World Heritage Days 2025

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 aware of the significance and value of the World Heritage properties, because only then can they actively campaign for their protection and preservation. Special programmes and open doors create the opportunity for people to experience and understand their World Heritage properties at first hand. This not only raises awareness of cultural heritage, but also promotes pride and identification with one's own region. Together, we are laying the foundations to ensure that these unique sites are preserved for future generations.

Anyone who wants to learn more about World Heritage in Switzerland should mark the weekend of 14th and 15th of June 2025 in their agenda and set off on the traces of our heritage. The 9th edition of the World Heritage Days offers unique insights into Switzerland's diverse natural and cultural treasures and allows views that are otherwise often hidden from visitors.

Events on Saturday, 14 June 2025:

• Fortress of Bellinzona
  📍 Bellinzona (TI)

• La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
  📍 La Chaux-de-Fonds und Le Locle (NE)

• Old City of Berne
  📍 Berne (BE)

• Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
  📍 Saint-Blaise (NE)

• Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes
  📍 Bergün and Filisur (GR)

• Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
  📍 Vättis (SG)

• Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
  📍 Jungfraujoch (BE)

Events on Sunday, 15 June 2025:

• Abbey of St. Gall
  📍 St. Gall (SG)

• Benedictine Convent of St John in Müstair
  📍 Müstair (GR)

• La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
  📍  La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle (NE)

• Monte San Giorgio
  📍 Meride (TI)

• Old City of Berne
  📍 Berne (BE)

• Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
  📍 Hauterive and Saint-Blaise (NE)

• Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes
  📍 Bergün and Filisur (GR)

• Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
  📍 Naters (VS)