What are the features of traveling around Switzerland by car? Roads of Switzerland, personal experience Driving around Switzerland by car

Everything a tourist needs to know about car rental in Switzerland: cost, documents, insurance, traffic rules, toll roads, as well as the main car rental companies in Switzerland.

Renting a car in Switzerland and going on an exciting trip with the goal of, say, visiting all the local lakes, enjoying the magnificent landscapes, breathing in clean mountain air and seeing enough of the cozy towns and climatic resorts along the way is an excellent option for traveling at any time of the year. The purpose of your trip may be Swiss castles, ancient cities or the search for the best panoramic views for stunning photos, and we will provide you with practical information for all cases of “life behind the wheel”.

In German, renting a car is autovermietung. At your service are international car rental companies (you can pre-book online), numerous brokers and small private agencies that you can contact upon arrival in any city in Switzerland.

The approximate cost of renting a class C car with insurance is 100-120 CHF per day.

When planning a trip around Switzerland by car, keep in mind that some resorts, for example Zermatt, Murren, Wengen and Braunwald, can only be reached by train or tram - there is no road connection with these cities.

Almost 220 tunnels have been built in Switzerland, with a total length of about 200 km.

Documents, insurance

To rent a car in Switzerland you will need an international driver's license, a national license and a credit card. The driver's age usually must be over 21 years old, and a driving experience of at least one, two or three years is required (for different car models there are different requirements). If you want to rent a car in a class higher than standard, be prepared to present two credit cards and be at least 25 years old. Sometimes, if the driver is over 21 years old but under 25 years old, the rental price increases (approximately 20-25 CHF per day).

Some resorts, such as Zermatt, Murren, Wengen and Braunwald, can only be reached by train or tram - there is no road connection to these cities.

The cost of car rental in Switzerland usually includes: airport tax (if you rent a car immediately upon arrival), local tax, unlimited mileage, accident insurance with or without a deductible, theft insurance and civil liability insurance, vignette (road tax). Explanation of insurance options: 3rd (Third) party liability (civil liability to third parties), CDW - Collision Damage Waiver (our CASCO with a franchise), Theft Waiver - theft insurance.

Additional charges include: child seat rental, roof rack rental for transporting skis, second driver, navigator rental, snow chains and winter tires. If you plan to leave Switzerland with a rented car, please inform the rental company about this. You may need to purchase additional insurance, and some agencies prohibit taking their vehicles out of the country altogether.

Fuel and gas stations

Typically, the ordered car is provided with a full tank of gasoline, and you are required to return it with a fully filled tank. Gas stations in Switzerland sell 95 and 98 unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel; leaded gasoline is not allowed for sale. Gasoline can be transported in cans, but not more than 25 liters.

The cost of gasoline in Switzerland is 1.47 CHF per liter of 95.

Swiss roads

Traffic Laws

Swiss traffic rules are not much different from the norms of behavior on the road in other European countries. The requirement to use low beam headlights in most cases is advisory in nature and is mandatory only in tunnels. For children under 12 years old and less than 1.5 m tall, the use of special chairs is mandatory. Seat belts must be fastened for everyone in the car. Talking on the phone while driving should only be done hands-free.

Speed ​​limit in Switzerland. Locality: 50 km/h. Outside the built-up area: 80 km/h. Highway: 100 km/h. Motorway: 120 km/h. The minimum speed limit on the highway is 80 km/h.

Make sure that the car you rent has a warning triangle (and it should be located not in the trunk, but in the cabin of the car) and a first aid kit. Radar detectors are prohibited for use and transportation. The navigator's speed camera detection feature must be turned off. Before sharp turns with limited visibility, the driver is required to sound the horn during daylight hours or blink his headlights during dark hours.

Fines

Small fines in Switzerland can be paid on the spot; the police officer will issue a receipt for the funds received. Or it is possible to pay fines issued later, but not more than 30 days after the offense.

