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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Old City of Berne
Old City of Berne
13. – 14.06.2026
In Berne, visitors can look forward to a journey into the past. At the heart of the experience is the audio tour “A Digital Journey into Bern’s Past”, ...
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Monte San Giorgio
Monte San Giorgio
14.06.2026
The museum of fossils of Monte San Giorgio invites you to an exciting adventure for children: ‘A Sunday for palaeontologists’! Accompanied by trained ...
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La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle
La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle
13. – 14.06.2026
The cities of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle invite visitors to an exciting weekend dedicated to UNESCO World Heritage. Explore the unique architecture of both towns, ...
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Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
14.06.2026
On the occasion of the World Heritage Days, Laténium invites you to a hands-on day exploring life in the Bronze Age. Skills, knowledge, and daily life from ...
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Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
13. – 14.06.2026
On guided hikes in Grindelwald (BE) and on the Riederalp (VS), visitors immerse themselves in the alpine landscape during the World Heritage Days and gain fascinating ...
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Convent of St John in Müstair
Convent of St John in Müstair
14.06.2026
At the Convent St. John in Müstair, everything revolves around the annual theme “Layers” for the World Heritage Days. Guided tours and special insights ...
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Tectonic Arena Sardona
Tectonic Arena Sardona
13.06.2026
Migros Hiking Sounds brings music to the hiking trails, while interactive stations and the Segnes Visitor Pavilion make the UNESCO World Heritage property playfully ...
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Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
14.06.2026
The UNESCO World Heritage properties in Switzerland open their doors and invite you into the world of our Heritage with unique experiences!
Would you ...
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Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
13. – 14.06.2026
The World Heritage Days at the Rhaetian Railway bring together railway and mountain culture: at various locations along the line, visitors can enjoy music, historic ...
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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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The motto "You only want to protect what you know" aptly summarises the purpose of the World Heritage Days. It is important that the local population is ...
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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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Visitor centre
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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Visitor centre
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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