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.

Details of special programmes:

• Benedictine Convent St. John in Müstair

• Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes

• Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona

• Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

• Abbey of St. Gall

• La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning

• Monte San Giorgio

• Old City of Berne

• Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

• Fortress of Bellinzona (coming soon)