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Lists Of Tourist Attractions In Switzerland
This article contains lists of tourist attractions in Switzerland. List * Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance (list of monuments) *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 *List of mountain railways in Switzerland *List of highest railway stations in Switzerland *List of funiculars in Switzerland *List of aerial tramways in Switzerland *List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport *List of ski areas and resorts in Switzerland *List of highest paved roads in Switzerland *List of highest road passes in Switzerland *Nature parks in Switzerland *List of federal hunting reserves in Switzerland *List of mire landscapes in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist Attraction
A tourist attraction is a place of interest that tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement. Types Places of natural beauty such as beaches, tropical island resorts, national parks, mountains, deserts and forests, are examples of traditional tourist attractions which people may visit. Cultural tourist attractions can include historical places, sites of significant historic event, monuments, ancient temples, zoos, aquaria, museums and art galleries, botanical gardens, buildings and structures (such as forts, castles, libraries, former prisons, skyscrapers, bridges), theme parks and carnivals, living history museums, public art (sculptures, statues, murals), ethnic enclave communities, historic trains and cultural events. Factory tours, industrial heritage, creative art and crafts workshops are the object of cultural niches like industrial tourism and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Aerial Tramways In Switzerland
This is a complete list of publicly available Swiss aerial tramways (excluding other types of aerial lifts), according to official timetables 2004. Not all of them are open all year. Some of them are sections of aerial lift systems that consist also of other types of aerial lifts besides the tramway in this list. For example, the aerial tramway Blauherd - Rothorn is part of the Zermatt - Sunnegga - Blauherd - Rothorn system, its section Zermatt - Sunnegga being a funicular and Sunnegga - Blauherd a gondola lift. * Plan-Francey - Le Moléson *Col du Pillon - Glacier3000 (Diablerets) * Champéry - Planachaux *Dorénaz - Champex-d'Alesse * Les Attelas - Mont Gelé * Tortin - Col-des-Gentianes * Col-des-Gentianes -Mont Fort * La Chaux - Col-des-Gentianes *Riddes - Isérables *Bottom of Grande Dixence Dam - Top of Grande Dixence Dam * Chalais - Vercorin *Zinal - Sorebois * Cry-d'Er - Bella Lui * Cabane-des-Violettes - Pointe de la Plaine Morte *Leukerbad - Gemmipass *Leukerbad - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Caves In Switzerland ...
This is a list of caves in Switzerland. *Grotte aux Fées *Hölloch Cave (second longest cave in Europe) *Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle *St. Beatus Caves *Wildkirchli {{Authority control Switzerland Caves A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountain Lakes Of Switzerland
This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes, natural or artificial, with an area over 4 hectares and a height over 800 metres above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to the transition between the foothill zone and the montane zone, in the Alps and in the Jura Mountains. Lakes can be found up to elevations of almost 3000 metres, where is the climatic snow line in the Alps. For each lake, the culminating point of the drainage basin is indicated, along with the river basin of which it is part. For a list of artificial lakes only, see List of dams and reservoirs in Switzerland. For a general list of lakes, see List of lakes of Switzerland. Distribution of mountain lakes by canton Main list See also * List of glaciers in Switzerland * List of mountains of Switzerland * List of lakes of Switzerland Notes and references External linksMountain lakes (MySwitzerland.com) {{Portal bar, Geography, Mountains, Switzerlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Waterfalls Of Switzerland ...
