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List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland; List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland; List of cathedrals in Switzerland; List of Christian monasteries in Switzerland; List of museums in Switzerland; List of botanical gardens in Switzerland; List of railway museums in Switzerland; List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland
The Grand Tour of Switzerland is a 1,643 km (1021 mile) tourist circuit in Switzerland, devised by Switzerland Tourism and The Grand Tour of Switzerland Association in 2015. Split into 8 stages, the circuit traverses through 13 UNESCO World Heritage sights , 5 Alpine passes, and 22 lakes. [ 1 ]
As of 2021, there are thirteen properties in Switzerland inscribed on the World Heritage List, nine of which are cultural sites and four are natural sites. The first three sites were added to the list in 1983: Old City of Berne , Abbey of Saint Gall , and Benedictine Abbey of St. John at Müstair .
Palaces in Switzerland (3 P) Parks in Switzerland (5 C, 9 P) R. Railway attractions in Switzerland (3 C, 1 P) Religious buildings and structures in Switzerland (12 C)
Tourism began in Switzerland with British mountaineers climbing the main peaks of the Bernese Alps in the early 19th century.. The Alpine Club in London was founded in 1857. . Reconvalescence in the Alpine, in particular from tuberculosis, was another important branch of tourism in the 19th and early 20th centuries: for example in Davos, Graubü
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Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève; Centre pour l’Image Contemporaine; Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva; Institut et Musée Voltaire; International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum; Musée Ariana; Musée d'Art et d'Histoire; Musée d'ethnographie de Genève; Natural History Museum of Geneva
[1] [2] It broke the record held by Salbit Bridge, also located in Switzerland. [3] The bridge spans a distance of around 100 m (320 ft) but is just 1 m (3 ft) wide. [1] The project was designed as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Engelberg–Gerschnialp funicular railway in January 1913.