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In the high mountains, where the air is pure and thin, one breathes more freely and feels lighter in body and brighter of mind.” Thus wrote the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. And he was absolutely right. On a mountaintop, everyday stresses seem insignificant: you feel on top of the world! The views from Switzerland’s high summits are heavenly. Each peak – from the Rigi to the Säntis, from Muottas Muragl to the Schilthorn – reveals a breathtaking natural landscape with its own unique charm. Our new holiday magazine gives you a preview of what to expect when you visit, and shows how you can reach the finest viewpoints easily with the help of spectacular cog railways, cable cars and funiculars. Switzerland’s magnificent natural landscapes thrill and inspire countless visitors. Discover for yourself the magic of our mountains, glaciers, forests and lakes – and experience natural highs that you’ll never forget. Welcome to Switzerland: we look forward to your visit!
In the high mountains, where the air is pure and thin, one breathes more freely
and feels lighter in body and brighter of mind.” Thus wrote the philosopher
Jean-Jacques Rousseau. And he was absolutely right. On a mountaintop,
everyday stresses seem insignificant: you feel on top of the world!
The views from Switzerland’s high summits are heavenly. Each peak – from the
Rigi to the Säntis, from Muottas Muragl to the Schilthorn – reveals a breathtaking
natural landscape with its own unique charm. Our new holiday magazine gives
you a preview of what to expect when you visit, and shows how you can reach
the finest viewpoints easily with the help of spectacular cog railways, cable cars
and funiculars.
Switzerland’s magnificent natural landscapes thrill and inspire countless visitors.
Discover for yourself the magic of our mountains, glaciers, forests and lakes –
and experience natural highs that you’ll never forget.
Welcome to Switzerland: we look forward to your visit!
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Pilatus cog railway<br />
497–2,132 m<br />
Lucerne –<br />
Lake Lucerne Region<br />
A ride on this historic railway is<br />
guaranteed to set pulses racing:<br />
with a total distance of 4,6 kilometres,<br />
a vertical climb of<br />
1,635 metres and gradients of<br />
up to 48 per cent, this is the<br />
world’s steepest cog railway. The<br />
ascent of the Eselswand cliffs<br />
is particularly spectacular, while<br />
the views from the summit are<br />
breathtaking: way below lies<br />
Lake Lucerne, and all around,<br />
73 Alpine peaks frame the horizon.<br />
5 www.pilatus.ch<br />
Schwägalp –<br />
Säntis cable car<br />
1,350–2,472 m<br />
Eastern Switzerland /<br />
Liechtenstein<br />
The Säntis cable car was only the<br />
third to be built in Switzerland. In<br />
just ten minutes, it carries visitors<br />
effortlessly up the highest peak of<br />
the Appenzell region. From the<br />
summit of the Säntis, famous for<br />
its extreme weather conditions,<br />
you enjoy sensational panoramic<br />
views of mountains, lakes and<br />
over six countries: Switzerland,<br />
Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein,<br />
France and Italy.<br />
6 www.saentisbahn.ch<br />
Jungfrau cog railway<br />
2,061–3,454 m<br />
Bernese Oberland<br />
Inaugurated in 1912, the Jungfrau<br />
Railway is one of the pioneering<br />
achievements of Swiss engineering.<br />
The cog railway leads from<br />
Kleine Scheidegg up to the “Top<br />
of Europe”, the Jungfraujoch –<br />
home to the continent’s highest<br />
railway station, 3,454 metres up,<br />
in a world of rock, ice and snow.<br />
Seven out of nine kilometres of<br />
the spectacular route lead<br />
through tunnel; in all, the railway<br />
climbs 1,400 vertical metres.<br />
7 www.jungfrau.ch<br />
Brienz Rothorn<br />
steam railway<br />
566–2,244 m<br />
Bernese Oberland<br />
The Brienzer Rothorn has<br />
been one of the most popular<br />
excursion destinations in the<br />
Bernese Oberland since the 19th<br />
century. Steam-powered cog<br />
trains still carry visitors to the<br />
spectacular summit viewpoint<br />
today. The locomotives take<br />
about an hour for the climb of<br />
1,678 vertical metres – plenty of<br />
time to enjoy the gradually<br />
unfolding views of Lake Brienz<br />
and the mountains beyond.<br />
8 www.brienz-rothorn-bahn.ch<br />
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