This is a links page to the named waterfalls found in Switzerland. List of waterfalls {{Europe topic, List of waterfalls of Waterfalls Switzerland Waterfalls A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mire Landscapes In Switzerland
The List of mire landscapes in Switzerland is a list of Swiss bogs and wetlands. It is from the ''Federal Inventory of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Importance'' in Switzerland. Mire landscapes References * See also * Nature parks in Switzerland External linksSwitzerland - Mire Landscapes of National Importance (CH07) Common Database on Designated Areas The Common Database on Designated Areas or CDDA is a data bank for officially designated protected areas such as nature reserves, protected landscapes, national parks etc. in Europe. The data bank, which went live in 1999, is a community project o ... (CDDA)Map: Moorlandschaften {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mire Landscapes In Switzerland Wetlands of Switzerland Mires Mires Mires Bogs of Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Federal Hunting Reserves In Switzerland
This is a list of federal hunting reserves in Switzerland. The first of the 41 game reserves were installed in the 19th century to limit excessive hunting (''Federal Inventory of Federal Hunting Reserves''). Reserves See also * Nature parks in Switzerland References * External links * EUNISSwitzerland - Federal Hunting Reserves (CH10) Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA)Schutzgebiete: Eidgenössische Jagdbanngebiete {{Portal bar, Switzerland, Environment Hunting reserves Hunting reserves Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ... IUCN Category IV Federal hunting reserves in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nature Parks In Switzerland
Switzerland has eighteen official natural parks (and three candidate parks) classified in three categories (national parks, regional nature parks and nature experience parks).Overview of the Swiss parks (page visited on 27 July 2016). Categories The three categories of natural "parks of national importance" established by the Federal Act on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (section 3b) are , regional nature parks and nature exp ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest Road Passes In Switzerland
This is a list of the highest road passes in Switzerland. It includes passes in the Alps and the Jura Mountains that are over above sea level. All the listed passes are crossed by paved roads. These are popular with drivers, bikers and cyclists for their spectacular scenery and are often the highlights of bicycle races such as Tour de Suisse and Tour de Romandie. Many of them are also served by public transport, the main transport company being PostBus Switzerland. Only fully paved roads of which both ends are connected to the main Swiss or European road network are included. Dead-end roads such as the Sanetsch and Glas Pass are not listed. For a list including dead-end roads as well, see list of highest paved roads in Switzerland. For a list of all passes, whether crossed by a paved road or not, see List of mountain passes in Switzerland. List References *Swisstopo Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German language, German: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest Paved Roads In Switzerland
This is a list of the highest paved roads in Switzerland. It includes paved roads in the Alps that are over long and whose culminating point is over above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to that of the highest major settlements in the country.The highest towns with over 1000 inhabitants are St. Moritz (1,822 m), Silvaplana (1,815 m), Pontresina (1,805 m) and Saas-Fee (1,803 m). Some of the listed roads are closed to motorised vehicles, although they are normally all accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. These mountain roads are popular with drivers, bikers and cyclists for their spectacular scenery and are often the highlights of bicycle races such as Tour de Suisse and Tour de Romandie. Many of them are also served by public transport, the main transport company being PostBus Switzerland. As the tree line lies at approximately 2,000 metres in the Alps, almost all the upper sections of the listed roads are in the alpine zone, where the main form of precipita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ski Areas And Resorts In Switzerland ...
This is a list of ski areas and resorts in Switzerland. There is a separate list for the cross-country skiing trails: List of cross-country skiing trails in Switzerland. Valais and Vaud Bernese Oberland Central Switzerland Graubünden Eastern Switzerland 1skilift/chair-lift/cable car; if only one number: total See also *Swiss Alps *List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport * Lists of tourist attractions in Switzerland References {{Europe topic, List of ski areas and resorts in Ski resorts Switzerland Ski resorts A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains Of Switzerland Accessible By Public Transport
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col and within 120 metres (height difference) from the summit. The station can be reached by cable car, funicular, railway or bus. This list notably includes the Klein Matterhorn and the Säntis, respectively the highest and the most prominentInformation retrieved on 5 March 2014 froCore Europe 50 Most Prominent Peaks (peakbagger.com)an/ref> peaks of Europe with public transport access. It also includes the Chasseral, the most isolated summit of the country accessible to pedestrians. This list does not include ski lifts. For a list of ski areas, see List of ski areas and resorts in Switzerland. For a general list of mountains, see List of mountains of Switzerland. List See also *List of aerial tramways in Switzerland *List of funiculars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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