The permissible blood alcohol content for a driver in Switzerland is 0.5 ‰.

Some fine amounts: drunk driving - from 500 to 1000 CHF and/or deprivation of rights for up to 3 months; absence of a vignette - 200 CHF (and you need to buy it immediately); failure to comply with the rules for transporting children - 60 CHF; speeding - from 40 CHF and up to half of the entire salary (for residents); wrong parking - 80 CHF; failure to use seat belts - 60 CHF; talking on the phone without hands free - 100 CHF.

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Toll roads

To travel on Swiss roads, you must purchase a vignette, the cost of which for a passenger car is 40 CHF, valid from December 1 to January 31 of the following year (a vignette for each year is always valid for these 14 months). A rented car will most likely already have such a vignette, but if you cross the border with Switzerland in a personal car, take care of purchasing it (at customs, at the post office or at gas stations). Of course, the vignette must be installed correctly - that is, firmly glued to the windshield.

Roads of Switzerland

There are several areas in Switzerland with special fees. Great St Tunnel Bernard connects Switzerland with Italy; traveling along it in a passenger car will cost 29.30 CHF one way and 46.90 CHF both ways (you must return within 30 days). Entry prices from the Italian side are no different. To travel in both directions through the Munt la Schera tunnel (also between Switzerland and Italy) you will have to pay 38 CHF. The width of the tunnel allows only one car to pass, so the movement in the tunnel is reversible.

Parking in Swiss cities

Parking in Swiss cities, as almost everywhere else in Europe, is strict. It is worth remembering the differences between zones of different colors. White zone: park safely for an unlimited time, after first looking around and making sure that there are no parking machines. Blue zone: awaits the lucky owners of blue discs (you can buy them at the travel office, at the bank or at the police station); it happens that you can stand for up to 90 minutes for free. Red zone: up to 15 hours of free parking, but only for those who bought a red parking disc (sold in the same place as blue ones). Yellow zone: sorry, you can't park here at all.

You need to set the arrival time on the parking disc (except for parking between 19:00 and 8:00. Many streets are equipped with parking meters: you just pay for the time you park. The cheapest thing is to leave your car at the entrance to the city - in Park & ​​Ride parking lots, and then move around By public transport, it will be more expensive to leave your car in an underground parking lot.

Prices on the page are as of November 2018.

Briefly about the training:
PAC GROUP and Switzerland Tourism invite you to take a virtual tour of Switzerland. Fresh air, amazingly beautiful landscapes, majestic mountains, clean rivers and lakes - this is a real paradise for tourists! The winners of the training will receive a well-deserved reward - the first ten finalists will receive pleasant prizes from PAC GROUP and Switzerland Tourism.

Training program:

The PAC GROUP company and the Swiss Tourism Office (Switzerland Tourism) invite you to take a virtual tour of Switzerland. Fresh air, amazingly beautiful landscapes, majestic mountains, clean rivers and lakes - this is a real paradise for tourists! In the winter season, travelers are attracted to ski resorts for every taste - from idyllic villages free from car traffic to modern resorts where life is always in full swing!
By answering the training questions, you will find out which hotel in the Swiss Alps provides iPads to all its guests, where the annual “women’s week” takes place, which ski resort is famous for its thermal springs, and finally, where in Switzerland tourists under the age of 18 can visit for free group lessons with a ski instructor. Get acquainted with the features of the direction and the programs offered by PAC GROUP.
The winners will receive a well-deserved reward - the first ten finalists will receive pleasant prizes from PAC GROUP and Switzerland Tourism.

Already participating: 940
Finalists: 23

Finalists:

Dudina Elena Yurievna

Kolomeeva Anna Anatolyevna

Ivanchenko Elena Mikhailovna

Ostroumova Elena

Makarova Larisa

Peremutov Sergey

Chernogorova Svetlana

Andrusenko Yana

Ryabova Tatyana Yurievna

Gnizdyukh Elena

Dyagileva Raisa Nikolaevna

Karpova Polina Alekseevna

Fomina Lyubov Sergeevna

Pershina I.A.

