Travelers are voting Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, Rhaetian Railway and Benedictine Convent of Saint John as the best of 15 heritage sites in Switzerland. Also popular are Old City of Bern in Bern, Glarus Thrust in Durnten and Abbey of Saint Gall in St. Gallen. Want more? Check out our map of heritage sites in Switzerland or this 1 heritage sites near Zurich City.
Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area
Recreation / Outdoor Mountain RangesBern, SwitzerlandThe Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area is located in south-western Switzerland between the cantons of Berne and Valais. It is a mountainous region in…
Rhaetian Railway
Tourist Essentials Railway StationsGraubünden, SwitzerlandThe Rhaetian Railway is a Swiss transport company, owning the largest network of all the private railways in Switzerland. The company operates most…
Benedictine Convent of Saint John
Places To Visit MonasteriesMüstair, Graubünden, SwitzerlandThe Convent of Saint John is an ancient Benedictine monastery in Müstair village of Val Müstair, Switzerland, and, by reason of its exceptionally we…
Old City of Bern
Places To Visit CitiesBern, SwitzerlandThe Old City of Bern is the medieval city center of Bern, Switzerland. Built on a narrow hill surrounded on three sides by the Aare River, its…
Glarus Thrust
Recreation / Outdoor Geologic FeaturesSwitzerlandThe Glarus thrust is a major thrust fault in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. Along the thrust the Helvetic nappes were thrusted more than 100 km…
Abbey of Saint Gall
Places To Visit ReligiousSt. Gallen, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandThe Abbey of Saint Gall is a religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since…
La Chaux de Fonds
Places To Visit CitiesNeuchatel, SwitzerlandLa Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city of the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude…
Aletschhorn
Recreation / Outdoor Peaks or SummitsSwitzerlandThe Aletschhorn (4,193 m (13,757 ft)) is a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland, lying within the Jungfrau-Aletsch region, which has…
Le Locle
Places To Visit Towns & VillagesNeuchatel, SwitzerlandLe Locle is a municipality in the district of Le Locle in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It is situated in the Jura mountains, a few kilomet…
72Three Castles of Bellinzona
Places To Visit CastlesBellinzona, Ticino, SwitzerlandThe Three Castles of Bellinzona are a group of fortifications located around the town of Bellinzona in canton Ticino, Switzerland. The group is…
