva (~ 7km) and you can go by bus from there (No. 8 to "Veyri

Lakes in Ascona

Lake Maggiore

Romantic place, facing Italy. The views of the lake, especially after dark, are spectacular. All the surrounding villages, lit up,

Lakes in Nyon

Nyon

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Walk along the river, the west bank of Lake Geneva, next to the hotel where Real Madrid stay when they assemble at the UEFA headqu

Lakes in Kandersteg

Oeschinen Lake

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Gardens in Geneva

Parc des Bastions

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An ideal park for a walk with or without children and to enjoy the sunsets that this park offers, with those spectacular views. Th

Forests in Geneva

The Forest of Geneva

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I never felt more alive than the afternoon I out of Geneva and found a forest full of life. I spent two hours walking around witho

Gardens in Lausanne

Parc de Milan

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The Parc de Milan is located south of Lausanne. Although it is full of vegetation, it isn't the easiest place to go for a walk, t

Islands in Geneva

Ile Rousseau

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Opposite the Pont du Mont Blanc, lies Rousseau Island (L'Île Rousseau in French), named after the Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques

Viewpoints in Zermatt

Mirador Klein Matterhorm

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Amazing, spectacular views from the little Matterhorn viewpoint, due to Europe's highest ski lift, a cable car that achieves a rap