Nalobina T.V.

Lazurenko Svetlana Alexandrovna

Kiryushkina Natalia

Roslyakova Vera Vladimirovna

Solonitsyna Svetlana Vladimirovna

Elena Yurievna

Neugasova L.V.

Andrianova Tatyana Anatolevna

Level 1

The simplest tasks that you can easily complete.

Question 1. The capital of the federal state of Switzerland is...
Correct answer: Bern

Question 2. Which of these states does not have common borders with Switzerland?
Correct answer: Luxembourg

Question 3. Which resort is not a ski resort?
Correct answer: Yverdon

Question 4. The national air carrier of Switzerland is...
Correct answer: SWISS

Question 5. What flights is the PAC GROUP ski program to Switzerland based on in the winter season 2012/2013?
Correct answer: LX 1325 / LX 1326

Level 2

To successfully answer the questions of the second stage, you will need a good knowledge of the direction and features of the PAC GROUP tourism product

Question 1. Which city's airport does not have a railway terminal?
Correct answer: Basel

Question 2. Which resort allows car traffic?
Correct answer: Scuol

Question 3. Which of the PAC GROUP programs gives you the opportunity to ski at two of the most popular ski resorts in Switzerland at once?
Correct answer: “Alpine pearls”

Question 4. Which pass is most convenient for transferring skiers to and from the resort?
Correct answer: Swiss Transfer Ticket

Question 5. What excursion program offers accommodation in the suburbs?
Correct answer: "Elegant Switzerland"

Question 6. Name the base hotel of the PAC GROUP company in the resort of St. Moritz.
Correct answer: Reine Victoria

Question 7. Which resort offers the “Ski pass for 25 Swiss francs per day” promotion?

Question 8. Which panoramic express train connects the two popular Swiss ski resorts of Zermatt and St. Moritz?
Correct answer: "Glacier Express"

Question 9. Name the region that offers the largest length of ski slopes in Switzerland.
Correct answer: Four Valleys

Question 10. Which PAC GROUP tour gives you the opportunity to visit three of the four Best of the Alpes resorts located in Switzerland?
Correct answer: "Ski safari"

Level 3

The level includes more complex questions - for real experts in the direction

Question 1. Which Swiss ski resort is famous for its thermal springs?
Correct answer: Scuol

Question 2: Up to what age can children use the Swiss Travel System free of charge when traveling with parents who have an STS travel pass?
Correct answer: Up to 16 years old

Question 3. At which resort is a representative of PAC GROUP located throughout the winter season?
Correct answer: Zermatt

Question 4: Which resort offers the most cross-country ski trails?
Correct answer: St. Moritz

Question 5. Which resort is offering free group lessons with a ski instructor for guests under 18 years of age?
Correct answer: Arosa

Question 6. Which Swiss resort offers ski passes to the French resort of Chamonix?
Correct answer: Verbier

Question 7. Which hotel has its own ski lift exclusively for hotel guests?
Correct answer: Tschuggen Grand Hotel

Question 8. Which resort annually hosts “Women’s Week” with a free ski pass for all representatives of the fair sex?
Correct answer: Engelberg

Question 9. At which resort can you ride such a mountain attraction?
Correct answer: Grindelwald

Question 10. How are transfers to ski resorts carried out as part of PAC GROUP package tours?
Correct answer: Swiss travel system

Question 11. In which section of the PAC GROUP website is information about VIP chalets in Switzerland?
Correct answer: “Accommodation prices”

Question 12. What is the name of the PAC GROUP tour that offers to combine an excursion program with a vacation at a ski resort?
Correct answer: “Zurich + skis”

Question 13. In which resort does PAC GROUP offer the most economical apartments?
Correct answer: Nenda

Question 14. For which resorts does PAC GROUP offer the Swiss Village Club package tour?
Correct answer: Villars and Diablerets

Question 15: Which hotel in the Swiss Alps provides iPads to all its guests?
Correct answer: Dom, Saas-Fee

The roads in Switzerland are not just in good condition, but in perfect condition, which is already a huge plus. To avoid any problems with movement, follow the traffic rules. The work of the Swiss police and the country's traffic safety system is designed in such a way that in most cases the offender gets what he deserves. And the fines in Switzerland are very high and most often amount to hundreds, not tens, and even thousands of euros for individual violations.

