Our Heritage
Discover our Heritage: four outstanding natural phenomena and nine great cultural achievements in Switzerland have been awarded UNESCO's most coveted acknowledgement. Each of them stands for authenticity, quality and diversity for many generations to come. These values are part of the identity and mentality of the Swiss population.
Conscious travel to these places evokes new and different images of an outstanding and demanding Switzerland, which we share with the global community.
Discover our Heritage: four outstanding natural phenomena and nine great cultural achievements in Switzerland have been awarded UNESCO's most coveted acknowledgement. Each of them stands for authenticity, quality and diversity for many generations to come. These values are part of the identity and mentality of the Swiss population.
Conscious travel to these places evokes new and different images of an outstanding and demanding Switzerland, which we share with the global community.
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The authors accompany readers on unknown paths and guide them to their favourite places. Discover the most exciting sides of a unique ...
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La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle
A fantastic multimedia space dedicated to the Watchmaking town planning.
The ideal place to unravel the secrets of this UNESCO World Heritage site: a multimedia ...
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Monte San Giorgio
Monte San Giorgio
On four floors, the great diversity of creatures that populated the sea and its coast in southern Ticino between 247 and 237 million years ago is presented. Thanks ...
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Fortress of Bellinzona
Fortress of Bellinzona
The medieval castles of Bellinzona – Castel Grande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro – have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage property since 2000. With ...
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Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Lake dwellings from the bronze to the neolithic age
A remarkable concentration of pile-dwelling sites has been identified on the shores of Lakes Bienne, Morat ...
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Tectonic Arena Sardona
Tectonic Arena Sardona
The Glarnerland Visitor Centre, with its two locations in Glarus (in the Nature Centre, train station building) and Elm (in the old school building, Sandgasse 1, ...
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Convent of St John in Müstair
Convent of St John in Müstair
Twelve hundred-years of convent, architectural and art history
Convent Museum
The convent’s museum is located in the Planta Tower, an over one-thousand-year-old ...
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Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
The Albula Railway Museum in Bergün guides railway enthusiasts and families through the history of the railway in Graubünden. Old railway equipment, films ...
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Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
In 1983, the Abbey Library, together with the entire Abbey District of St. Gall, was inscribed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List. This was followed in 2017 by ...
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Education
World Heritage properties are among the most important contemporary testimonies on the planet. Many legacies are due to our ancestors. But nature has also contributed ...
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Holy Week Processions in Mendrisio
Holy Week Processions in Mendrisio
Casa Croci, a small 19th-century architectural gem, house the Museo del Trasparente of Mendrisio (Illuminated Paintings Museum). This will be the first exhibition ...
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Panoramic Route
Switzerland may seem small, but it has a wealth of places to visit and sights to see, including 13 World Heritage Sites that can be reached effortlessly by public ...
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Nature, Environment and Technology
A total of 13 natural and cultural sites are part UNESCO World Heritage in Switzerland. But what is a World Heritage property? What distinguishes a UNESCO World ...
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Attraction
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
The viewing platform in Filisur is named after Alexander Acatos, the Greek-Swiss engineer who designed the Landwasser Viaduct. From the platform in the forest, visitors ...
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Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
The viewing platform, named after Friedrich Hennings, the chief engineer of the Albula line, offers a spectacular view of the Landwasser Viaduct and the surrounding ...
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Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
The illusion wagon “Filusio” is an old, converted railway carriage located at the Fillisur station. Upon entering, visitors are immersed in a fascinating ...
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Events
Fortress of Bellinzona
Fortress of Bellinzona
19.07. – 09.11.2025
A journey through past, present, and future, where city and landscape break apart and reassemble in unexpected forms. From history-laden stones to trail-blazing ...
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Fortress of Bellinzona
Fortress of Bellinzona
05.04. – 09.11.2025
What does the future hold for the Fortress of Bellinzona? Find it out at Sasso Corbaro castle! Throughout 2025, the castle will host Fortress Bellinzona. Beyond ...
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