Summer mountain tips

A glass of wine, some alpine cheese, sun and plenty of time - on the Ritom, the funicular railway is the means, and the Ticinese mountain hut the goal.

Start the hike from Monte Tamaro to Monte Lema to the chiming of the bell of the Santa Maria degli Angeli church - one of Mario Botta's masterpieces.

The Muggio Valley was once very nearly abandoned, but precisely because the locals place importance on their past, it now lives on into the future as an open-air museum.

The Swiss PostBus is a national institution, travelling to every corner of the country. On this tour, the PostBus crosses four mountain passes in one day: the Grimsel, the Nufenen, the Gotthard and the Susten.

Montreux boasts Switzerland's most beautiful lakeshore promenade and two very different castles.

Leisurely tourism in a wonderfully natural area - this is what "Switzerland pure" is all about. Come and discover it in the "Parc Jurassien Vaudois".

In the natural countryside of Brecca above the idyllic Schwarz Lake, traditions live on and are happily shared with visiting families.

It doesn't always have to lead to Santiago de Compostela - follow the Route of St. James's Way, or the beautiful "Swiss Route" from Schwarzenburg to Fribourg (around 4½ hours).

In Creux du Van above Lake Neuchâtel, nature plays the leading role - in front of an audience of ibex in a giant natural amphitheatre.

Between Les Brenets and the Maison Monsieur, the Doubs river is constantly changing - a trip along the river is full of surprises.