Like many other countries, Switzerland has autobahns, but travel on them will cost much less than in many other European countries (the exception is Germany, where autobahns are generally free). At customs, post office or gas stations you will need to buy a vignette for the front glass. It costs about 40 Swiss francs and is valid for just over a year. Even if you need to drive on the autobahn only once, you will still have to buy a vignette, there is nothing you can do (there are no one-time vignettes). Switzerland is an expensive country and nothing can be done about it.

What other aspects should you pay attention to? Insurance is required, children under 7 years of age require a child seat, and low beams must be turned on in tunnels. Your car must have a warning triangle. In terms of drinking alcohol while driving, Swiss legislation can be called relatively loyal, since the permissible limit is 0.5 ppm, which is approximately a can of beer or a glass of wine. But you need to take into account that in the event of an accident, the one who was drunk automatically becomes guilty.

In light of the very high fines, special attention should be paid to the speed limit. On autobahns you can accelerate to 120 kilometers per hour, on country highways from 80 to 100 km/hour (depending on road signs). In populated areas, the speed should not exceed 50 km/h, and in some places even 30 km/h. In many places there are cameras that automatically record all violations.

In Switzerland, as in a number of other countries, in recent years environmental issues have come to the fore rather than the comfort of road users, so you will not be able to get to some localities and regions of the country by car. In addition, in many cities the central part is a purely pedestrian zone.

Gasoline in Switzerland is mainly 95 and 98 and costs around 1.4 - 1.6 francs per liter, which is an order of magnitude cheaper than in neighboring countries, but diesel is more expensive. In addition, many gas stations operate in automatic mode (first a credit card is inserted, and then the actual refueling process occurs).

I would like to say a few words about local drivers. Without exaggeration, we can say that the driving culture in Switzerland is tens of times higher than ours. Scandals and conflict situations on the roads are rare, no one cuts anyone off, pedestrians are treated with respect, so driving on local roads is a pleasure.

Article from the European series for the magazine "MotoDrive". Practical advice for motorcycle travelers in Switzerland, visa application, specific traffic rules, toll roads and beautiful Alpine passes, accommodation and leisure.

The name of the country “Switzerland”, as a rule, evokes associations with cans and chocolate, or, in extreme cases, with prestigious ski resorts. But in fact, this is a country with a high level of development of the motorcycle movement, which attracts a lot of travelers from different countries with its mountain roads with impressive panoramic views and cozy mountain lakes. It is characteristic that in almost every country in the world there is a place with a lake and mountains that is called “such and such Switzerland.” At the same time, this country is considered one of the richest in the world, and many do not travel to it, fearing traditionally high prices. Read this article about what is useful to know when traveling around Switzerland on your own and what points are important to consider when moving around this country on a motorcycle.

Applying for a visa to Switzerland.

It has been more than 3 years since Switzerland entered the Schengen area, so Ukrainian citizens need a Schengen visa to visit this country. It’s not a problem to visit this country with a visa from Poland or Slovakia, or to travel with one throughout Europe. But, unlike other Schengen countries, Switzerland is not part of the European Union, and, accordingly, has a border and customs at the entrance. There are known cases (there are not many of them, but nevertheless) when meticulous Swiss border guards asked many questions to the holders of such visas and, in case of uncertain answers, denied them entry. Therefore, it is better to take a visa to the country that is the purpose of your trip. Details of obtaining a Swiss visa can be found on the website www.swissvac-ua.com, and I must say that the embassy treats our citizens more loyally than other European countries.

Features of traffic rules in Switzerland

The first thing you need to learn about when entering a European country that is new to you is the specifics of the traffic rules in it. The most important thing for motorcyclists in Switzerland, densely dotted with two-way video surveillance cameras (i.e., filming not only in the oncoming direction, but also in the same direction) is compliance with the speed limit (in residential areas - 30 km/h, city - 50 km/h , intercity – 80 km/h, on the highway – 120). True, there is also a considerable fly in the ointment in this “barrel of ointment”: you will only face a fine if the police were watching you “live” and then intercepted you. Because in other cases, photo processing and vehicle number identification are handled by a computer program, and it sends “chain letters” exclusively to the Swiss and EU residents.

In almost all European countries (except Germany), including Switzerland, there is a toll to travel on motorways. But in order to drive on the Swiss autobahn just once, you need to buy an annual permit (vignette sticker on the glass). This “pleasure” costs the same for cars and motorcycles – 40 Swiss francs (just over 30 euros). The chance of getting checked is low even for a car, let alone a motorcycle, so if you are traveling in transit and do not intend to frequently enter and exit the autobahns in Switzerland (this is where the control is most often located), then you can take the risk and ride for free " Just remember that if you fail, you can be fined as much as 100 euros for not having a vignette, which is not much relative to its cost.

There are sections that are paid separately. This mainly concerns long border tunnels, where a one-way passage for a motorcycle can cost from 5 to 15 euros.

In contrast to what was written above, it is worth noting that there is not a single toll pass in Switzerland, and you can ride in the mountains completely freely. And the quality of the roads in this country allows you to feel confident on any mountain road or highway.

It should be taken into account that the signs often contain the names of distant alpine passes, and not the names of the nearest large cities. If you are driving from Geneva to Montreux, follow the signs for "Simplon" and "Grand-St-Bernard" - these passes are located at the end of the road. Likewise, the main highway leading from north to south to Zurich and Lucerne is signposted "Gotthard". And the crossing of the linguistic border can be seen by the change in the designation of the exits from “Sortie” to “Ausfahrt”.

The nuances of Swiss roads

  • Swiss autobahns are indicated on the information board in green, and simple highways are indicated in blue;
  • There are many cameras, radars and lasers throughout the country that catch violators. Exceeding 5 km/h – fine on the spot 40 francs; and at 20 km/h – already 200 francs; for more - they can be judged;
  • On slopes, vehicles going up always have priority over going down;
  • On some narrow mountain roads, the descent and ascent times are controlled;
  • If you hear a deafening horn, it means that an intercity bus is approaching, and it always has priority when moving both up and down;
  • In cities it is forbidden to overtake a tram when it is at a stop;
  • The punishment for drunk driving is very strict (one glass of beer already leads to a fine!);
  • If you find yourself in a traffic jam in a tunnel (for example, during road repair work or waiting for a traffic light to change), or near a railway crossing barrier, be sure to turn off the engine.

Parking in Switzerland

When parking in Switzerland, you should be very careful, as fines for violating the rules can greatly ruin your holiday mood. Parking spaces are marked with white, blue, red or yellow stripes. Blue and red parking spaces - for drivers who have a parking disc, yellow markings indicate that parking is prohibited for any vehicles except vehicles with permission - you better not go into such spaces. White markings indicate free parking if there is no parking machine and paid parking if there is one.

Needless to say, in Switzerland, as in all other countries, motorcycles are parked on any free spot on the sidewalk and they prefer not to pay for parking. You can do this too, but be careful: the motorcycle should not impede the free passage of pedestrians and block any entrances/exits or entrances/exits, and also not stand on the grass! The probability of evacuation is small, but if a motorcycle with a foreign license plate is parked in the wrong place for a long time, it increases sharply. The fine for violating parking rules is from 40 to 100 francs, but if you just pasted a receipt on your car, you can safely not pay - they won’t be able to find you. But with evacuation, the amount can increase to 300 francs and there will be no way to get out!

Living in Switzerland

When choosing a place to stay overnight in Switzerland, on the one hand, consider your requirements for comfort, and on the other, the capabilities of your wallet. For example, you can stay in a small villa on the shores of Lake Geneva for 200 euros per person, or put up a tent at a campsite for 10 euros. Or you can even set up a camp on the banks of a mountain river - completely free, you just need to make sure that the land is not private.

But in Switzerland there are not as many barriers and “private property” signs as, for example, in Austria, and finding a place for a tent is much easier. There are Swiss hotels, cozy but no frills (Swiss Budget Hotels), website www.rooms.ch. The "E&G" sign on any other motel means "einfach und gemutlich" (no frills and cozy).

What to spend money on

Although the country is located in Europe, you can only pay in Swiss francs. Although, in some “especially tourist” places you may be accepted for payment for purchases in euros, but, firstly, the exchange rate will not be in your favor, and you will receive change in francs. If you are not going to stay in Switzerland for a long time, then the optimal payment method will be a bank card - they are accepted almost everywhere, except for some supermarkets - find out this at the entrance. But at large branded gas stations, paying with a card is not a problem, unlike some small and automatic gas stations, where only chip bank cards from local banks are accepted, and at the same time, gasoline is the cheapest. By the way, about gasoline. If you enter Switzerland from Austria, then feel free to fill up (it is advisable to find a JET gas station) before the border with a full tank - the difference in cost can be up to 20%, and in general, Austrian fuel is one of the cheapest in Europe.

Communication

The language of communication in Switzerland is not easy – there are four of them. True, only 50 thousand people speak Old Romance, but you can easily hear German in the north, Italian in the southeast and French in the southwest if you are traveling in transit within one day. One good thing is that if you know English at least at the high school level, then you won’t have any special problems - in places where there are a lot of tourists, the staff speak it quite well.

Sights of Switzerland

Switzerland, of course, has many places worth visiting - cozy cities, clean mountain lakes, amazingly beautiful rock cirques, replete with glaciers and much more. Those who like to drive along serpentines should definitely get to the mountain passes Furkapass (2436m) with the adjacent Rhône glacier, Grimsel (2165m) with a huge mountain lake and Nufenenpass (2478m) - the highest automobile pass in Switzerland. You can take a pleasant break from the highlands on the shores of wonderful lakes - Geneva, Baden, Lago Maggiore and others. On a very picturesque lake near the town of St. Moritz, you can go surfing or just go boating, surrounded by beautiful mountain peaks.

One of the most famous symbols of Switzerland is the Matterhorn mountain (4478 m). To see it up close, just drive up one of the picturesque roads leading deep into the Alps, to the border of Switzerland and Italy. When returning home, be sure to bring your family the famous Toblerone chocolate, which is a symbol of the beautiful Matterhorn peak.

Passes of Switzerland

There are 72 Alpine passes in Switzerland that are open to vehicle traffic, as well as several hundred more for pedestrians and cyclists only.

The most famous Alpine pass - Saint Gotthard (Gotthardpass, Passo del San Gottardo, Col du Saint-Gothard) lies at an altitude of 2108 meters in the Lepontine Alps, in the very north of Ticino. In fact, this is a real mountain junction, around which several ridges and valleys converge, and numerous lakes, giving rise to many rivers, make it one of the most significant watersheds in the country. From time immemorial, this area was the most important transport route through the Alps, but the complex orography of the area made it passable only 5-6 months a year. The first permanent road was built in the 13th century. It was through St. Gotthard that Suvorov made his famous crossing of the Alps.

Internet to help

In principle, any traveler, going to a new country, finds additional information on attractions and hotels on the Internet. I recommend a very good site that actually answers all questions: http://www.swisstok.ch/faq. Well, a website for Russian-speaking motorcyclists in Switzerland.

Emergency numbers

  • Police – 117
  • Rescuers – 118
  • Ambulance – 144
  • Technical assistance – 140

Here is a link to the magazine article.

August 2012

In this review I will talk about a new country for me - Switzerland. What do we associate Switzerland with? If you asked me, I would probably immediately imagine Swiss watches, Swiss chocolate, mountains and lakes. It was for the sake of the natural beauties of Switzerland that we decided to go there. The decision was made - in principle, not to waste time on cities. Yes, they probably have their own interesting features and attractions. But the nature of Switzerland is so much more interesting that the cities, in my opinion, do not deserve close attention, at least on the first trip to the country.

Route

It is very convenient that Switzerland is a small country. To get to any point of it, say from the middle, you won’t need to travel more than 150 kilometers. True, the roads in Switzerland are not easy. If we take the highways, then everything is fine with them. But where they are not, the traveler will have to face narrow and winding mountain roads, which are quite dangerous to drive on. It is not for nothing that in Switzerland the maximum speed limit on roads outside populated areas is 80 km/h. On some roads this speed seems overly optimistic. Read more about Swiss roads and traffic rules in one of the future articles on our website.

So, about the route. Our starting point was Brussels, so we had a fairly long day's drive ahead of us, the end point of which was the Rhine Falls, located near the city of Neuhausen. After that, after another 100 km. The first hotel was waiting for us, located in the town of Heutzwald, which is about 30 km from Zurich.

All other days we spent the night in a hotel located in the town of Gluringen - almost in the very center of the country. Schematically, our route looked like this:

View on a larger map

Read more about all the points of our trip below.

Briefly about Switzerland

Day 1.

Day 2.
Lake Lungerner, located near the town of the same name, is very beautiful. The calm azure waters of the reservoir glow against the backdrop of the surrounding mountains. By the way, there is a very convenient bike path around the lake, which is especially good - without significant changes in height.

Lauterbrunnen Falls Valley and Trummelbach Falls
The valley of the Lauterbrunnen waterfalls is located between high mountains. There are a total of 72 waterfalls here, including the Staubbach Falls, the second highest in Switzerland. A little nearby is the Trummelbach Falls - an amazing and powerful waterfall inside a rock, which can be seen using a specially created tunnel system.

Ascent to the town of Mürren
Mürren is a high-altitude resort town located near the valley of the Lauterbrunnen waterfalls. You can get there by cable car and narrow gauge train. The Mürren area offers stunning views of the mountain valley below and the surrounding high snow-capped peaks.

Day 3.

Climbing to the Eggishorn peak to the Aletsch glacier
Very close to our second hotel is the town of Fiesch. There is a cable car from there to the top of Eggishorn. The peak is interesting primarily because it offers an excellent view of the Aletsch glacier - a winding icy river. At the intermediate station, there are several restaurants with excellent views and a base for hang gliders.

Grimsel Pass: Dammed Lakes
The Grimsel Pass is one of the highest mountain passes in Switzerland. The landscapes here are completely different. Sparse vegetation. Pale green rocks surround equally pale green artificial lakes, separated by a dam. Some kind of "cosmic" place.

Day 4.
To be honest, this point in our trip was not planned in advance. Simply, driving along the highway near the city of Sion, we saw two twin castles standing on neighboring hills. So, we turned off the road and made a short stop here to take some photos and look at these interesting buildings.

Chillon Castle in Montreux near Lake Geneva
Chillon Castle stands on a cliff off the shore of Lake Geneva, not far from the resort town of Montreux. From the outside it doesn't look very impressive, but when you start to examine it from the inside, it turns out that it is simply huge. The prison dungeons of this castle were described in Byron's famous poem "The Prisoner of Chillon".

 

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